योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-58

बभूवुर्ज्वलिताकारा गिरयः काञ्चना इव ।
प्रफुल्लवननीरन्ध्रचम्पकौघवना इव ॥ ५८ ॥

babhūvurjvalitākārā girayaḥ kāñcanā iva ,
praphullavananīrandhracampakaughavanā iva 58

58. babhūvuḥ jvalitākārā girayaḥ kāñcanā iva
praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavanā iva

58. girayaḥ jvalitākārā babhūvuḥ kāñcanā iva
praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavanā iva

58. The mountains took on a fiery appearance, as if they were golden, or like forests thick with masses of blossoming champaka trees.

58. ההרים לבשו חזות לוהטת שנראתה כהרי זהב או כיערות צפופים של פרחי צַמְפַּקָה בשיא פריחתם.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• ज्वलिताकारा (jvalitākārā) - having a fiery appearance, shining, glowing

• गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

• काञ्चना (kāñcanā) - golden, made of gold

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• प्रफुल्लवनरीरन्ध्रम्चम्पकौघवना (praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavanā) - like forests dense with masses of blooming champaka trees

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ज्वलिताकारा (jvalitākārā) - having a fiery appearance, shining, glowing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jvalitākāra

jvalitākāra - fiery in appearance, having the form of fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+ākāra)

• jvalita – burning, flaming, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jval
  Root: jval (class 1)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with girayaḥ.

गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Subject of the verb babhūvuḥ.

काञ्चना (kāñcanā) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Derived from kancana (gold) with suffix aN

Note: Adjective agreeing with girayaḥ. The visarga ḥ is elided before iva due to poetic license.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

प्रफुल्लवनरीरन्ध्रम्चम्पकौघवना (praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavanā) - like forests dense with masses of blooming champaka trees

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavana

praphullavanarīrandhramcampakaughavana - like a forest dense with masses of blooming champaka flowers/trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praphulla+vana+nīrandhra+campaka+augha+vana)

• praphulla – blooming, fully opened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phull (to blossom) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: phull (class 1)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• nīrandhra – dense, thick, without gaps
  adjective (masculine)
• campaka – champaka tree (Michelia champaca) or its flower
  noun (masculine)
• augha – mass, abundance, flood, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with girayaḥ (implicitly, by comparing them to such forests).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

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