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

यदध्वराग्र्यधूमाभ्रराजयो वलिताब्धयः ।
ब्रह्माण्डकोटरस्यास्य सदा कवचतां ययुः ॥ २२ ॥

yadadhvarāgryadhūmābhrarājayo valitābdhayaḥ ,
brahmāṇḍakoṭarasyāsya sadā kavacatāṃ yayuḥ 22

22. yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-jayaḥ valita-abdhayaḥ
brahmāṇḍa-koṭarasya asya sadā kavacatām yayuḥ

22. yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-jayaḥ,
valita-abdhayaḥ,
asya brahmāṇḍa-koṭarasya sadā kavacatām yayuḥ

22. The lines of smoke-clouds from whose excellent sacrifices, encircling the oceans, always became an armor for this hollow of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa).

22. תמרות העשן שעלו מטקסי הַיַגְיַה המפוארים שלו אפפו את האוקיינוסים ושימשו דרך קבע כשריון מגן לחלל היקום כולו.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्-अध्वर-अग्र्य-धूम-अभ्र-रा-जयः (yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-jayaḥ) - whose foremost sacrificial smoke-cloud-lines

• वलित-अब्धयः (valita-abdhayaḥ) - encircling the oceans

• ब्रह्माण्ड-कोटरस्य (brahmāṇḍa-koṭarasya) - of the hollow of the cosmic egg

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• कवचताम् (kavacatām) - the state of being an armor/shield

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they became

Words meanings and morphology

यत्-अध्वर-अग्र्य-धूम-अभ्र-रा-जयः (yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-jayaḥ) - whose foremost sacrificial smoke-cloud-lines

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-ji

yat-adhvara-agrya-dhūma-abhra-rā-ji - lines of excellent sacrificial smoke-clouds belonging to someone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yad+adhvara-agrya+dhūma+abhra+rāji)

• yad – whose, which
  pronoun
• adhvara-agrya – foremost sacrifice, excellent sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• adhvara – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, excellent
  adjective
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – line, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `yayuḥ`.

वलित-अब्धयः (valita-abdhayaḥ) - encircling the oceans

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of valita-abdhi

valita-abdhi - one that has oceans encircled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (valita+abdhi)

• valita – encircled, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √val (to turn, move around)
  Root: val (class 1)
• abdhi – ocean
  noun (masculine)
  From `ap` (water) + `dhā` (to hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `rā-jayaḥ`.

ब्रह्माण्ड-कोटरस्य (brahmāṇḍa-koṭarasya) - of the hollow of the cosmic egg

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa-koṭara

brahmāṇḍa-koṭara - hollow/cavity of the cosmic egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+koṭara)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
  noun (neuter)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, cave
  noun (neuter)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

कवचताम् (kavacatām) - the state of being an armor/shield

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kavacatā

kavacatā - state of being an armor/shield

Derived from `kavaca` (armor) + `tā` (feminine suffix)

Note: Predicate accusative with `yayuḥ` (became).

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.

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