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3,48

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-2

धनुरास्फालयामास चिरारावितदिङ्मुखम् ।
कल्पान्तपवनास्फोट इव मेरुगिरेस्तटम् ॥ २ ॥
dhanurāsphālayāmāsa cirārāvitadiṅmukham ,
kalpāntapavanāsphoṭa iva merugirestaṭam 2
2. dhanuḥ āsphālayāmāsa cirārāvitadiṅmukham
kalpāntapavanāsphoṭaḥ iva merugireḥ taṭam
2. cirārāvitadiṅmukham dhanuḥ āsphālayāmāsa,
kalpāntapavanāsphoṭaḥ merugireḥ taṭam iva.
2. He twanged his bow, filling all directions with its prolonged resounding noise, just as the wind of cosmic dissolution might strike and make the slopes of Mount Meru reverberate.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • आस्फालयामास (āsphālayāmāsa) - he twanged, he made to strike/resound
  • चिरारावितदिङ्मुखम् (cirārāvitadiṅmukham) - filling all directions with its prolonged resounding noise (whose quarters/directions are long-resounding)
  • कल्पान्तपवनास्फोटः (kalpāntapavanāsphoṭaḥ) - the crash/sound of the wind of cosmic dissolution
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • मेरुगिरेः (merugireḥ) - of Mount Meru
  • तटम् (taṭam) - slope, bank, shore

Words meanings and morphology

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
आस्फालयामास (āsphālayāmāsa) - he twanged, he made to strike/resound
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āsphālay
Causative form of √sphāl
Formed from ā + √sphāl (cl. 10) + ya + āmāsa (perfect suffix)
Prefix: ā
Root: sphāl (class 10)
चिरारावितदिङ्मुखम् (cirārāvitadiṅmukham) - filling all directions with its prolonged resounding noise (whose quarters/directions are long-resounding)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cirārāvitadiṅmukha
cirārāvitadiṅmukha - one whose quarters/directions are long-resounding
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cira+ārāvita+diṅmukha)
  • cira – long (time)
    indeclinable
  • ārāvita – made to sound, caused to cry out, resonated
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (Causative)
    From ā + √ru + ni (causative) + kta suffix
    Prefix: ā
    Root: ru (class 2)
  • diṅmukha – quarters, directions
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies dhanuḥ
कल्पान्तपवनास्फोटः (kalpāntapavanāsphoṭaḥ) - the crash/sound of the wind of cosmic dissolution
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpāntapavanāsphoṭa
kalpāntapavanāsphoṭa - the sound/crash of the wind at the end of a cosmic cycle
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta+pavana+āsphoṭa)
  • kalpa – a cosmic period, an eon
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, termination
    noun (masculine)
  • pavana – wind, air
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pū (class 1)
  • āsphoṭa – a crash, sound, twang
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
मेरुगिरेः (merugireḥ) - of Mount Meru
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of merugiri
merugiri - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+giri)
  • meru – Meru (name of a mythical mountain)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • giri – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
तटम् (taṭam) - slope, bank, shore
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of taṭa
taṭa - slope, bank, shore, flank