योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-49

कपिलोर्ध्वजटाधूम्राः स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः ।
अग्नयो लेलिहानोग्रजिह्वा आर्द्रेन्धना इव ॥ ४९ ॥

kapilordhvajaṭādhūmrāḥ sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ ,
agnayo lelihānograjihvā ārdrendhanā iva 49

49. kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ
agnayaḥ lelihānōgrajihvāḥ ārdrendhanāḥ iva

49. agnayaḥ ārdrendhanāḥ iva kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ
sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ lelihānōgrajihvāḥ

49. They were like fires fueled by wet wood: tawny and smoky, with upward-rising, matted-lock-like flames, emitting loud crackling and snapping sounds, and possessing fiercely licking tongues.

49. בעלי שיער חום ומחודד שהעלה עשן ומשמיע צלילי פצפוץ, הם דמו לאש המלחכת בלשונות אכזריות חומרי בעירה רטובים.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलोर्ध्वजाटाधूम्राः (kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ) - tawny, smoky, with upward-bound matted locks (like flames)

• स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः (sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - making crackling and snapping sounds

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

• लेलिहान्ओग्रजिह्वाः (lelihānōgrajihvāḥ) - having fiercely licking tongues

• आर्द्रेन्धनाः (ārdrendhanāḥ) - having wet fuel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलोर्ध्वजाटाधूम्राः (kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ) - tawny, smoky, with upward-bound matted locks (like flames)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapilordhvajāṭādhūmra

kapilordhvajāṭādhūmra - having tawny, upward-rising, matted-lock-like smoke/flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapila+ūrdhva+jaṭā+dhūmra)

• kapila – tawny, reddish-brown
  adjective
• ūrdhva – upward, raised
  adjective
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• dhūmra – smoky, smoke-colored, grey
  adjective

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः (sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - making crackling and snapping sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphuṭaccaṭacaṭārava

sphuṭaccaṭacaṭārava - having crackling and snapping sounds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭat+caṭacaṭārava)

• sphuṭat – bursting, crackling, snapping
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root √sphuṭ (to burst, split), present stem sphuṭat.
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• caṭacaṭārava – crackling sound, snapping sound
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लेलिहान्ओग्रजिह्वाः (lelihānōgrajihvāḥ) - having fiercely licking tongues

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lelihānōgrajihva

lelihānōgrajihva - having terrible/fierce licking tongues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lelihāna+ugra+jihvā)

• lelihāna – licking, lapping (intensely)
  adjective
  Intensive/Frequentative Present Active Participle
  From root √lih (to lick), intensive form lelih, present participle lelihāna.
  Root: lih (class 2)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

आर्द्रेन्धनाः (ārdrendhanāḥ) - having wet fuel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārdrendhana

ārdrendhana - having wet fuel/wood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+indhana)

• ārdra – wet, moist, damp
  adjective
• indhana – fuel, wood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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