योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-16

ततः संकल्पयामास पूर्वं तेजो महाप्रभम् ।
शरदन्ते लताचक्रचक्रीकृतदिगन्तरम् ॥ १६ ॥

tataḥ saṃkalpayāmāsa pūrvaṃ tejo mahāprabham ,
śaradante latācakracakrīkṛtadigantaram 16

16. tataḥ saṅkalpayāmāsa pūrvam tejaḥ mahāprabham
śaradante latācakracakrīkṛtadigantaram

16. tataḥ pūrvam saṅkalpayāmāsa śaradante
latācakracakrīkṛtadigantaram mahāprabham tejaḥ

16. Thereafter, he first willed a greatly resplendent light (tejas), which, at the end of autumn, made all directions appear as if encircled by wheels of creepers.

16. לאחר מכן הוא הוגה תחילה אור כביר וקורן, שהתפשט עד קצוות אופק כסבך גפנים המכסה את הכל בסוף הסתיו.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereupon, then, thereafter

• सङ्कल्पयामास (saṅkalpayāmāsa) - he willed, he resolved, he imagined

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor, brilliance, fiery energy

• महाप्रभम् (mahāprabham) - greatly resplendent, of great light/splendor

• शरदन्ते (śaradante) - at the end of autumn

• लताचक्रचक्रीकृतदिगन्तरम् (latācakracakrīkṛtadigantaram) - which made the horizons appear like a circle of creeper-like wheels, making all directions appear to be encircled by wheels of creepers

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereupon, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्पयामास (saṅkalpayāmāsa) - he willed, he resolved, he imagined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of saṅkalp

Perfect Active

From root 'kḷp' with upasarga 'sam', conjugated in the perfect tense (ām-pratyaya) 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, first, eastern

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying the verb.

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor, brilliance, fiery energy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, splendor, brilliance, light, fiery energy, spiritual power

Note: Object of 'saṅkalpayāmāsa'.

महाप्रभम् (mahāprabham) - greatly resplendent, of great light/splendor

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāprabha

mahāprabha - greatly shining, greatly luminous, greatly resplendent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+prabhā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'tejaḥ'.

शरदन्ते (śaradante) - at the end of autumn

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaradanta

śaradanta - end of autumn

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarad+anta)

• śarad – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, boundary, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially for time.

लताचक्रचक्रीकृतदिगन्तरम् (latācakracakrīkṛtadigantaram) - which made the horizons appear like a circle of creeper-like wheels, making all directions appear to be encircled by wheels of creepers

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of latācakracakrīkṛtadigantara

latācakracakrīkṛtadigantara - having made the horizons appear as if encircled by wheels of creepers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (latācakra+cakrīkṛta+digantara)

• latācakra – a circle/cluster of creepers
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, circle, disc
  noun (neuter)
• cakrīkṛta – made into a wheel/circle, encircled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'cakrīkāra' (making into a wheel/circle) or 'cakrīkṛ' (to make into a wheel/circle).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• digantara – the intermediate points of the compass, the horizons, quarters of the sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tejaḥ'.

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