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6,21

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-31

मेरुरत्नतलोद्योतैरर्धप्रकटकोटरम् ।
लोकालोकमिवाक्याढ्याद्रिभुवनं संस्मराम्यहम् ॥ ३१ ॥
meruratnatalodyotairardhaprakaṭakoṭaram ,
lokālokamivākyāḍhyādribhuvanaṃ saṃsmarāmyaham 31
31. meruratnatalodyotaiḥ ardhaprakaṭakoṭaram
lokālokam iva ākhyāḍhyādribhuvanam saṃsmarāmi aham
31. aham meruratnatalodyotaiḥ ardhaprakaṭakoṭaram
lokālokam iva ākhyāḍhyādribhuvanam saṃsmarāmi
31. I remember the world of famed mountains, resembling the Lokāloka mountain, its hollows half-revealed by the glow from the jewel-studded base of Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मेरुरत्नतलोद्योतैः (meruratnatalodyotaiḥ) - by the brilliance of the surfaces of Meru's jewels
  • अर्धप्रकटकोटरम् (ardhaprakaṭakoṭaram) - with half-revealed hollows/caves
  • लोकालोकम् (lokālokam) - Lokāloka mountain (mythical boundary mountain)
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
  • आख्याढ्याद्रिभुवनम् (ākhyāḍhyādribhuvanam) - the world of mountains rich in fame/story
  • संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recall
  • अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

मेरुरत्नतलोद्योतैः (meruratnatalodyotaiḥ) - by the brilliance of the surfaces of Meru's jewels
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of meruratnatalodyota
meruratnatalodyota - brilliance of the base of Meru's jewels
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+ratna+tala+udyota)
  • meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ratna – jewel, gem
    noun (neuter)
  • tala – surface, base, flat ground
    noun (masculine/neuter)
  • udyota – splendor, brilliance, glow
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'dyut' with prefix 'ud-'
    Prefix: ud
    Root: dyut (class 1)
Note: Instrument of 'ardhaprakaṭakoṭaram'.
अर्धप्रकटकोटरम् (ardhaprakaṭakoṭaram) - with half-revealed hollows/caves
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ardhaprakaṭakoṭara
ardhaprakaṭakoṭara - with half-revealed hollows/caves
Compound adjective describing the mountain realm.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ardha+prakaṭa+koṭara)
  • ardha – half, part
    adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
  • prakaṭa – revealed, manifest, apparent
    adjective (masculine)
    From pra-kaṭ or pra-kṛt
    Prefix: pra
  • koṭara – hollow, cavity, cave, tree-hollow
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'ākhyāḍhyādribhuvanam'.
लोकालोकम् (lokālokam) - Lokāloka mountain (mythical boundary mountain)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lokāloka
lokāloka - Lokāloka mountain (mythical boundary mountain dividing the visible world from the region of darkness)
Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
आख्याढ्याद्रिभुवनम् (ākhyāḍhyādribhuvanam) - the world of mountains rich in fame/story
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāḍhyādribhuvana
ākhyāḍhyādribhuvana - the world of mountains rich in fame/story
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākhyāḍhya+adribhuvana)
  • ākhyāḍhya – rich in fame/story, renowned
    adjective (masculine)
    Compound: ākhyā (tale/name) + āḍhya (rich)
  • adribhuvana – mountain realm/world
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'saṃsmarāmi'.
संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recall
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ
present active
Prefix: sam
Root: smṛ (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Subject of 'saṃsmarāmi'.