योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-21

यत्परश्वसनापास्तशिखरा मेदिनीभृतः ।
दोलामिव समारूढाश्चेलुः पेतुश्च घूर्णिताः ॥ २१ ॥

yatparaśvasanāpāstaśikharā medinībhṛtaḥ ,
dolāmiva samārūḍhāśceluḥ petuśca ghūrṇitāḥ 21

21. yat paraśvasanāpāstaśikharāḥ medinībhṛtaḥ
dolām iva samārūḍhāḥ celuḥ petuḥ ca ghūrṇitāḥ

21. yat paraśvasanāpāstaśikharāḥ medinībhṛtaḥ
dolām iva samārūḍhāḥ ghūrṇitāḥ ca celuḥ petuḥ

21. The mountains, their peaks hurled off by that powerful wind, swayed as if mounted on a swing, and, whirling, they fell.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whose (which, whose, that)

• परश्वसनापास्तशिखराः (paraśvasanāpāstaśikharāḥ) - their peaks hurled off by that powerful wind (having peaks thrown off by a great wind)

• मेदिनीभृतः (medinībhṛtaḥ) - the mountains (mountains (earth-bearers))

• दोलाम् (dolām) - a swing (swing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• समारूढाः (samārūḍhāḥ) - mounted (upon a swing) (mounted, ascended, placed upon)

• चेलुः (celuḥ) - swayed (moved, swayed, shook)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell (fell, dropped)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• घूर्णिताः (ghūrṇitāḥ) - whirling (whirled, spun around, agitated)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whose (which, whose, that)

(pronoun)

singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the agent (implied from context) of the great wind, acting upon the mountains.

परश्वसनापास्तशिखराः (paraśvasanāpāstaśikharāḥ) - their peaks hurled off by that powerful wind (having peaks thrown off by a great wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paraśvasanāpāstaśikhara

paraśvasanāpāstaśikhara - having peaks thrown off by a great wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paraśvasana+apāsta+śikhara)

• paraśvasana – great wind, excellent breath
  noun (masculine)
  from √śvas (to breathe) with 'para' (supreme)
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• apāsta – thrown off, cast aside, dispelled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √as (to throw) with upasarga apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: as (class 4)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'medinībhṛtaḥ'.

मेदिनीभृतः (medinībhṛtaḥ) - the mountains (mountains (earth-bearers))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of medinībhṛt

medinībhṛt - mountain (literally, earth-bearer)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (medinī+bhṛt)

• medinī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
  adjective
  from √bhṛ (to bear, carry)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

दोलाम् (dolām) - a swing (swing)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dolā

dolā - swing, palanquin, oscillation

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

समारूढाः (samārūḍhāḥ) - mounted (upon a swing) (mounted, ascended, placed upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samārūḍha

samārūḍha - mounted, ascended, gone upon, established

Past Passive Participle

from √ruh (to grow, ascend) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'medinībhṛtaḥ'.

चेलुः (celuḥ) - swayed (moved, swayed, shook)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √cal

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root: cal (class 1)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell (fell, dropped)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √pat

Perfect tense (Lit)

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

घूर्णिताः (ghūrṇitāḥ) - whirling (whirled, spun around, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghūrṇita

ghūrṇita - whirled, spun, agitated, shaken

Past Passive Participle

from √ghūrṇ (to whirl, roll)

Root: ghūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'medinībhṛtaḥ'.

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