योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-7, verse-55
चिच्छक्तिमातृका स्थूला तरला घनचापला ।
तारकाजालदशना संध्यारुणतरा धरा ॥ ५५ ॥
तारकाजालदशना संध्यारुणतरा धरा ॥ ५५ ॥
cicchaktimātṛkā sthūlā taralā ghanacāpalā ,
tārakājāladaśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā 55
tārakājāladaśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā 55
55.
cit-śakti-mātṛkā sthūlā taralā ghana-cāpalā
tārakā-jāla-daśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā
tārakā-jāla-daśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā dharā
55.
dharā cit-śakti-mātṛkā sthūlā taralā
ghana-cāpalā tārakā-jāla-daśanā saṃdhyāruṇatarā
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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)