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5,22

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-12

कुम्भकूटाग्रविश्रान्तवसुधामण्डलोदरैः ।
क्वचिद्दिग्दन्तिभिर्दन्तद्रुमाद्रिभिरुपाश्रितः ॥ १२ ॥
kumbhakūṭāgraviśrāntavasudhāmaṇḍalodaraiḥ ,
kvaciddigdantibhirdantadrumādribhirupāśritaḥ 12
12. kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udaraiḥ
kvacit dig-dantibhiḥ danta-druma-adribhiḥ upāśritaḥ
12. kvacit dig-dantibhiḥ kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udaraiḥ
danta-druma-adribhiḥ upāśritaḥ
12. Somewhere, it was supported by the world-elephants (dig-dantibhiḥ), whose enormous bodies housed the entire sphere of the earth, resting upon the tips of their forehead-protuberances, and whose tusks resembled tree-mountains.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कुम्भ-कूट-अग्र-विश्रान्त-वसुधा-मण्डल-उदरैः (kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udaraiḥ) - by the world-elephants, characterized by their immense bodies holding the earth (by those whose bellies contain the earth resting on the tips of their forehead-protuberances)
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (somewhere, sometimes, in some place)
  • दिग्-दन्तिभिः (dig-dantibhiḥ) - by the mythical elephants that support the cardinal directions of the world (by the elephants of the quarters, by the world-elephants)
  • दन्त-द्रुम-अद्रिभिः (danta-druma-adribhiḥ) - by their tusks, which were grand like trees and mountains (by tusk-tree-mountains (i.e., tusks like trees and mountains))
  • उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - was supported by (the elephants) (supported, resorted to, dependent on)

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भ-कूट-अग्र-विश्रान्त-वसुधा-मण्डल-उदरैः (kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udaraiḥ) - by the world-elephants, characterized by their immense bodies holding the earth (by those whose bellies contain the earth resting on the tips of their forehead-protuberances)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udara
kumbha-kūṭa-agra-viśrānta-vasudhā-maṇḍala-udara - one whose belly contains the earth resting on the tips of their forehead-protuberances
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+kūṭa+agra+viśrānta+vasudhā+maṇḍala+udara)
  • kumbha – pot, pitcher, elephant's frontal protuberance
    noun (masculine)
  • kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
    noun (neuter)
  • agra – tip, front, summit
    noun (neuter)
    Root: ag (class 1)
  • viśrānta – rested, reposed, contained, settled
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From `vi` + root `śram` (to rest, be weary)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: śram (class 4)
  • vasudhā – earth, ground (lit. 'producer of wealth')
    noun (feminine)
    From root `vas` (to dwell) + `dhā` (to place, hold)
    Root: vas, dhā (class 1)
  • maṇḍala – circle, disc, sphere, region
    noun (neuter)
  • udara – belly, abdomen, interior
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies `dig-dantibhiḥ`.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (somewhere, sometimes, in some place)
(indeclinable)
दिग्-दन्तिभिः (dig-dantibhiḥ) - by the mythical elephants that support the cardinal directions of the world (by the elephants of the quarters, by the world-elephants)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dig-dantin
dig-dantin - elephant of the quarters, world-elephant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+dantin)
  • diś – direction, quarter, point of the compass
    noun (feminine)
    Root: diś (class 6)
  • dantin – having teeth/tusks, elephant
    noun (masculine)
    From `danta` (tooth) + suffix `-in`
दन्त-द्रुम-अद्रिभिः (danta-druma-adribhiḥ) - by their tusks, which were grand like trees and mountains (by tusk-tree-mountains (i.e., tusks like trees and mountains))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta-druma-adri
danta-druma-adri - tusk-tree-mountain, tusks that are like trees and mountains
Compound type : karmadhāraya (danta+druma+adri)
  • danta – tooth, tusk
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ad (class 2)
  • druma – tree
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dru (class 1)
  • adri – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies `dig-dantibhiḥ`.
उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - was supported by (the elephants) (supported, resorted to, dependent on)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita
upāśrita - supported, depended on, resorted to, sought refuge in
Past Passive Participle
From root `śri` (to resort to, serve) with prefix `upa-ā`
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective, implying an entity "it" being supported.