योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-55

चिच्छक्तिमातृका स्थूला तरला घनचापला ।
तारकाजालदशना संध्यारुणतरा धरा ॥ ५५ ॥

cicchaktimātṛkā sthūlā taralā ghanacāpalā ,
tārakājāladaśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā 55

55. cit-śakti-mātṛkā sthūlā taralā ghana-cāpalā
tārakā-jāla-daśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā

55. dharā cit-śakti-mātṛkā sthūlā taralā
ghana-cāpalā tārakā-jāla-daśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā

55. The Earth, a gross, trembling, and immensely fickle matrix of consciousness and power (śakti), has teeth like clusters of stars and is redder than the twilight.

55. אם עוצמת התודעה (שַׁקְתִי), גלויה, נעה וחסרת מנוח, שיניה כרשת כוכבים והיא אדומה מדמדומים, נושאת הכל.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-शक्ति-मातृका (cit-śakti-mātṛkā) - matrix of consciousness and power

• स्थूला (sthūlā) - gross, massive, large, bulky

• तरला (taralā) - trembling, restless, fluid

• घन-चापला (ghana-cāpalā) - extremely fickle, greatly unsteady

• तारका-जाल-दशना (tārakā-jāla-daśanā) - having teeth like a cluster of stars

• संध्यारुणतरा (saṁdhyāruṇatarā) - redder than the twilight

• धरा (dharā) - the Earth, bearer

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-शक्ति-मातृका (cit-śakti-mātṛkā) - matrix of consciousness and power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-śakti-mātṛkā

cit-śakti-mātṛkā - matrix of consciousness and power, primary source of spiritual energy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śakti+mātṛkā)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, spirit
  noun (feminine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability; divine feminine energy
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• mātṛkā – mother, matrix, divine mother, source, primary form
  noun (feminine)

स्थूला (sthūlā) - gross, massive, large, bulky

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthūla

sthūla - gross, massive, large, bulky, corpulent, substantial

तरला (taralā) - trembling, restless, fluid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tarala

tarala - trembling, shaking, restless, fickle, fluid, liquid

Root: tṝ (class 1)

घन-चापला (ghana-cāpalā) - extremely fickle, greatly unsteady

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghana-cāpalā

ghana-cāpalā - very unsteady, extremely fickle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+cāpalā)

• ghana – dense, thick, abundant, intense, very
  adjective (masculine)
• cāpalā – fickle, unsteady, swift, restless
  adjective (feminine)

तारका-जाल-दशना (tārakā-jāla-daśanā) - having teeth like a cluster of stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārakā-jāla-daśanā

tārakā-jāla-daśanā - one whose teeth are a cluster of stars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārakā+jāla+daśana)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, cluster, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• daśana – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

संध्यारुणतरा (saṁdhyāruṇatarā) - redder than the twilight

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃdhyāruṇatarā

saṁdhyāruṇatarā - redder than twilight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃdhyā+aruṇatarā)

• saṃdhyā – twilight, evening, juncture
  noun (feminine)
• aruṇatarā – redder, more reddish (comparative degree)
  adjective (feminine)
  comparative suffix -tara added to aruṇa

धरा (dharā) - the Earth, bearer

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - Earth, ground, bearer, supporter

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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