योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-22

यत्खड्गमण्डलोद्द्योतैः श्यामं बिम्बं विवस्वतः ।
कल्पदग्धजगद्धूमपर्याकुलमिवावभौ ॥ २२ ॥

yatkhaḍgamaṇḍaloddyotaiḥ śyāmaṃ bimbaṃ vivasvataḥ ,
kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākulamivāvabhau 22

22. yat khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyotaiḥ śyāmam bimbam vivasvataḥ
kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākulam iva āvabhau

22. yat vivasvataḥ śyāmam bimbam khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyotaiḥ
kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākulam iva āvabhau

22. The sun's dark disc, illumined by the flashing circles of swords, appeared as if enveloped by the smoke of a world consumed by fire at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa).

Words meanings summery:

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

• खड्गमण्डलोद्द्योतैः (khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyotaiḥ) - by the flashing circles of swords (by the gleams of sword circles)

• श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark (dark, blackish, dark-blue)

• बिम्बम् (bimbam) - disc (of the sun) (disc, orb, reflection, image)

• विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (of Vivasvat, of the sun)

• कल्पदग्धजगद्धूमपर्याकुलम् (kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākulam) - enveloped by the smoke of a world consumed by fire at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (agitated by the smoke of a world burnt at the end of a kalpa)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• आवभौ (āvabhau) - appeared (shone, appeared, became visible)

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) to whom the swords belong.

खड्गमण्डलोद्द्योतैः (khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyotaiḥ) - by the flashing circles of swords (by the gleams of sword circles)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyota

khaḍgamaṇḍaloddyota - gleam of sword circles

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (khaḍgamaṇḍala+uddyota)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb
  noun (neuter)
• uddyota – gleam, light, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  from √dyut (to shine) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dyut (class 1)

श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark (dark, blackish, dark-blue)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, black, dark-blue, green

Note: Adjective for 'bimbam'.

बिम्बम् (bimbam) - disc (of the sun) (disc, orb, reflection, image)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bimba

bimba - disc, orb, reflection, image, fruit

विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of the sun (of Vivasvat, of the sun)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - the sun, a name of Sūrya

कल्पदग्धजगद्धूमपर्याकुलम् (kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākulam) - enveloped by the smoke of a world consumed by fire at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa) (agitated by the smoke of a world burnt at the end of a kalpa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākula

kalpadagdhajagaddhūmaparyākula - agitated by the smoke of a world burnt at the end of a kalpa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpadagdha+jagat+dhūma+paryākula)

• kalpa – cosmic cycle, eon
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• paryākula – agitated, confused, enveloped, distraught
  adjective
  from √kul (to collect) with upasargas pari and ā
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'bimbam'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

आवभौ (āvabhau) - appeared (shone, appeared, became visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √bhā

Perfect tense (Lit)

from √bhā with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

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