योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-34

स्फुटदद्रीन्द्रटंकाराः कराः सौरा भ्रमन्ति खे ।
कल्पाभ्राणि न गर्जन्ति तनुं त्यजसि किं मुधा ॥ ३४ ॥

sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṃkārāḥ karāḥ saurā bhramanti khe ,
kalpābhrāṇi na garjanti tanuṃ tyajasi kiṃ mudhā 34

34. sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkārāḥ karāḥ saurāḥ bhramanti khe
kalpābhrāṇi na garjanti tanum tyajasi kim mudhā

34. sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkārāḥ saurāḥ karāḥ khe bhramanti
kalpābhrāṇi ca na garjanti tanum kim mudhā tyajasi

34. The solar rays, whose cracking sound is like that of splitting great mountains, move through the sky. The clouds of cosmic dissolution (kalpa) do not yet thunder. Why do you foolishly abandon your body?

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुटदद्रीन्द्रटङ्काराः (sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkārāḥ) - whose roars are like those of splitting great mountains

• कराः (karāḥ) - rays (of the sun) (rays, hands)

• सौराः (saurāḥ) - solar, of the sun

• भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they revolve

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• कल्पाभ्राणि (kalpābhrāṇi) - Kalpa-clouds, clouds of cosmic dissolution

• न (na) - not, no

• गर्जन्ति (garjanti) - they roar, they thunder

• तनुम् (tanum) - body, form

• त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you forsake

• किम् (kim) - why? what?

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, foolishly

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुटदद्रीन्द्रटङ्काराः (sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkārāḥ) - whose roars are like those of splitting great mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkāra

sphuṭadadrīndraṭaṅkāra - having the roar of bursting chief mountains

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭat+adri+indra+ṭaṅkāra)

• sphuṭat – splitting, bursting, cracking
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'sphuṭ' (to burst, split).
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• adri – mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (here: best or greatest of)
  noun (masculine)
• ṭaṅkāra – roar, sound, clang
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'karāḥ saurāḥ'.

कराः (karāḥ) - rays (of the sun) (rays, hands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kara

kara - hand, ray (of light), tax

सौराः (saurāḥ) - solar, of the sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saura

saura - solar, relating to the sun, devotee of the sun

Derived from 'sūrya' (sun) with suffix '-a' indicating relation.

Note: Qualifies 'karāḥ'.

भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they revolve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space, zero

कल्पाभ्राणि (kalpābhrāṇi) - Kalpa-clouds, clouds of cosmic dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kalpābhrā

kalpābhrā - clouds of the Kalpa (cosmic epoch), world-ending clouds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kalpa+abhra)

• kalpa – cosmic epoch, a day of Brahmā, time of dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

गर्जन्ति (garjanti) - they roar, they thunder

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of garj

Root: garj (class 1)

तनुम् (tanum) - body, form

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you forsake

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why? what?

(indeclinable)

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, foolishly

(indeclinable)

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