योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-13

मन्दराकर्षणावेगपर्याकुलसुरासुरम् ।
स्मरामि द्वादशं चेदममृताम्भोधिमन्थनम् ॥ १३ ॥

mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsuram ,
smarāmi dvādaśaṃ cedamamṛtāmbhodhimanthanam 13

13. mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsuram smarāmi
dvādaśam ca idam amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam

13. smarāmi idam dvādaśam amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam
ca mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsuram

13. I recall this twelfth churning of the ocean of nectar (amṛta), which caused great agitation among the gods and demons due to the forceful pulling of Mount Mandara.

13. אני נזכר גם בשניים-עשר מקרי חביצה של אוקיינוס משקה האלמוות, שבהם האלים והאשדים נסערו בשל המהירות שבה סובבו את הר מַנְדָרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दराकर्षणावेगपर्याकुलसुरासुरम् (mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsuram) - describing the churning event where gods and demons were agitated (agitated gods and demons due to the force of pulling Mandara mountain)

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - The speaker (a sage) is recalling this event. (I remember, I recall)

• द्वादशम् (dvādaśam) - Refers to this particular churning as the twelfth instance. (twelfth)

• च (ca) - Connects 'this' with the main object 'churning'. (and, also)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the churning event being described. (this)

• अमृताम्भोधिमन्थनम् (amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam) - The specific cosmic event of churning for the elixir of immortality. (churning of the ocean of nectar (amṛta))

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दराकर्षणावेगपर्याकुलसुरासुरम् (mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsuram) - describing the churning event where gods and demons were agitated (agitated gods and demons due to the force of pulling Mandara mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsura

mandarākarṣaṇāvegaparyākulasurāsura - (the state of) gods and demons agitated by the force of pulling Mandara mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandara+ākarṣaṇa+āvega+paryākula+sura+asura)

• mandara – Mandara mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākarṣaṇa – pulling, drawing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root kṛṣ with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• āvega – force, impulse, agitation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vij (class 3)
• paryākula – greatly agitated, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kul (to collect, swell) with prefixes pari and ā
  Prefixes: pari+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• sura – god
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a

Note: Adjective modifying 'amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam'.

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - The speaker (a sage) is recalling this event. (I remember, I recall)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Present active indicative

Root smṛ, 1st conjugation (bhvādi), parasmaipada, 1st person singular

Root: smṛ (class 1)

द्वादशम् (dvādaśam) - Refers to this particular churning as the twelfth instance. (twelfth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśa

dvādaśa - twelfth

Ordinal number derived from dvā-daśan (two-ten)

Note: Adjective modifying 'amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam'.

च (ca) - Connects 'this' with the main object 'churning'. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the churning event being described. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter accusative singular

Note: Modifies 'amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam'.

अमृताम्भोधिमन्थनम् (amṛtāmbhodhimanthanam) - The specific cosmic event of churning for the elixir of immortality. (churning of the ocean of nectar (amṛta))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtāmbhodhimanthana

amṛtāmbhodhimanthana - churning of the ocean of nectar (amṛta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+ambhodhi+manthana)

• amṛta – nectar, immortal, undying
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (often nominalized)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die) with negative prefix a-
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• ambhodhi – ocean (literally: water container)
  noun (masculine)
• manthana – churning, agitation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root manth (to churn)
  Root: manth (class 1)

Note: Object of 'smarāmi'.

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