योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-18

सप्तलोकास्तथा द्वीपाः समुद्रा गिरयस्तथा ।
अप्येष्यमाणाः कल्पान्तं स्फुरन्त्युरुतरारवम् ॥ १८ ॥

saptalokāstathā dvīpāḥ samudrā girayastathā ,
apyeṣyamāṇāḥ kalpāntaṃ sphurantyurutarāravam 18

18. saptalokāḥ tathā dvīpāḥ samudrāḥ girayaḥ tathā
api eṣyamāṇāḥ kalpāntam sphuranti urutarāravam

18. saptalokāḥ tathā dvīpāḥ samudrāḥ tathā girayaḥ
api eṣyamāṇāḥ kalpāntam urutarāravam sphuranti

18. The seven worlds, as well as the continents, the oceans, and the mountains—even those that are yet to come into being at the end of a cosmic age (kalpa)—throb with a very great roar.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तलोकाः (saptalokāḥ) - the seven worlds/realms

• तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

• द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - islands, continents

• समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas

• गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

• तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

• अपि (api) - even those (even, also, too)

• एष्यमाणाः (eṣyamāṇāḥ) - those that are yet to come into being (those who are yet to come, being about to go/come)

• कल्पान्तम् (kalpāntam) - the end of a cosmic age, doomsday

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they throb, they quiver, they manifest

• उरुतरारवम् (urutarāravam) - with a very great roar/sound

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तलोकाः (saptalokāḥ) - the seven worlds/realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptaloka

saptaloka - the seven worlds/realms

Dvigu compound of `sapta` (seven) and `loka` (world).

Compound type : Dvigu (sapta+loka)

• sapta – seven
  indeclinable
• loka – world, realm, universe, people
  noun (masculine)
  From root `lok` (to see, perceive) + suffix `a`.
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: One of the subjects.

तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb from `tad`.

Note: Conjunction.

द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - islands, continents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent

From `dvi` (two) + `ap` (water) - "that which has water on two sides".

Note: One of the subjects.

समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

From `sam` (together) + `udra` (water).

Note: One of the subjects. `samudrā` in Devanagari is likely a poetic license for `samudrāḥ`.

गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

From root `gṝ` (to swallow) or `gṝ` with `i` suffix, indicating 'that which is difficult to ascend'.

Root: gṝ (class 6)

Note: One of the subjects.

तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb from `tad`.

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - even those (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects to `eṣyamāṇāḥ`.

एष्यमाणाः (eṣyamāṇāḥ) - those that are yet to come into being (those who are yet to come, being about to go/come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eṣyamāṇa

eṣyamāṇa - about to go, coming, future

Future Middle Participle

From root `i` (to go) + future suffix `sya` + middle participle suffix `māna`.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective referring to the preceding list of subjects.

कल्पान्तम् (kalpāntam) - the end of a cosmic age, doomsday

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kalpānta

kalpānta - end of a cosmic age, doomsday, dissolution of the world

Tatpuruṣa compound of `kalpa` (cosmic age) and `anta` (end).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta)

• kalpa – cosmic age, eon, a day of Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kḷp` (to be able, to arrange) + suffix `a`.
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially for 'until' or 'at the time of'.

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they throb, they quiver, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Root `sphur`.

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

उरुतरारवम् (urutarāravam) - with a very great roar/sound

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of urutarārava

urutarārava - a very great sound/roar

Tatpuruṣa compound of `uru` (great) + `tara` (comparative suffix 'greater' / 'very') + `ārava` (sound/roar).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya, then Tatpuruṣa (urūtara+ārava)

• uru – great, wide, extensive
  adjective
• tara – more, very (comparative suffix also used for emphasis)
  suffix
  Comparative suffix, here used to intensify `uru`.
• ārava – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā` (towards) + root `ru` (to roar) + suffix `a`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating manner.

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