योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-40

अभ्युल्लसत्कटकटारवमुक्तगन्धव्याप्ताम्बुवाहपटलोऽस्थिचयं हुताशः ।
दन्ती सरन्ध्रमिव वेणुवनं समन्तादुद्वान्तमेदुररसं दलयांचकार ॥ ४० ॥

abhyullasatkaṭakaṭāravamuktagandhavyāptāmbuvāhapaṭalo'sthicayaṃ hutāśaḥ ,
dantī sarandhramiva veṇuvanaṃ samantādudvāntamedurarasaṃ dalayāṃcakāra 40

40. abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭalaḥ
asthicayam hutāśaḥ
dantī sarandhram iva veṇuvanam
samantāt udvāntamedurarasam dalayāñcakāra

40. abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭalaḥ
hutāśaḥ asthicayam
dalayāñcakāra; dantī samantāt sarandhram
udvāntamedurarasam veṇuvanam iva dalayāñcakāra

40. The fire, with its brilliantly rising crackling sounds emitting a pervasive smoke that filled the surrounding cloud masses, consumed the heap of bones. It did so just as an elephant from all sides shatters a hollow bamboo forest that has expelled its rich pith.

40. האש, שהפיצה קולות פצפוץ עזים וריח שמילא את פני העננים, פיצחה את ערמת העצמות מכל עבר והתיזה מוח עצמות סמיך, כמו פיל המוחץ יער חזרנים חלולים.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्युल्लसत्-कटकटारव-मुक्त-गन्ध-व्याप्त-अम्बुवाहपटलः (abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭalaḥ) - describing the fire, whose smoke, accompanied by intense crackling, spreads through the sky (having a mass of clouds permeated by released fragrance/smoke from brilliantly rising crackling sounds)

• अस्थिचयम् (asthicayam) - the remains of the corpse on the pyre (heap of bones, pile of bones)

• हुताशः (hutāśaḥ) - fire, consumer of offerings

• दन्ती (dantī) - elephant, one having tusks

• सरन्ध्रम् (sarandhram) - with holes, perforated, hollow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वेणुवनम् (veṇuvanam) - bamboo forest, bamboo grove

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

• उद्वान्तमेदुररसम् (udvāntamedurarasam) - describing the bamboo forest, implying that its contents have been expelled (having ejected its rich fat/marrow/pith)

• दलयाञ्चकार (dalayāñcakāra) - shattered (the heap of bones/bamboo forest) (broke, split, tore apart)

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्युल्लसत्-कटकटारव-मुक्त-गन्ध-व्याप्त-अम्बुवाहपटलः (abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭalaḥ) - describing the fire, whose smoke, accompanied by intense crackling, spreads through the sky (having a mass of clouds permeated by released fragrance/smoke from brilliantly rising crackling sounds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭala

abhyullasat-kaṭakaṭārava-mukta-gandha-vyāpta-ambuvāhapaṭala - having a mass of clouds permeated by released fragrance/smoke from brilliantly rising crackling sounds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (abhi+ut+lasat+caṭacaṭā+rava+mukta+gandha+vyāpta+ambu+vāha+paṭala)

• abhi – towards, against, over, intensely
  indeclinable
• ut – up, upwards, out, forth
  indeclinable
• lasat – shining, sparkling, playing, appearing
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `las` (class 1, `lasati`) + `śatṛ` suffix.
  Root: las (class 1)
• caṭacaṭā – crackling, snapping sound (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable
• rava – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `ru` (class 2, `rauti`) + `a` suffix.
  Root: ru (class 2)
• mukta – released, set free, emitted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `muc` (class 6, `muñcati`) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, odor, smoke
  noun (masculine)
• vyāpta – permeated, pervaded, diffused
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `āp` (class 5, `āpnoti`) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• vāha – carrying, conveying, vehicle; (ambu-vāha: cloud)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `vah` (class 1, `vaha`).
  Root: vah (class 1)
• paṭala – multitude, heap, mass, cloud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound functions as an adjective modifying `hutāśaḥ`.

अस्थिचयम् (asthicayam) - the remains of the corpse on the pyre (heap of bones, pile of bones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asthicaya

asthicaya - heap of bones, pile of bones

Compound of `asthi` (bone) and `caya` (heap, collection).

Compound type : tatpurusha (asthi+caya)

• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, pile, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `ci` (class 5, `cinoti`) + `a` suffix.
  Root: ci (class 5)

हुताशः (hutāśaḥ) - fire, consumer of offerings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśa

hutāśa - fire, consumer of offerings

Compound of `huta` (offered) and `aśa` (eating, consuming).

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśa)

• huta – offered (as sacrifice), sacrificed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `hu` (class 3, `juhoti`) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśa – eating, consuming
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `aś` (class 9, `aśnāti`) + `a` suffix.
  Root: aś (class 9)

दन्ती (dantī) - elephant, one having tusks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dantin

dantin - elephant, one having tusks

Derived from `danta` (tusk, tooth) + `in` suffix.

सरन्ध्रम् (sarandhram) - with holes, perforated, hollow

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarandhra

sarandhra - with holes, perforated, hollow

Compound of `sa` (with) and `randhra` (hole, cavity).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+randhra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.
• randhra – hole, cavity, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `veṇuvanam`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वेणुवनम् (veṇuvanam) - bamboo forest, bamboo grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veṇuvana

veṇuvana - bamboo forest, bamboo grove

Compound of `veṇu` (bamboo) and `vana` (forest).

Compound type : tatpurusha (veṇu+vana)

• veṇu – bamboo, flute
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

उद्वान्तमेदुररसम् (udvāntamedurarasam) - describing the bamboo forest, implying that its contents have been expelled (having ejected its rich fat/marrow/pith)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udvāntamedurarasa

udvāntamedurarasa - having ejected its rich fat/marrow/pith

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udvānta+medura+rasa)

• udvānta – ejected, vomited, thrown out
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vam` (class 1, `vamati`) with prefix `ut`.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: vam (class 1)
• medura – rich, thick, oily, soft
  adjective (masculine)
• rasa – juice, sap, essence, pith, marrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `veṇuvanam`.

दलयाञ्चकार (dalayāñcakāra) - shattered (the heap of bones/bamboo forest) (broke, split, tore apart)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dal

Perfect Tense (Causative)

Causative form `dalaya` followed by auxiliary `ām-cakāra` (Perfect 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada).

Root: dal (class 1)

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