योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-40

रोदोरन्ध्रे प्रविसृत एकार्णव इवाभवत् ।
मत्स्या इवाभवन्सेनास्ताराश्च मणयोऽभवन् ॥ ४० ॥

rodorandhre pravisṛta ekārṇava ivābhavat ,
matsyā ivābhavansenāstārāśca maṇayo'bhavan 40

40. rodas-randhre pravisṛtaḥ eka-arṇavaḥ iva abhavat |
matsyāḥ iva abhavan senāḥ tārāḥ ca maṇayaḥ abhavan ||

40. rodas-randhre [saḥ andhakāraḥ] pravisṛtaḥ eka-arṇavaḥ iva abhavat.
senāḥ matsyāḥ iva abhavan,
ca tārāḥ maṇayaḥ abhavan.

40. It (the darkness) spread throughout the interspace of the worlds, becoming like the primordial ocean (ekārṇava). The armies became like fish, and the stars became like gems.

Words meanings summery:

• रोदस्-रन्ध्रे (rodas-randhre) - in the interspace of the world, in the crevice of the sky and earth

• प्रविसृतः (pravisṛtaḥ) - spread, extended, diffused

• एक-अर्णवः (eka-arṇavaḥ) - primordial ocean, single ocean (at the time of dissolution)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

• सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies, hosts

• ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

• च (ca) - and, also

• मणयः (maṇayaḥ) - gems, jewels

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

Words meanings and morphology

रोदस्-रन्ध्रे (rodas-randhre) - in the interspace of the world, in the crevice of the sky and earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rodas-randhra

rodas-randhra - the interspace of heaven and earth, a fissure in the firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rodas+randhra)

• rodas – firmament, sky, the world, space between heaven and earth
  noun (neuter)
• randhra – opening, hole, fissure, interstice, crevice
  noun (neuter)

प्रविसृतः (pravisṛtaḥ) - spread, extended, diffused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravisṛta

pravisṛta - spread out, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛ (to flow, to spread) with prefixes pra- and vi-

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

एक-अर्णवः (eka-arṇavaḥ) - primordial ocean, single ocean (at the time of dissolution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka-arṇava

eka-arṇava - the single ocean that covers everything during universal dissolution (pralaya)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies, hosts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of senā

senā - army, host, forces

Note: Subject of 'abhavan'.

ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, pupil of the eye

Note: Subject of 'abhavan'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मणयः (maṇayaḥ) - gems, jewels

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, pearl

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tārāḥ'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

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

Root: bhū (class 1)