योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-79

पुनः कालं कृतापूतं कलुषीकुरुते कलिः ।
सचक्रिणमिवाम्भोधिं प्रवृद्धोऽवकरानिलः ॥ ७९ ॥

punaḥ kālaṃ kṛtāpūtaṃ kaluṣīkurute kaliḥ ,
sacakriṇamivāmbhodhiṃ pravṛddho'vakarānilaḥ 79

79. punaḥ kālam kṛtāpūtam kaluṣīkurute kaliḥ |
sacakriṇam iva ambhodhim pravṛddhaḥ avakarānilaḥ ||

79. punaḥ kaliḥ kṛtāpūtam kālam kaluṣīkurute pravṛddhaḥ
avakarānilaḥ sacakriṇam ambhodhim iva (kaluṣīkurute)

79. Again, the Kali (age) pollutes time, which was previously purified, just as a powerful, refuse-laden wind, when it grows mighty, pollutes the ocean, even when it is (already) churning (with circular currents/waves).

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• कालम् (kālam) - time (period) (time, season, death)

• कृतापूतम् (kṛtāpūtam) - made pure, purified

• कलुषीकुरुते (kaluṣīkurute) - makes impure, pollutes, defiles

• कलिः (kaliḥ) - the age of Kali, personified as a polluter (the age of Kali, strife, quarrel, a die (losing throw))

• सचच्रिणम् (sacacriṇam) - having circular patterns (of waves/currents) (having a discus, having wheels, having circular motion/waves)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भोधिम् (ambhodhim) - ocean, sea (literally, water-holder)

• प्रवृद्धः (pravṛddhaḥ) - grown, mighty, increased, developed

• अवकरानिलः (avakarānilaḥ) - wind carrying refuse/debris, strong refuse-laden wind

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - time (period) (time, season, death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death, fate, dark-colored

कृतापूतम् (kṛtāpūtam) - made pure, purified

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtāpūta

kṛtāpūta - made pure, purified

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+āpūta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• āpūta – purified, cleansed, strained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pū (to purify) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kālam'

कलुषीकुरुते (kaluṣīkurute) - makes impure, pollutes, defiles

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kaluṣīkṛ

Denominative verb formed from kaluṣa (impure) + kṛ (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कलिः (kaliḥ) - the age of Kali, personified as a polluter (the age of Kali, strife, quarrel, a die (losing throw))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - the Kali Yuga (the present degenerate age), strife, quarrel, a bud, a losing throw in dice

सचच्रिणम् (sacacriṇam) - having circular patterns (of waves/currents) (having a discus, having wheels, having circular motion/waves)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sacacrin

sacacrin - furnished with wheels, having a discus (like Vishnu), having circular motion

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+cakrin)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• cakrin – having a wheel, having a discus
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ambhodhim'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भोधिम् (ambhodhim) - ocean, sea (literally, water-holder)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambhodhi

ambhodhi - ocean, sea (from ambhas 'water' + dhā 'to hold')

प्रवृद्धः (pravṛddhaḥ) - grown, mighty, increased, developed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, increased, mighty, developed, flourishing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'avakarānilaḥ'

अवकरानिलः (avakarānilaḥ) - wind carrying refuse/debris, strong refuse-laden wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avakarānila

avakarānila - wind carrying rubbish/debris

Compound type : tatpurusha (avakara+anila)

• avakara – refuse, rubbish, sweepings
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air, breath
  noun (masculine)

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