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4,28

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-10

शैलोपमायुधविघट्टितभूधराणि रक्ताम्बुपूरपरिपूर्णमहार्णवानि ।
दैवासुरेन्द्रशवशैलविरूढकुन्ततालीवनानि ककुभां वदनानि चासन् ॥ १० ॥
śailopamāyudhavighaṭṭitabhūdharāṇi raktāmbupūraparipūrṇamahārṇavāni ,
daivāsurendraśavaśailavirūḍhakuntatālīvanāni kakubhāṃ vadanāni cāsan 10
10. śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdharāṇi
rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇavāni |
daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vanāni
kakubhām vadanāni ca āsan ||
10. kakubhām vadanāni śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdharāṇi,
rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇavāni,
daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vanāni ca āsan.
10. The quarters of the world became a scene where mountains were shattered by mountain-like weapons, vast oceans were completely filled with surging torrents of blood, and where forests of spear-like palmyra trees grew upon the mountain-like corpses of the leading gods and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शैल-उपमा-आयुध-विघट्टित-भूधराणि (śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdharāṇi) - mountain ranges shattered by rock-like weapons (mountains shattered by mountain-like weapons)
  • रक्त-अम्बु-पूर-परिपूर्ण-महा-अर्णवानि (rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇavāni) - vast oceans completely filled with surging torrents of blood (great oceans completely filled with torrents of blood-water)
  • दैव-असुर-इन्द्र-शव-शैल-विरूढ-कुन्त-ताली-वनानि (daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vanāni) - forests of spear-like palmyra trees that grew upon the mountain-like corpses of the leading gods and asuras (forests of palmyra trees with spears growing from the mountain-like corpses of chief gods and asuras)
  • ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the quarters of the world (of the directions/quarters)
  • वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces (here meaning 'regions' or 'aspects') (faces, mouths, surfaces)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • आसन् (āsan) - became (they were, they existed)

Words meanings and morphology

शैल-उपमा-आयुध-विघट्टित-भूधराणि (śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdharāṇi) - mountain ranges shattered by rock-like weapons (mountains shattered by mountain-like weapons)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdhara
śaila-upamā-āyudha-vighaṭṭita-bhūdhara - (neuter plural) mountains shattered by mountain-like weapons
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+upamā+āyudha+vighaṭṭita+bhūdhara)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • upamā – comparison, likeness, simile
    noun (feminine)
  • āyudha – weapon, implement
    noun (neuter)
  • vighaṭṭita – shattered, broken, struck (past passive participle of `vi-ghaṭṭ`)
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root ghaṭṭ with upasarga vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10)
  • bhūdhara – mountain (earth-bearer)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: bhū (earth) + dhara (bearer)
Note: Agrees with `vadanāni`.
रक्त-अम्बु-पूर-परिपूर्ण-महा-अर्णवानि (rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇavāni) - vast oceans completely filled with surging torrents of blood (great oceans completely filled with torrents of blood-water)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇava
rakta-ambu-pūra-paripūrṇa-mahā-arṇava - (neuter plural) great oceans completely filled with torrents of blood-water
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+ambu+pūra+paripūrṇa+mahā+arṇava)
  • rakta – blood, red
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root rañj (to redden)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • ambu – water
    noun (neuter)
  • pūra – flood, torrent, abundance
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root pṛ (to fill)
    Root: pṛ (class 3)
  • paripūrṇa – completely filled, abundant (past passive participle of `pari-pṛ`)
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root pṛ with upasarga pari
    Prefix: pari
    Root: pṛ (class 3)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (masculine)
    Often used as a prefix for 'great'
  • arṇava – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `vadanāni`.
दैव-असुर-इन्द्र-शव-शैल-विरूढ-कुन्त-ताली-वनानि (daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vanāni) - forests of spear-like palmyra trees that grew upon the mountain-like corpses of the leading gods and asuras (forests of palmyra trees with spears growing from the mountain-like corpses of chief gods and asuras)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vana
daiva-asura-indra-śava-śaila-virūḍha-kunta-tālī-vana - (neuter plural) forests of palmyra trees with spears growing from the mountain-like corpses of chief gods and asuras
Complex compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daiva+asura+indra+śava+śaila+virūḍha+kunta+tālī-vana)
  • daiva – divine, of gods
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from deva (god)
  • asura – demon, asura
    noun (masculine)
  • indra – chief, lord, king
    noun (masculine)
  • śava – corpse, dead body
    noun (neuter)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • virūḍha – grown, sprung up, sprouted (past passive participle of `vi-ruh`)
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root ruh with upasarga vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ruh (class 1)
  • kunta – spear, lance
    noun (masculine)
  • tālī-vana – palmyra tree forest, a forest of palmyra palms
    noun (neuter)
    Compound: tālī (palmyra palm) + vana (forest)
Note: Agrees with `vadanāni`.
ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the quarters of the world (of the directions/quarters)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of kakubh
kakubh - direction, quarter of the sky
Root kak- 'to shine', suffix -ubh. Feminine noun.
वदनानि (vadanāni) - faces (here meaning 'regions' or 'aspects') (faces, mouths, surfaces)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vadana
vadana - face, mouth, surface, aspect
From root vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Subject of `āsan`.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
आसन् (āsan) - became (they were, they existed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect Active
Third person plural imperfect of root as
Root: as (class 2)