योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-28

रत्नदीपान्बहून्सानौ कुम्भः सम्यगयोजयत् ।
ज्योतींषीन्द्वर्कयुक्तानि पद्मोद्भव इवाम्बरे ॥ २८ ॥

ratnadīpānbahūnsānau kumbhaḥ samyagayojayat ,
jyotīṃṣīndvarkayuktāni padmodbhava ivāmbare 28

28. ratna-dīpān bahūn sānau kumbhaḥ samyak ayojayat
jyotīṃṣi indu-arka-yuktāni padmodbhavaḥ iva ambare

28. padmodbhavaḥ iva ambare indu-arka-yuktāni jyotīṃṣi ayojayat,
kumbhaḥ sānau bahūn ratna-dīpān samyak ayojayat

28. Just as Padmodbhava [Brahma] arranged the luminaries, including the moon and sun, in the sky, so did Kumbha properly set up many jewel-lamps on the peak.

Words meanings summery:

• रत्न-दीपान् (ratna-dīpān) - jewel-lamps

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• सानौ (sānau) - on the peak, on the plateau, on the summit

• कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (a proper name)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly

• अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - arranged, set up, employed

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - luminaries, lights, stars

• इन्दु-अर्क-युक्तानि (indu-arka-yuktāni) - accompanied by the moon and sun, endowed with the moon and sun

• पद्मोद्भवः (padmodbhavaḥ) - Brahma (Padmodbhava) (Brahma (the lotus-born god))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

रत्न-दीपान् (ratna-dīpān) - jewel-lamps

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratna-dīpa

ratna-dīpa - a lamp made of jewels, a jewel-lamp

Compound noun.

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (ratna+dīpa)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

सानौ (sānau) - on the peak, on the plateau, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sānu

sānu - peak, summit, plateau of a mountain

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Kumbha

Kumbha - a proper name, also a pot, water-jar, or the sign Aquarius

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly

(indeclinable)

अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - arranged, set up, employed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of yuj

Causative

Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem of √yuj (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - luminaries, lights, stars

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, star, luminary

इन्दु-अर्क-युक्तानि (indu-arka-yuktāni) - accompanied by the moon and sun, endowed with the moon and sun

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of indu-arka-yukta

indu-arka-yukta - joined with the moon and sun

Compound adjective, formed from Indu (moon) + Arka (sun) + Yukta (joined/endowed with).

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (indu+arka+yukta)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

पद्मोद्भवः (padmodbhavaḥ) - Brahma (Padmodbhava) (Brahma (the lotus-born god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmodbhava

padmodbhava - lotus-born, an epithet of Brahma

Compound noun referring to Brahma, who is said to be born from a lotus.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (padma+udbhava)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – born, arisen, origin
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

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