योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-77, verse-13
कज्जलाम्भोदमध्याभा काचशैलोदरोपमा ।
पङ्कपिण्डान्तरघना खड्गच्छेद्यान्ध्यमांसला ॥ १३ ॥
पङ्कपिण्डान्तरघना खड्गच्छेद्यान्ध्यमांसला ॥ १३ ॥
kajjalāmbhodamadhyābhā kācaśailodaropamā ,
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā 13
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā 13
13.
kajjaloṃbhodamadhyābhā kācaśailodaropamā
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā
13.
kajjaloṃbhodamadhyābhā,
kācaśailodaropamā,
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā,
khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā
kācaśailodaropamā,
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā,
khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā
13.
Her appearance is like the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud, and she resembles the inside of a crystal mountain. She is dense like the heart of a mud-lump, and her darkness is so profound and substantial it feels as if it could be cut by a sword.
Words meanings summery:
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- कज्जलोंभोदमध्याभा (kajjaloṁbhodamadhyābhā) - having the appearance of the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud (describing the dark, profound nature of Mahāmāyā) (having the appearance of the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud)
- काचशैलोदरोपमा (kācaśailodaropamā) - resembling the interior of a crystal mountain (describing the nature of Mahāmāyā as deep and perhaps luminous, yet dark within) (resembling the interior of a glass/crystal mountain)
- पङ्कपिण्डान्तरघना (paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā) - dense within a lump of mud (describing the solid and impenetrable aspect of Mahāmāyā) (dense within a lump of mud, thick inside a mud-clump)
- खड्गच्छेद्यान्ध्यमांसला (khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṁsalā) - having darkness so substantial it can be cut by a sword (emphasizing the profound, tangible nature of Mahāmāyā's darkness) (having the substantiality of darkness that can be cut by a sword)
Words meanings and morphology
कज्जलोंभोदमध्याभा (kajjaloṁbhodamadhyābhā) - having the appearance of the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud (describing the dark, profound nature of Mahāmāyā) (having the appearance of the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kajjaloṃbhodamadhyābhā
kajjaloṁbhodamadhyābhā - having the appearance of the interior of a collyrium-dark cloud
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kajjala+ambhoda+madhya+ābhā)
- kajjala – collyrium, soot, lamp-black
noun (neuter) - ambhoda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, interior, center
noun (neuter) - ābhā – luster, brilliance, appearance, resemblance
noun (feminine)
काचशैलोदरोपमा (kācaśailodaropamā) - resembling the interior of a crystal mountain (describing the nature of Mahāmāyā as deep and perhaps luminous, yet dark within) (resembling the interior of a glass/crystal mountain)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kācaśailodaropamā
kācaśailodaropamā - resembling the interior of a glass/crystal mountain
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kāca+śaila+udara+upamā)
- kāca – glass, crystal
noun (masculine) - śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, interior, inside
noun (neuter) - upamā – resemblance, comparison, similitude
noun (feminine)
पङ्कपिण्डान्तरघना (paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā) - dense within a lump of mud (describing the solid and impenetrable aspect of Mahāmāyā) (dense within a lump of mud, thick inside a mud-clump)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghanā
paṅkapiṇḍāntaraghana - dense within a lump of mud
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (paṅka+piṇḍa+antara+ghana)
- paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
noun (masculine) - piṇḍa – lump, ball, clod
noun (masculine) - antara – interior, within, inside
noun (neuter) - ghana – dense, thick, compact, solid
adjective
खड्गच्छेद्यान्ध्यमांसला (khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṁsalā) - having darkness so substantial it can be cut by a sword (emphasizing the profound, tangible nature of Mahāmāyā's darkness) (having the substantiality of darkness that can be cut by a sword)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṃsalā
khaḍgacchedyāndhyamāṁsala - having the substantiality of darkness that can be cut by a sword
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (khaḍga+chedya+āndhya+māṃsala)
- khaḍga – sword, scimitar
noun (masculine) - chedya – to be cut, cuttable, divisible
adjective
Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
Derived from the root √chid (to cut)
Root: chid (class 7) - āndhya – darkness, blindness
noun (neuter) - māṃsala – fleshy, substantial, plump, dense
adjective