योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-28

सौवर्णचन्द्रपीठाढ्यो रत्नाढ्यशिखराङ्गुलिः ।
ध्वनद्द्वीपाब्धिवलयो भुवेवोन्नमितो भुजः ॥ २८ ॥

sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhyo ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguliḥ ,
dhvanaddvīpābdhivalayo bhuvevonnamito bhujaḥ 28

28. sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhyaḥ ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguliḥ
dhvanadvīpābdhivalayaḥ bhuvā iva unnamitaḥ bhujaḥ

28. bhujaḥ sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhyaḥ ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguliḥ
dhvanadvīpābdhivalayaḥ bhuvā iva unnamitaḥ

28. An arm, adorned with a golden moon-seat and having fingers like jewel-studded mountain peaks, whose circumference encompasses roaring islands and oceans, appears as if it has been lifted up by the Earth itself.

28. הוא מעוטר במושב ירח של זהב, פסגותיו המשובצות באבנים טובות הן כאינספור אצבעות, וטבעות הימים והיבשות המהדהדות סביבו גורמות לו להיראות כזרוע שהורמה על ידי האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• सौवर्णचन्द्रपीठाढ्यः (sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhyaḥ) - adorned with a golden moon-seat, endowed with a golden moon-throne

• रत्नाढ्यशिखराङ्गुलिः (ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguliḥ) - whose fingers are like jewel-laden peaks, with fingers resembling peaks rich with jewels

• ध्वनद्वीपाब्धिवलयः (dhvanadvīpābdhivalayaḥ) - whose circumference is formed by roaring islands and oceans

• भुवा (bhuvā) - by the earth

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• उन्नमितः (unnamitaḥ) - lifted up, raised, elevated

• भुजः (bhujaḥ) - arm, hand

Words meanings and morphology

सौवर्णचन्द्रपीठाढ्यः (sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhyaḥ) - adorned with a golden moon-seat, endowed with a golden moon-throne

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhya

sauvarṇacandrapīṭhāḍhya - adorned with a golden moon-seat

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+candra+pīṭha+āḍhya)

• suvarṇa – gold
  noun (neuter)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, throne, pedestal
  noun (neuter)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with, adorned with
  adjective (masculine)

रत्नाढ्यशिखराङ्गुलिः (ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguliḥ) - whose fingers are like jewel-laden peaks, with fingers resembling peaks rich with jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguli

ratnāḍhyaśikharāṅguli - whose fingers are like jewel-laden peaks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratna+āḍhya+śikhara+aṅguli)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• āḍhya – rich, endowed with, adorned with
  adjective (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)

ध्वनद्वीपाब्धिवलयः (dhvanadvīpābdhivalayaḥ) - whose circumference is formed by roaring islands and oceans

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvanadvīpābdhivalaya

dhvanadvīpābdhivalaya - whose circumference is formed by roaring islands and oceans

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhvanat+dvīpa+abdhi+valaya)

• dhvanat – sounding, roaring, making noise
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from √dhvan
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• abdhi – ocean, sea (literally 'holder of water')
  noun (masculine)
• valaya – circle, circumference, bracelet
  noun (masculine)

भुवा (bhuvā) - by the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

उन्नमितः (unnamitaḥ) - lifted up, raised, elevated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unnamita

unnamita - lifted up, raised, elevated

Past Passive Participle

from ud-√nam (to bend up, raise)

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

भुजः (bhujaḥ) - arm, hand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

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