योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-37, verse-27

यामपक्षदिनप्रेक्षाकटाक्षोद्भासिताम्बरम् ।
मज्जनोन्मज्जनव्यग्रकुलाद्रिकुलशेखरम् ॥ २७ ॥

yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbaram ,
majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekharam 27

27. yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbaram
majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekharam

27. yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbaram
majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekharam

27. Its sky (ambara) is illuminated by side-glances (kaṭākṣa) that perceive vast spans of time like yāmas, fortnights (pakṣas), and days; and it stands as the crest-jewel of the families of primary mountain ranges (kulādri) that are ceaselessly diving and emerging.

27. מעיר את השמיים במבטי פתע של שעות, שבועות וימים, כששרשראות הרים שוקעות ועולות בתנועה בלתי פוסקת.

Words meanings summery:

• यामपक्षदिनप्रेक्षाकटाक्षोद्भासिताम्बरम् (yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbaram) - whose sky is illuminated by side-glances that perceive yāmas, pakṣas, and days

• मज्जनोन्मज्जनव्यग्रकुलाद्रिकुलशेखरम् (majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekharam) - the crest-jewel of the families of primary mountain ranges (kulādri) that are ceaselessly diving and emerging (the crest-jewel of families of mountain ranges busy diving and emerging)

Words meanings and morphology

यामपक्षदिनप्रेक्षाकटाक्षोद्भासिताम्बरम् (yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbaram) - whose sky is illuminated by side-glances that perceive yāmas, pakṣas, and days

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbara

yāmapakṣadinaprekṣākaṭākṣodbhāsitāmbara - whose sky is illuminated by side-glances that perceive watches, fortnights, and days

Very long compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (yāma+pakṣa+dina+prekṣā+kaṭākṣa+udbhāsita+ambara)

• yāma – watch of the day (3 hours), period of time
  noun (masculine)
  from yam (to restrain, control)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• pakṣa – fortnight, wing, side
  noun (masculine)
  from pakṣ (to join)
  Root: pakṣ (class 1)
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• prekṣā – seeing, beholding, looking, perception
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-īkṣ (to look at)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• kaṭākṣa – side-glance, sidelong glance, amorous glance
  noun (masculine)
  kaṭa (side) + akṣa (eye)
• udbhāsita – illuminated, made to shine, resplendent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud-bhās (to shine forth)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ambara – sky, garment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with an implied object being described.

मज्जनोन्मज्जनव्यग्रकुलाद्रिकुलशेखरम् (majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekharam) - the crest-jewel of the families of primary mountain ranges (kulādri) that are ceaselessly diving and emerging (the crest-jewel of families of mountain ranges busy diving and emerging)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekhara

majjanonmajjanavyagrakulādrikulaśekhara - crest-jewel of the families of chief mountains busy with diving and emerging

Very long compound adjective.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (majjana+unmajjana+vyagra+kulādri+kula+śekhara)

• majjana – diving, sinking, immersion
  noun (neuter)
  from root majj (to sink, dive)
  Root: majj (class 6)
• unmajjana – emerging, rising up, coming to surface
  noun (neuter)
  from ud-majj (to rise up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: majj (class 6)
• vyagra – busy, preoccupied, eager, engrossed
  adjective
  from vi-agra (having the front part separated)
  Prefix: vi
• kulādri – primary mountain, chief mountain range (one of seven mythical ranges)
  noun (masculine)
  kula (family, lineage) + adri (mountain)
• kula – family, lineage, group, multitude
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kul (class 1)
• śekhara – crest, summit, diadem, crest-jewel
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  from śikhā (crest)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with an implied object being described.

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