योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-21

प्रतापोग्रोष्मभिर्यस्य कल्पकाल इवाब्धयः ।
ययुः शोषोन्मुखाः सप्त सप्ततां कुपिताकृतेः ॥ २१ ॥

pratāpogroṣmabhiryasya kalpakāla ivābdhayaḥ ,
yayuḥ śoṣonmukhāḥ sapta saptatāṃ kupitākṛteḥ 21

21. pratāpa-ugra-ūṣmabhiḥ yasya kalpa-kāle iva abdhayaḥ
yayuḥ śoṣa-unmukhāḥ sapta saptatām kupita-ākṛteḥ

21. yasya kupita-ākṛteḥ pratāpa-ugra-ūṣmabhiḥ,
kalpa-kāle iva,
sapta abdhayaḥ saptatām śoṣa-unmukhāḥ yayuḥ

21. By the fierce heat of whose glory, the seven oceans, like (those at) the time of cosmic dissolution (kalpa), became on the verge of drying up, all seven of them, due to his angry form.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रताप-उग्र-ऊष्मभिः (pratāpa-ugra-ūṣmabhiḥ) - by the fierce heat of valor/glory

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• कल्प-काले (kalpa-kāle) - at the time of cosmic dissolution

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अब्धयः (abdhayaḥ) - oceans

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they became

• शोष-उन्मुखाः (śoṣa-unmukhāḥ) - facing drying up, on the verge of desiccation

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• सप्तताम् (saptatām) - the state of being seven, the group of seven

• कुपित-आकृतेः (kupita-ākṛteḥ) - of the one whose form is angered, of angry form

Words meanings and morphology

प्रताप-उग्र-ऊष्मभिः (pratāpa-ugra-ūṣmabhiḥ) - by the fierce heat of valor/glory

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pratāpa-ugra-ūṣman

pratāpa-ugra-ūṣman - fierce heat of valor/glory

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pratāpa+ugra+ūṣman)

• pratāpa – valor, glory, majesty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: tap (class 1)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective
• ūṣman – heat, warmth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: uṣ (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun

कल्प-काले (kalpa-kāle) - at the time of cosmic dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa-kāla

kalpa-kāla - time of cosmic dissolution/creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+kāla)

• kalpa – a cosmic day of Brahma, an aeon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अब्धयः (abdhayaḥ) - oceans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea

From `ap` (water) + `dhā` (to hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `yayuḥ`.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yā

perfect active indicative

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Indicates reaching a state.

शोष-उन्मुखाः (śoṣa-unmukhāḥ) - facing drying up, on the verge of desiccation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoṣa-unmukha

śoṣa-unmukha - facing drying up, tending to dry up

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṣa+unmukha)

• śoṣa – drying up, desiccation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun from √śuṣ
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• unmukha – facing, having the face turned towards, tending to
  adjective
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukha

Note: Predicate adjective describing the state of the oceans.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of sapta

sapta - seven

Note: Modifies `abdhayaḥ`.

सप्तताम् (saptatām) - the state of being seven, the group of seven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saptatā

saptatā - seven-ness, a collection of seven

Derived from `sapta` (seven) + `tā` (feminine suffix)

Note: Predicate accusative or adverbial accusative, emphasizing 'all seven (of them)'.

कुपित-आकृतेः (kupita-ākṛteḥ) - of the one whose form is angered, of angry form

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kupita-ākṛti

kupita-ākṛti - one with an angry form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kupita+ākṛti)

• kupita – angered, wrathful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kup (to be angry)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject ('him').

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