योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-7

स्कन्धपीठोपविष्टानां लम्बमानैः कलापिनाम् ।
कलापैः शोभितं व्योम सेन्द्रचापैरिवाम्बुदैः ॥ ७ ॥

skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭānāṃ lambamānaiḥ kalāpinām ,
kalāpaiḥ śobhitaṃ vyoma sendracāpairivāmbudaiḥ 7

7. skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭānām lambamānaiḥ kalāpinām
kalāpaiḥ śobhitam vyoma saindracāpaiḥ iva ambudaiḥ

7. skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭānām kalāpinām lambamānaiḥ
kalāpaiḥ vyoma śobhitam saindracāpaiḥ ambudaiḥ iva

7. The sky was adorned by the hanging tail-feathers of peacocks perched upon its elevated ledges, resembling clouds graced with rainbows.

7. מעוטר בזנבותיהם המשתלשלים של טווסים שישבו על גזעו, ממש כעננים בשמיים המעוטרים בקשתות בענן...

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्धपीठोपविष्टानाम् (skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭānām) - of those seated on shoulder-like surfaces/ledges

• लम्बमानैः (lambamānaiḥ) - by those hanging down, by the dangling (ones)

• कलापिनाम् (kalāpinām) - of peacocks

• कलापैः (kalāpaiḥ) - by the fanned tail-feathers of peacocks (by tail-feathers, by bundles, by crests)

• शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, beautified, illuminated

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

• सैन्द्रचापैः (saindracāpaiḥ) - by those with rainbows, accompanied by rainbows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्धपीठोपविष्टानाम् (skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭānām) - of those seated on shoulder-like surfaces/ledges

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭa

skandhapīṭhopaviṣṭa - seated on a shoulder-seat/ledge

bahuvrihi compound. upaviṣṭa is a PPP.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skandhapīṭha+upaviṣṭa)

• skandhapīṭha – shoulder-like surface, elevated ledge
  noun (neuter)
• upaviṣṭa – seated, sitting
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root √viś with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the peacocks.

लम्बमानैः (lambamānaiḥ) - by those hanging down, by the dangling (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of lambamāna

lambamāna - hanging, dangling, suspended

Present Middle Participle

derived from root √lamb

Root: lamb (class 1)

कलापिनाम् (kalāpinām) - of peacocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kalāpin

kalāpin - peacock, adorned with a crest/tuft

derived from kalāpa (crest/tuft) + in (possessive suffix)

कलापैः (kalāpaiḥ) - by the fanned tail-feathers of peacocks (by tail-feathers, by bundles, by crests)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kalāpa

kalāpa - tail-feather (of a peacock), bundle, crest, collection

Note: The instrument by which the sky is adorned.

शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, beautified, illuminated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, beautified, shining

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √śubh (causative śobhayati)

Root: śubh (class 1)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सैन्द्रचापैः (saindracāpaiḥ) - by those with rainbows, accompanied by rainbows

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of saindracāpa

saindracāpa - accompanied by rainbows, with a rainbow

`sa` (with) + `indracāpa` (rainbow). Avyayībhāva or bahuvrihi, here an adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+indracāpa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• indracāpa – rainbow, Indra's bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with ambudaiḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (giver of water)

`ambu` (water) + `da` (giver). Upapada tatpuruṣa.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  derived from root √dā
  Root: dā (class 1)

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