योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-14, verse-20

ज्वालाभिरिव मालाभिररुणाभिः पयोमुखम् ।
खं गन्तुमिव सस्पन्दं शैलस्थमिव वाडवम् ॥ २० ॥

jvālābhiriva mālābhiraruṇābhiḥ payomukham ,
khaṃ gantumiva saspandaṃ śailasthamiva vāḍavam 20

20. jvālābhiḥ iva mālābhiḥ aruṇābhiḥ payomukham kham
gantum iva saspandam śailastham iva vāḍavam

20. aruṇābhiḥ jvālābhiḥ iva mālābhiḥ payomukham,
kham gantum iva saspandam,
śailastham iva vāḍavam

20. It was like the mouth of the waters (payomukha), adorned with red garlands as if with flames, pulsating as if to ascend to the sky, and resembling the *vāḍava* fire even though situated on a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वालाभिः (jvālābhiḥ) - by/with flames

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मालाभिः (mālābhiḥ) - by/with garlands, by/with rows

• अरुणाभिः (aruṇābhiḥ) - by/with red, reddish, dawn-colored

• पयोमुखम् (payomukham) - mouth of the waters (referring to the ocean) (mouth of waters, face of water; mouth of clouds)

• खम् (kham) - sky, air, ether

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to move

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सस्पन्दम् (saspandam) - pulsating, throbbing, vibrating

• शैलस्थम् (śailastham) - situated on a mountain, mountain-dwelling

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वाडवम् (vāḍavam) - submarine fire

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वालाभिः (jvālābhiḥ) - by/with flames

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze, torch

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मालाभिः (mālābhiḥ) - by/with garlands, by/with rows

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace; row, series, collection

अरुणाभिः (aruṇābhiḥ) - by/with red, reddish, dawn-colored

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aruṇa

aruṇa - red, reddish, tawny; dawn; charioteer of the sun

Note: Agrees with 'jvālābhiḥ' and 'mālābhiḥ'

पयोमुखम् (payomukham) - mouth of the waters (referring to the ocean) (mouth of waters, face of water; mouth of clouds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of payomukha

payomukha - mouth/face of water; mouth of cloud

Compound type : tatpurusha (payaḥ+mukha)

• payaḥ – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, principal
  noun (neuter)

खम् (kham) - sky, air, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, air, ether; space; zero; sense organ

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to move

(verb)

infinitive of gam

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सस्पन्दम् (saspandam) - pulsating, throbbing, vibrating

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saspanda

saspanda - having vibration, pulsating, throbbing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+spanda)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• spanda – vibration, throb, movement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'payomukham' or 'vāḍavam'

शैलस्थम् (śailastham) - situated on a mountain, mountain-dwelling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailastha

śailastha - situated on a rock/mountain, mountain-dwelling

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+stha)

• śaila – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vāḍavam'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वाडवम् (vāḍavam) - submarine fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāḍava

vāḍava - submarine fire, mare's fire (often depicted as a fire-breathing horse)