योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-2

चुक्षोभ वायसास्थानं नीलोत्पलसरःसमम् ।
मत्पातमन्दवातेन भूकम्पेनेव सागरः ॥ २ ॥

cukṣobha vāyasāsthānaṃ nīlotpalasaraḥsamam ,
matpātamandavātena bhūkampeneva sāgaraḥ 2

2. cukṣobha vāyasāsthānam nīlotpalasarasasamam
matpātamandavātena bhūkampena iva sāgaraḥ

2. matpātamandavātena vāyasāsthānam
nīlotpalasarasasamam cukṣobha bhūkampena sāgaraḥ iva

2. The dwelling of the crows (vāyasāsthānam), which resembled a lake adorned with blue lotuses, was agitated by the gentle breeze of my descent, just as the ocean is by an earthquake.

2. נאסף העורבים, שדמה לאגם של נילוֹפָרִים כחולים, נרעד מן הרוח הקלה שחוללה נחיתתי, כשם שהאוקיינוס מלטף ברעידת אדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• चुक्षोभ (cukṣobha) - shook, was agitated, trembled

• वायसास्थानम् (vāyasāsthānam) - the dwelling place of Bhūśuṇḍa, the ancient crow. (dwelling of crows, crow's abode)

• नीलोत्पलसरससमम् (nīlotpalasarasasamam) - like a lake of blue lotuses, resembling a pond with blue water lilies

• मत्पातमन्दवातेन (matpātamandavātena) - by the gentle breeze of my descent

• भूकम्पेन (bhūkampena) - by an earthquake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

चुक्षोभ (cukṣobha) - shook, was agitated, trembled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṣubh

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, from root √kṣubh (4th/9th class).

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

वायसास्थानम् (vāyasāsthānam) - the dwelling place of Bhūśuṇḍa, the ancient crow. (dwelling of crows, crow's abode)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāyasāsthāna

vāyasāsthāna - crow's abode, dwelling of crows

Tatpuruṣa compound: vāyasa (crow) + āsthāna (abode/seat).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāyasa+āsthāna)

• vāyasa – crow
  noun (masculine)
• āsthāna – abode, seat, assembly, place
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-√sthā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नीलोत्पलसरससमम् (nīlotpalasarasasamam) - like a lake of blue lotuses, resembling a pond with blue water lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīlotpalasarasasama

nīlotpalasarasasama - resembling a lake of blue lotuses

Compound: nīlotpala (blue lotus) + saras (lake) + sama (like).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīlotpala+saras+sama)

• nīlotpala – blue lotus, blue water lily
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound: nīla (blue) + utpala (lotus).
• saras – lake, pond, pool
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

मत्पातमन्दवातेन (matpātamandavātena) - by the gentle breeze of my descent

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matpātamandavāta

matpātamandavāta - the gentle breeze of my descent

Tatpuruṣa compound: mat-pāta (my descent) + manda-vāta (gentle breeze).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (matpāta+mandavāta)

• matpāta – my descent
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: mat (my) + pāta (fall/descent).
• mandavāta – gentle breeze
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound: manda (gentle) + vāta (wind/breeze).

भूकम्पेन (bhūkampena) - by an earthquake

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūkampa

bhūkampa - earthquake, trembling of the earth

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhū (earth) + kampa (trembling).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhū+kampa)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• kampa – trembling, shaking
  noun (masculine)
  From √kamp (1st class) 'to tremble'.
  Root: kamp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

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