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.

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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