योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-39

ततस्तमोऽस्त्रमसृजत्सिन्धुरन्धान्धकारदम् ।
तेनान्धकारो ववृधे कृष्णो भूजठरोपमः ॥ ३९ ॥

tatastamo'stramasṛjatsindhurandhāndhakāradam ,
tenāndhakāro vavṛdhe kṛṣṇo bhūjaṭharopamaḥ 39

39. tataḥ tamaḥ-astram asṛjat sindhuḥ andha-andhakāra-dam
| tena andhakāraḥ vavṛdhe kṛṣṇaḥ bhū-jaṭhara-upamaḥ ||

39. tataḥ sindhuḥ andha-andhakāra-dam tamaḥ-astram asṛjat.
tena,
bhū-jaṭhara-upamaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ andhakāraḥ vavṛdhe.

39. Then King Sindhu released the weapon of darkness (tamas-astra), which bestowed blind darkness. By its effect, a dark gloom expanded, resembling the belly of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

• तमः-अस्त्रम् (tamaḥ-astram) - weapon of darkness

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - released, created, discharged

• सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - King Sindhu (ocean, river, Sindhu)

• अन्ध-अन्धकार-दम् (andha-andhakāra-dam) - bestowing blind darkness

• तेन (tena) - by that (weapon's effect) (by that, by it)

• अन्धकारः (andhakāraḥ) - darkness, gloom

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, expanded, increased

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - dark, black

• भू-जठर-उपमः (bhū-jaṭhara-upamaḥ) - resembling the belly of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from there

(indeclinable)

तमः-अस्त्रम् (tamaḥ-astram) - weapon of darkness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas-astra

tamas-astra - weapon of darkness (tamas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+astra)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance (tamas)
  noun (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - released, created, discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Paras.pada, imperfect tense, active voice

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - King Sindhu (ocean, river, Sindhu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sindhu

sindhu - ocean, river, a specific river (Indus), King Sindhu

अन्ध-अन्धकार-दम् (andha-andhakāra-dam) - bestowing blind darkness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of andha-andhakāra-da

andha-andhakāra-da - giving blind darkness, causing impenetrable darkness

Compound ending in '-da' (giver), from root dā (to give)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (andha+andhakāra+da)

• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix (masculine)
  Agentive suffix from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

तेन (tena) - by that (weapon's effect) (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अन्धकारः (andhakāraḥ) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andhakāra

andhakāra - darkness, gloom

Note: Subject of 'vavṛdhe'.

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, expanded, increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛdh

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, perfect tense, middle voice

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - dark, black

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black, dark-colored

भू-जठर-उपमः (bhū-jaṭhara-upamaḥ) - resembling the belly of the earth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhū-jaṭhara-upama

bhū-jaṭhara-upama - resembling the belly or interior of the earth

Compound ending in 'upama' (similar to)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+jaṭhara+upama)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• jaṭhara – belly, abdomen, interior
  noun (neuter)
• upama – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'upa' (near) + 'mā' (to measure), meaning 'comparison' or 'similar to'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)