योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-6

प्रभ्रमत्पुण्यडिण्डीरो ज्वलन्नरकवाडवः ।
तृष्णाविलोललहरिर्मनोजलमतङ्गजः ॥ ६ ॥

prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīro jvalannarakavāḍavaḥ ,
tṛṣṇāvilolalaharirmanojalamataṅgajaḥ 6

6. prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīraḥ jvalannarakavāḍavaḥ
tṛṣṇāvilolalahariḥ manojalamataṅgajaḥ

6. prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīraḥ jvalannarakavāḍavaḥ
tṛṣṇāvilolalahariḥ manojalamataṅgajaḥ

6. It has bubbles of wandering merit; its submarine fire is blazing hell (naraka); its agitated waves are craving (tṛṣṇā); and its water-elephants are the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभ्रमत्पुण्यडिण्डीरः (prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīraḥ) - having foam/bubbles of wandering merit

• ज्वलन्नरकवाडवः (jvalannarakavāḍavaḥ) - having the submarine fire of blazing hells

• तृष्णाविलोललहरिः (tṛṣṇāvilolalahariḥ) - having waves agitated by craving

• मनोजलमतङ्गजः (manojalamataṅgajaḥ) - having the mind as its water-elephant; having water-elephants which are the mind

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभ्रमत्पुण्यडिण्डीरः (prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīraḥ) - having foam/bubbles of wandering merit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīra

prabhramatpuṇyaḍiṇḍīra - having foam/bubbles of wandering merit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhramat+puṇya+ḍiṇḍīra)

• prabhramat – wandering, moving about, revolving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root bhram (to wander) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• ḍiṇḍīra – foam, froth, bubble
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'sāgaraḥ'.

ज्वलन्नरकवाडवः (jvalannarakavāḍavaḥ) - having the submarine fire of blazing hells

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalannarakavāḍava

jvalannarakavāḍava - having the blazing hell as its submarine fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalat+naraka+vāḍava)

• jvalat – blazing, burning, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jval (to burn).
  Root: jval (class 1)
• naraka – hell, underworld
  noun (masculine)
• vāḍava – submarine fire, Mare's fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'sāgaraḥ'.

तृष्णाविलोललहरिः (tṛṣṇāvilolalahariḥ) - having waves agitated by craving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇāvilolalahari

tṛṣṇāvilolalahari - having agitated waves as its craving

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tṛṣṇā+vilola+lahari)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root tṛṣ (to thirst).
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• vilola – agitated, tremulous, waving
  adjective
  From vi-lul.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lul (class 1)
• lahari – wave, billow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'sāgaraḥ'.

मनोजलमतङ्गजः (manojalamataṅgajaḥ) - having the mind as its water-elephant; having water-elephants which are the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manojalamataṅgaja

manojalamataṅgaja - having mind as its water-elephant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+jala+mataṅgaja)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• mataṅgaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'sāgaraḥ'.

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