योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-32

तस्मिन्कटगते नेदुर्जयदुन्दुभयोऽभितः ।
कल्पाम्बुद इवाकाशमधिरूढे महार्णवाः ॥ ३२ ॥

tasminkaṭagate nedurjayadundubhayo'bhitaḥ ,
kalpāmbuda ivākāśamadhirūḍhe mahārṇavāḥ 32

32. tasmin kaṭagate neduḥ jayadundubhayaḥ abhitaḥ
kalpāmbude iva ākāśam adhirūḍhe mahārṇavāḥ

32. tasmin kaṭagate abhitaḥ jayadundubhayaḥ neduḥ
iva kalpāmbude ākāśam adhirūḍhe mahārṇavāḥ

32. When he (the outcaste) was placed on the elephant's flank, victory drums (jayadundubhī) resounded all around, like the great oceans (mahārṇava) roaring when the cloud of cosmic dissolution (kalpāmbuda) has ascended the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the outcaste) (in him, on that, when that)

• कटगते (kaṭagate) - placed on the (elephant's) flank (having gone to the flank, placed on the flank)

• नेदुः (neduḥ) - they roared, they sounded, they thundered

• जयदुन्दुभयः (jayadundubhayaḥ) - victory drums (jayadundubhī)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides

• कल्पाम्बुदे (kalpāmbude) - in/on the cloud of dissolution (kalpāmbuda), when the cloud of dissolution

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space

• अधिरूढे (adhirūḍhe) - having ascended, having mounted

• महार्णवाः (mahārṇavāḥ) - great oceans (mahārṇava)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the outcaste) (in him, on that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction

कटगते (kaṭagate) - placed on the (elephant's) flank (having gone to the flank, placed on the flank)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṭagata

kaṭagata - gone to the flank, placed on the side

Past Passive Participle (from 'gata')

Formed with 'kaṭa' (flank) + 'gata' (gone, PPP of 'gam')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṭa+gata)

• kaṭa – flank, side
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction

नेदुः (neduḥ) - they roared, they sounded, they thundered

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect (lit), 3rd person plural, active voice of root 'nad'

Root: nad (class 1)

जयदुन्दुभयः (jayadundubhayaḥ) - victory drums (jayadundubhī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayadundubhi

jayadundubhi - drum of victory, victory drum (jayadundubhī)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+dundubhi)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum
  noun (masculine)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

From 'abhi' (towards) + 'tas' (suffix)

कल्पाम्बुदे (kalpāmbude) - in/on the cloud of dissolution (kalpāmbuda), when the cloud of dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpāmbuda

kalpāmbuda - cloud of (cosmic) dissolution (kalpāmbuda)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+ambuda)

• kalpa – eon, cosmic cycle, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of locative absolute in simile

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

अधिरूढे (adhirūḍhe) - having ascended, having mounted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhirūḍha

adhirūḍha - ascended, mounted, climbed upon

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ruh' (to grow, ascend) with prefix 'adhi', suffix 'kta'

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute in simile

महार्णवाः (mahārṇavāḥ) - great oceans (mahārṇava)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean (mahārṇava), cosmic ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat'
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

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