योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-28

यथा प्रवितताम्भोधौ द्रुतां नैकतरङ्गिणि ।
शाम्यत्स्पन्दतयानेककल्लोलावलिशालिनि ॥ २८ ॥

yathā pravitatāmbhodhau drutāṃ naikataraṅgiṇi ,
śāmyatspandatayānekakallolāvaliśālini 28

28. yathā pravitata-ambhodhau drutām na-eka-taraṅgiṇi
śāmyat-spandatayā aneka-kallola-āvali-śālini

28. yathā pravitatāmbhodhau naikataraṅgiṇi
śāmyatspandatayā anekakallolāvaliśālini drutām

28. Just as in the vast ocean, which is swiftly flowing, possessing numerous waves, and is splendid with countless rows of surging waves as its inherent pulsation calms.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• प्रवितताम्भोधौ (pravitatāmbhodhau) - in the vast ocean, in the widely extended ocean

• द्रुताम् (drutām) - swiftly (interpreted adverbially to describe the dynamic nature within the ocean) (swiftly, quickly (adverbial accusative); a swift one (feminine accusative))

• नैकतरङ्गिणि (naikataraṅgiṇi) - in the one with many waves, in the one not having a single wave

• शाम्यत्स्पन्दतया (śāmyatspandatayā) - by the state of calming movement, due to the nature of subsiding pulsation

• अनेककल्लोलावलिशालिनि (anekakallolāvaliśālini) - in the one adorned with many rows of surging waves

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

प्रवितताम्भोधौ (pravitatāmbhodhau) - in the vast ocean, in the widely extended ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravitatāmbhodha

pravitatāmbhodha - vast ocean, widely extended ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravitata+ambhodha)

• pravitata – vast, widely extended, spread out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√tan (to stretch, extend)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ambhodha – ocean, cloud (bearer of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Compound of 'pravitata' (spread out, vast) and 'ambhodha' (ocean).

द्रुताम् (drutām) - swiftly (interpreted adverbially to describe the dynamic nature within the ocean) (swiftly, quickly (adverbial accusative); a swift one (feminine accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of druta

druta - swift, quick, flowing, melted, dissolved

Past Passive Participle

From root √dru (to run, to flow)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Interpreted adverbially here, as 'swiftly' or 'quickly', describing the dynamic state of the ocean, despite being grammatically accusative feminine singular. Grammatical analysis suggests a potential textual variant 'drutam' (adverb).

नैकतरङ्गिणि (naikataraṅgiṇi) - in the one with many waves, in the one not having a single wave

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of naikataraṅgiṇī

naikataraṅgiṇī - having many waves, a river (lit. 'not one-wavy')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+eka+taraṅgiṇī)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective
• taraṅgiṇī – a river, one having waves, wavy
  noun (feminine)

Note: Here used as an adjective for 'ambhodhau'.

शाम्यत्स्पन्दतया (śāmyatspandatayā) - by the state of calming movement, due to the nature of subsiding pulsation

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śāmyatspandatā

śāmyatspandatā - state of calming movement/pulsation

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāmyat+spandatā)

• śāmyat – calming, subsiding, becoming quiet
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root √śam (to be calm, to cease)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• spandatā – state of pulsation, movement, vibration
  noun (feminine)
  From 'spanda' (pulsation, movement) + suffix -tā (denoting state)

अनेककल्लोलावलिशालिनि (anekakallolāvaliśālini) - in the one adorned with many rows of surging waves

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anekakallolāvaliśālin

anekakallolāvaliśālin - adorned with many rows of surging waves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aneka+kallola+āvali+śālin)

• aneka – many, not one, various
  adjective
• kallola – a large wave, surging wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• āvali – row, series, line, range
  noun (feminine)
• śālin – possessing, adorned with, splendid
  adjective

Note: Here used as an adjective for 'ambhodhau'.