योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-55

प्रमुष्टराक्षसानीकमभवद्भुवनत्रयम् ।
शरदीव गताम्भोदं व्योम निर्मलमाबभौ ॥ ५५ ॥

pramuṣṭarākṣasānīkamabhavadbhuvanatrayam ,
śaradīva gatāmbhodaṃ vyoma nirmalamābabhau 55

55. pramuṣṭarākṣasānīkam abhavat bhuvanatrayam
śaradi iva gatāmbhodam vyoma nirmalam ābabhau

55. bhuvanatrayam pramuṣṭarākṣasānīkam abhavat
vyoma śaradi gata-ambhodaṁ nirmalam iva ābabhau

55. The three worlds became devoid of the Rākṣasa army. The sky shone pure and clear, just like the firmament in autumn when the clouds have departed.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमुष्टराक्षसानीकम् (pramuṣṭarākṣasānīkam) - devoid of the Rākṣasa army (having a Rākṣasa army swept away/destroyed)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• भुवनत्रयम् (bhuvanatrayam) - the three worlds

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गताम्भोदम् (gatāmbhodam) - where the clouds have vanished (having clouds departed)

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, firmament, atmosphere

• निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, clean, spotless, clear

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - it shone, it glittered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमुष्टराक्षसानीकम् (pramuṣṭarākṣasānīkam) - devoid of the Rākṣasa army (having a Rākṣasa army swept away/destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramuṣṭarākṣasānīka

pramuṣṭarākṣasānīka - having a Rākṣasa army swept away

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pramuṣṭa+rākṣasa+anīka)

• pramuṣṭa – swept away, stolen, destroyed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muṣ' (to steal, take away) with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muṣ
• rākṣasa – Rākṣasa (a demon, ogre)
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'bhuvanatrayam'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

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

Root 'bhū'. Imperfect tense (Laṅ), parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भुवनत्रयम् (bhuvanatrayam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvanatraya

bhuvanatraya - the three worlds

Compound type : dvigu (bhuvana+traya)

• bhuvana – world, being, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• traya – a triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गताम्भोदम् (gatāmbhodam) - where the clouds have vanished (having clouds departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gatāmbhod

gatāmbhod - having clouds departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+ambhoda)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + kta suffix.
  Root: gam
• ambhoda – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vyoma'.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, firmament, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, air

निर्मलम् (nirmalam) - pure, clean, spotless, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, clean, spotless, clear, untarnished

Note: Qualifies 'vyoma'.

आबभौ (ābabhau) - it shone, it glittered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Root 'bhā' with prefix 'ā'. Perfect tense (Liṭ), parasmaipada.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

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