योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-41

पर्वतद्वीपजलधिकाननैः समलंकृतम् ।
इदं भूमण्डलं चैव त्रिलोकीकर्णकुण्डलम् ॥ ४१ ॥

parvatadvīpajaladhikānanaiḥ samalaṃkṛtam ,
idaṃ bhūmaṇḍalaṃ caiva trilokīkarṇakuṇḍalam 41

41. idam bhū-maṇḍalam ca eva parvata-dvīpa-jaladhi-kānanaiḥ
samalaṅkṛtam tri-lokī-karṇa-kuṇḍalam

41. idam bhū-maṇḍalam ca eva parvata-dvīpa-jaladhi-kānanaiḥ
samalaṅkṛtam tri-lokī-karṇa-kuṇḍalam

41. This Earth (bhūmaṇḍala), adorned with mountains, islands, oceans, and forests, is indeed the earring for the ears of the three worlds (trilokī).

41. והנה עולם הארץ, המקושט בהרים, באיים, באוקיינוסים וביערות, והוא כמו עגיל המפאר את שלושת העולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• भू-मण्डलम् (bhū-maṇḍalam) - the Earth-globe, the terrestrial orb

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• पर्वत-द्वीप-जलधि-काननैः (parvata-dvīpa-jaladhi-kānanaiḥ) - by mountains, islands, oceans, and forests

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

• त्रि-लोकी-कर्ण-कुण्डलम् (tri-lokī-karṇa-kuṇḍalam) - the earring for the ears of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भू-मण्डलम् (bhū-maṇḍalam) - the Earth-globe, the terrestrial orb

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmaṇḍala

bhūmaṇḍala - the Earth-globe, the terrestrial orb

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+maṇḍala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• maṇḍala – circle, globe, disc, region
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

पर्वत-द्वीप-जलधि-काननैः (parvata-dvīpa-jaladhi-kānanaiḥ) - by mountains, islands, oceans, and forests

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvatadvīpajaladhikānana

parvatadvīpajaladhikānana - mountains, islands, oceans, and forests (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (parvata+dvīpa+jaladhi+kānana)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• jaladhi – ocean, sea (bearer of water)
  noun (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root kṛ with prefixes sam and alaṃ

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्रि-लोकी-कर्ण-कुण्डलम् (tri-lokī-karṇa-kuṇḍalam) - the earring for the ears of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trilokīkarṇakuṇḍala

trilokīkarṇakuṇḍala - the earring for the ears of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trilokī+karṇa+kuṇḍala)

• trilokī – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and underworld)
  noun (feminine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• kuṇḍala – earring, bracelet, ring
  noun (neuter)

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