योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-46, verse-36
वातदीर्घवसागन्धदूरानीतखगोर्जितैः ।
चक्रैर्व्योभाभवच्छन्नभास्करं जलदैरिव ॥ ३६ ॥
चक्रैर्व्योभाभवच्छन्नभास्करं जलदैरिव ॥ ३६ ॥
vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagorjitaiḥ ,
cakrairvyobhābhavacchannabhāskaraṃ jaladairiva 36
cakrairvyobhābhavacchannabhāskaraṃ jaladairiva 36
36.
vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ cakraiḥ
vyoma abhavat channabhāskaram jaladaiḥ iva
vyoma abhavat channabhāskaram jaladaiḥ iva
36.
vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ cakraiḥ
vyoma channabhāskaram abhavat iva jaladaiḥ
vyoma channabhāskaram abhavat iva jaladaiḥ
36.
The distant, prolonged cries of birds, drawn by the wind-borne scent of fat, along with their circling formations, made the sky become obscured, covering the sun, as if by storm clouds.
Words meanings summery:
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- वातदीर्घवसागन्धदूरानीतखग्ओर्जितैः (vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ) - by the loud cries of birds brought from afar by the prolonged smell of fat carried by the wind
- चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - by the circles, by the flocks, by their movements
- व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, occurred
- छन्नभास्करम् (channabhāskaram) - having the sun covered, sun-obscured
- जलदैः (jaladaiḥ) - by clouds
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
Words meanings and morphology
वातदीर्घवसागन्धदूरानीतखग्ओर्जितैः (vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ) - by the loud cries of birds brought from afar by the prolonged smell of fat carried by the wind
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjita
vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjita - having loud cries of birds, brought from afar by wind-prolonged fat-smell
Long descriptive Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāta+dīrgha+vasā+gandha+dūra+ānīta+khaga+ūrjita)
- vāta – wind
noun (masculine) - dīrgha – long, prolonged
adjective (masculine) - vasā – fat, marrow, grease
noun (feminine) - gandha – smell, odor
noun (masculine) - dūra – far, distant
adjective (neuter) - ānīta – brought, conveyed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from ā-√nī (to bring)
Prefix: ā
Root: nī (class 1) - khaga – bird (lit. moving in the sky)
noun (masculine)
from kha (sky) + ga (going) - ūrjita – strong, powerful; loud (of sound/cries)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root ūrj (to be strong, grow)
Root: ūrj (class 1)
Note: Modifies an implied 'sound' or 'by the birds whose cries are...'
चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - by the circles, by the flocks, by their movements
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of cakra
cakra - wheel, discus, circle, flock, multitude
व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, occurred
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect Active
3rd person singular, a-augment, root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
छन्नभास्करम् (channabhāskaram) - having the sun covered, sun-obscured
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of channabhāskara
channabhāskara - that which has the sun covered/obscured
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (channa+bhāskara)
- channa – covered, concealed, obscured
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root chad (to cover)
Root: chad (class 1) - bhāskara – sun (lit. 'light-maker')
noun (masculine)
from bhās (light) + kara (maker)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'vyoma'.
जलदैः (jaladaiḥ) - by clouds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of jalada
jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.