योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-8

क्वचित्पुष्पभरासारो धातुसाराततः क्वचित् ।
क्वचित्फुल्लसरःसारो रत्नशालिशिलः क्वचित् ॥ ८ ॥

kvacitpuṣpabharāsāro dhātusārātataḥ kvacit ,
kvacitphullasaraḥsāro ratnaśāliśilaḥ kvacit 8

8. kvacit puṣpabharāsāraḥ dhātusāra ātataḥ kvacit
kvacit phullasaraḥsāraḥ ratnaśāliśilaḥ kvacit

8. kvacit puṣpabharāsāraḥ (asti),
kvacit dhātusāra ātataḥ (asti),
kvacit phullasaraḥsāraḥ (asti),
kvacit ratnaśāliśilaḥ (asti)

8. In some places, there are showers of abundant flowers; in others, it is pervaded by excellent minerals. Somewhere, it reveals the essence of blooming lakes; in other places, it has rocks rich in jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

• पुष्पभरासारः (puṣpabharāsāraḥ) - a shower of abundant flowers, a heavy downpour of flowers

• धातुसार (dhātusāra) - excellent minerals/ores, the essence of minerals

• आततः (ātataḥ) - pervaded, extended, spread over

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

• फुल्लसरःसारः (phullasaraḥsāraḥ) - the essence of blooming lakes

• रत्नशालिशिलः (ratnaśāliśilaḥ) - having rocks rich in jewels, whose rocks abound in gems

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

(indeclinable)

पुष्पभरासारः (puṣpabharāsāraḥ) - a shower of abundant flowers, a heavy downpour of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpabharāsāra

puṣpabharāsāra - shower of abundant flowers

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpabhara+āsāra)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• bhara – abundance, load, mass
  noun (masculine)
• āsāra – shower, downpour, heavy rain
  noun (masculine)

धातुसार (dhātusāra) - excellent minerals/ores, the essence of minerals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātusāra

dhātusāra - essence of minerals, excellent ore

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhātu+sāra)

• dhātu – mineral, element, metal, constituent of the body
  noun (masculine)
• sāra – essence, best part, core, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: It functions as a nominal predicate to an implied 'is pervaded by'.

आततः (ātataḥ) - pervaded, extended, spread over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, spread, pervaded, stretched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tan with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

(indeclinable)

फुल्लसरःसारः (phullasaraḥsāraḥ) - the essence of blooming lakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phullasaraḥsāra

phullasaraḥsāra - essence of blooming lakes

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (phullasaras+sāra)

• phulla – blooming, expanded, full-blown
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phull
  Root: phull (class 1)
• saras – lake, pond, pool
  noun (neuter)
• sāra – essence, best part, core, strength
  noun (masculine)

रत्नशालिशिलः (ratnaśāliśilaḥ) - having rocks rich in jewels, whose rocks abound in gems

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnaśāliśila

ratnaśāliśila - having rocks rich in jewels

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ratnaśālin+śila)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, adorned with
  adjective
  Suffix -in added to śāla (possessing a house, then extended to possessing generally)
• śila – rock, stone, crag
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, at times

(indeclinable)

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