योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-16

आसीद्दिनचतुर्भागसत्तावेदनतत्परः ।
भेरीपटहशङ्खानां दिङ्मुखापूरको ध्वनिः ॥ १६ ॥

āsīddinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatparaḥ ,
bherīpaṭahaśaṅkhānāṃ diṅmukhāpūrako dhvaniḥ 16

16. āsīt dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatparaḥ
bherīpaṭahaśaṅkhānām dikmukhāpūrakaḥ dhvaniḥ

16. bherīpaṭahaśaṅkhānām dikmukhāpūrakaḥ
dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatparaḥ dhvaniḥ āsīt

16. A sound, born from drums, kettle-drums, and conchs, filled the cardinal directions and was intent on announcing the passage of a quarter of the day.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• दिनचतुर्भागसत्तावेदनतत्परः (dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatparaḥ) - intent on announcing the existence of a quarter of the day

• भेरीपटहशङ्खानाम् (bherīpaṭahaśaṅkhānām) - of drums, kettle-drums, and conchs

• दिक्मुखापूरकः (dikmukhāpūrakaḥ) - filling the directions

• ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - sound, noise

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

दिनचतुर्भागसत्तावेदनतत्परः (dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatparaḥ) - intent on announcing the existence of a quarter of the day

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatpara

dinacaturbhāgasattāvedanatatpara - dedicated to announcing the existence of a quarter of the day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dina+caturbhāga+sattā+vedana+tatpara)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• caturbhāga – quarter, fourth part
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as
• vedana – making known, announcing, perceiving
  verbal noun (neuter)
  Root: vid
• tatpara – intent on, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)

भेरीपटहशङ्खानाम् (bherīpaṭahaśaṅkhānām) - of drums, kettle-drums, and conchs

(noun)

Genitive, plural of bherīpaṭahaśaṅkha

bherīpaṭahaśaṅkha - drums, kettle-drums, and conchs (plural)

Compound type : dvandva (bherī+paṭaha+śaṅkha)

• bherī – a large war-drum
  noun (feminine)
• paṭaha – a kettle-drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
• śaṅkha – a conch-shell, conch
  noun (masculine)

दिक्मुखापूरकः (dikmukhāpūrakaḥ) - filling the directions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dikmukhāpūraka

dikmukhāpūraka - one who fills the quarters/directions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+mukha+āpūraka)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, opening
  noun (neuter)
• āpūraka – filler, one who fills completely
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root pṝ with prefix ā, -aka suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṝ (class 9)

ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvani

dhvani - sound, noise, echo

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