योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-69

कृमिकीटपतङ्गाहिगोमशाजगरादिकाः ।
काश्चित्तस्मिन्महाम्भोधौ स्फुरन्त्येतेम्बुबिन्दुवत् ॥ ६९ ॥

kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ ,
kāścittasminmahāmbhodhau sphurantyetembubinduvat 69

69. kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ | kāścit
tasmin mahāmbhodhau sphuranti ete ambubinduvat ||

69. kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ kāścit ete
tasmin mahāmbhodhau ambubinduvat sphuranti

69. Some [of these waves] are like worms, insects, butterflies, snakes, lizards, pythons, and so on. These manifest in that great ocean like mere drops of water.

69. תולעים, חרקים, עשים, נחשים, יתושים, נחשי חנק וכיוצא באלה – חלקם נוצצים באוקיינוס אדיר זה כמו טיפות מים.

Words meanings summery:

• कृमिकीटपतङ्गाहिगोमशाजगरादिकाः (kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ) - those like worms, insects, butterflies, snakes, lizards, pythons, etc.

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Referring to the great ocean. (in that)

• महाम्भोधौ (mahāmbhodhau) - in the great ocean

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash forth, manifest, appear

• एते (ete) - Refers to the various small creatures mentioned. (these)

• अम्बुबिन्दुवत् (ambubinduvat) - like drops of water

Words meanings and morphology

कृमिकीटपतङ्गाहिगोमशाजगरादिकाः (kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ) - those like worms, insects, butterflies, snakes, lizards, pythons, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādika

kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādika - those like worms, insects, butterflies, snakes, lizards, pythons, etc.

Dvanda compound with adika suffix

Compound type : dvandva (kṛmi+kīṭa+pataṅga+ahi+gomaśa+ajagara+ādi)

• kṛmi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)
• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)
• pataṅga – flying insect, butterfly, bird
  noun (masculine)
• ahi – snake
  noun (masculine)
• gomaśa – lizard, chameleon
  noun (masculine)
• ajagara – python, boa constrictor
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with implicit laharyaḥ.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (one)

Compound of indefinite pronoun ka- and particle cit

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Referring to the great ocean. (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with mahāmbhodhau.

महाम्भोधौ (mahāmbhodhau) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāmbhodhi

mahāmbhodhi - great ocean

Karmaṇi-dhāraṇa Tatpuruṣa compound: mahā (great) + ambhodhi (ocean)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+ambhodhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ambhodhi – ocean (lit. water-holder)
  noun (masculine)
  Upapada tatpurusha compound
  Prefix: am-bha
  Root: dhā (class 3)

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash forth, manifest, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Subject is implicit laharyaḥ or kāścit.

एते (ete) - Refers to the various small creatures mentioned. (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Grammatically masculine plural, but refers to the feminine plural kāścit kṛmikīṭapataṅgāhigomaśājagarādikāḥ. This might be a slight grammatical anomaly or common usage in the text.

अम्बुबिन्दुवत् (ambubinduvat) - like drops of water

(indeclinable)

Derived from ambubindu with suffix -vat (similarity)

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