योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-38

तत्र ते ज्वलने दीप्ते चक्रुस्तं भस्मसाच्छवम् ।
बान्धवाः सलिलापूरं समुद्रा इव वाडवे ॥ ३८ ॥

tatra te jvalane dīpte cakrustaṃ bhasmasācchavam ,
bāndhavāḥ salilāpūraṃ samudrā iva vāḍave 38

38. tatra te jvalane dīpte cakruḥ tam bhasmasāt
śavam bāndhavāḥ salilāpūram samudrāḥ iva vāḍave

38. tatra te jvalane dīpte bāndhavāḥ tam śavam
bhasmasāt cakruḥ samudrāḥ iva salilāpūram vāḍave

38. There, on the brightly burning pyre, the relatives reduced that corpse to ashes, just as the oceans pour their waters into the submarine fire (vāḍava).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ते (te) - they

• ज्वलने (jvalane) - on the funeral pyre (on the fire, in the fire)

• दीप्ते (dīpte) - brightly burning (pyre) (blazing, bright, lit)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they reduced (to ashes) (they did, they made)

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - into ashes, turning into ashes

• शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

• सलिलापूरम् (salilāpūram) - abundance of water, flood of water

• समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वाडवे (vāḍave) - in the submarine fire, in the vāḍava

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ज्वलने (jvalane) - on the funeral pyre (on the fire, in the fire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jvalana

jvalana - fire, flame, burning

Derived from root `jval` (class 1, `jvalati`) + `ana` suffix.

Root: jval (class 1)

दीप्ते (dīpte) - brightly burning (pyre) (blazing, bright, lit)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, bright, lit, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dīp` (class 4, `dīpyate`) + `kta` suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `jvalane`.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they reduced (to ashes) (they did, they made)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd Person Plural, Parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `śavam`.

भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - into ashes, turning into ashes

(indeclinable)

Suffix `sāt` indicates transformation into the state of 'bhasma' (ashes).

शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman

सलिलापूरम् (salilāpūram) - abundance of water, flood of water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salilāpūra

salilāpūra - abundance of water, flood of water

Compound of `salila` (water) and `āpūra` (filling, abundance).

Compound type : tatpurusha (salila+āpūra)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āpūra – filling, flood, abundance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `pṛ` (class 3, `piparti`) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans, seas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वाडवे (vāḍave) - in the submarine fire, in the vāḍava

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāḍava

vāḍava - submarine fire, a mythical fire believed to be at the bottom of the ocean