योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-36

वातदीर्घवसागन्धदूरानीतखगोर्जितैः ।
चक्रैर्व्योभाभवच्छन्नभास्करं जलदैरिव ॥ ३६ ॥

vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagorjitaiḥ ,
cakrairvyobhābhavacchannabhāskaraṃ jaladairiva 36

36. vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ cakraiḥ
vyoma abhavat channabhāskaram jaladaiḥ iva

36. vātadīrghavasāgandhadūrānītakhagōrjitaiḥ cakraiḥ
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.

36. להקות עופות ציד, שנמשכו ממרחקים על ידי הרוח שנשאה את ריח השומן הנשרף, כיסו את השמיים והסתירה את השמש, כמו עננים כבדים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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.

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