योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-85, verse-20
नभोनीलोत्पलस्यान्तर्भ्रमदभ्रमधुव्रतम् ।
प्रस्फुरत्तारकाजालकेसरापूर्णतां गतम् ॥ २० ॥
प्रस्फुरत्तारकाजालकेसरापूर्णतां गतम् ॥ २० ॥
nabhonīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvratam ,
prasphurattārakājālakesarāpūrṇatāṃ gatam 20
prasphurattārakājālakesarāpūrṇatāṃ gatam 20
20.
nabho-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvratam
prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatām gatam
prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatām gatam
20.
(tat tamaḥ) nabho-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvratam prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatām gatam (āsīt).
20.
(The darkness) was like a wandering cloud-bee within the blue lotus of the sky, having attained the fullness of a network of shining star-filaments.
Words meanings summery:
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- नभो-नीलोत्पलस्यान्तर्भ्रमदभ्रमधुव्रतम् (nabho-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvratam) - (the darkness described as) a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus. (having a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus, (like) a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus)
- प्रस्फुरत्-तारका-जालकेसरापूर्णताम् (prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatām) - The state of being filled with star-like filaments. (fullness of filaments of a network of shining stars)
- गतम् (gatam) - having reached, having attained (the state of fullness) (attained, gone, reached)
Words meanings and morphology
नभो-नीलोत्पलस्यान्तर्भ्रमदभ्रमधुव्रतम् (nabho-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvratam) - (the darkness described as) a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus. (having a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus, (like) a cloud-bee wandering within the sky-blue lotus)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhaḥ-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvrata
nabhaḥ-nīlotpalasyāntarbhramadabhramadhuvrata - one in which a cloud-bee wanders within the blue lotus of the sky
Bahuvrihi compound describing the darkness (tamas) or the night (rātri).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nabhas+nīla+utpala+antar+bhramat+abhra+madhuvrata)
- nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
noun (neuter) - nīla – blue, dark blue, black
adjective (neuter) - utpala – lotus, water-lily
noun (neuter) - antar – within, inside, between
indeclinable - bhramat – wandering, moving about
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root 'bhram'
Root: bhram (class 1) - abhra – cloud, sky
noun (neuter) - madhuvrata – bee, honey-bee
noun (masculine)
Note: The compound ending is in accusative singular neuter, agreeing with the implied subject 'tamaḥ' or 'rātrim'.
प्रस्फुरत्-तारका-जालकेसरापूर्णताम् (prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatām) - The state of being filled with star-like filaments. (fullness of filaments of a network of shining stars)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatā
prasphurat-tārakā-jālakesarāpūrṇatā - fullness of stamens/filaments from a network of shining stars
Tatpurusha compound, where 'tārakā-jāla-kesara' is a karmadhāraya compound itself.
Compound type : tatpurusha (prasphurat+tārakā+jāla+kesara+āpūrṇatā)
- prasphurat – shining forth, sparkling
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
From root 'sphur' with upasarga 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: sphur (class 6) - tārakā – star
noun (feminine) - jāla – net, network, collection
noun (neuter) - kesara – stamen, filament (of a flower), mane
noun (neuter) - āpūrṇatā – fullness, completeness
noun (feminine)
From āpūrṇa (full) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)
Prefix: ā
Note: Direct object of 'gatam'.
गतम् (gatam) - having reached, having attained (the state of fullness) (attained, gone, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies the implied subject, 'the darkness' (tamaḥ) or 'the night'.