योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-36

सर्पकम्बलनिर्मुक्तं भूमण्डलमराजत ।
चिरात्तमवनीरन्ध्रमिव निर्वारिराशि च ॥ ३६ ॥

sarpakambalanirmuktaṃ bhūmaṇḍalamarājata ,
cirāttamavanīrandhramiva nirvārirāśi ca 36

36. sarpakambalanirmuktam bhūmaṇḍalam arājata
cirāt tama avanīrandhram iva nirvārirāśi ca

36. sarpakambalanirmuktam bhūmaṇḍalam arājata cirāt
tama avanīrandhram iva ca nirvārirāśi (iva)

36. The surface of the earth shone, freed from the blanket of serpents, just as a long-darkened earth-crevice (shines forth), and like the earth (that was made) free from the masses of water (the ocean).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पकम्बलनिर्मुक्तम् (sarpakambalanirmuktam) - (the earth, being) freed from the covering of serpents (freed from the blanket of serpents)

• भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth's surface, the terrestrial globe

• अराजत (arājata) - shone, glittered, was radiant

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

• तम (tama) - (which was) dark (dark, obscure)

• अवनीरन्ध्रम् (avanīrandhram) - earth-crevice, chasm in the earth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निर्वारिराशि (nirvārirāśi) - (like the earth) without an ocean (free from water-masses, without an ocean)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पकम्बलनिर्मुक्तम् (sarpakambalanirmuktam) - (the earth, being) freed from the covering of serpents (freed from the blanket of serpents)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarpakambalanirmukta

sarpakambalanirmukta - freed from the blanket of serpents

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarpakambala+nirmukta)

• sarpakambala – blanket of serpents
  noun (masculine)
• nirmukta – freed, released, discharged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From nis (out) + muc (to free) + kta.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with bhūmaṇḍalam.

भूमण्डलम् (bhūmaṇḍalam) - the earth's surface, the terrestrial globe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmaṇḍala

bhūmaṇḍala - the earth's surface, terrestrial globe

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhū+maṇḍala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, region, globe
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb arājata.

अराजत (arājata) - shone, glittered, was radiant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of rāj

Imperfect (Laṅ)

a (augment) + rāj (root) + ata (ending for 3rd person singular middle voice). rāj is often ātmanepada.

Root: rāj (class 1)

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time, for a long time

(indeclinable)

Ablative of time, used adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying the appearance of the crevice.

तम (tama) - (which was) dark (dark, obscure)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tama

tama - dark, obscure, gloom

From root tam (to be bewildered, to become dark), or derived from tamas.

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with avanīrandhram.

अवनीरन्ध्रम् (avanīrandhram) - earth-crevice, chasm in the earth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avanīrandhra

avanīrandhra - earth-crevice, chasm in the earth

From avanī (earth) + randhra (chasm, hole).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (avanī+randhra)

• avanī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: av (class 1)
• randhra – chasm, hole, fault, flaw
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rad (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison with bhūmaṇḍalam.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

निर्वारिराशि (nirvārirāśi) - (like the earth) without an ocean (free from water-masses, without an ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvārirāśi

nirvārirāśi - without water-masses, devoid of ocean

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+vārirāśi)

• nis – out, without, deprived of
  indeclinable
• vārirāśi – mass of water, ocean
  noun (masculine)
  From vāri (water) + rāśi (heap, mass).

Note: Agrees with bhūmaṇḍalam in the simile, implying 'like the earth (which is) without an ocean'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two similes.