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.

31. אני זוכר את עולם ההרים כשהוא מוארת בחלקו כמו חללים אפלים בזוהר האבנים הטובות של הר מֵרוּ, דמוי הר הַלוֹקָאלָוֹקָה המפריד בין אור לחושך.

Words meanings summery:

• 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'.

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