योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-57

जम्बूद्वीपमहानाभिर्वनश्रीरोमराजिका ।
भूत्वा भूत्वा विनश्यन्ती त्रिलोकीवृद्धकामिनी ॥ ५७ ॥

jambūdvīpamahānābhirvanaśrīromarājikā ,
bhūtvā bhūtvā vinaśyantī trilokīvṛddhakāminī 57

57. jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhiḥ vana-śrī-roma-rājikā
bhūtvā bhūtvā vinaśyantī tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī

57. sā jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhiḥ vana-śrī-roma-rājikā
bhūtvā bhūtvā vinaśyantī tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī

57. She has the great continent of Jambūdvīpa as her navel and the beauty of forests as her bodily hair; coming into being again and again, and perishing, she is the desired ancient beloved of the three worlds.

57. יבשת גַ'מְבּוּדְוִוילָּה היא טבורה הגדול, יופי היערות הוא שער גופה, והיא האישה העתיקה של שלושת העולמות, המופיעה ונעלמת שוב ושוב.

Words meanings summery:

• जम्बूद्वीप-महा-नाभिः (jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhiḥ) - having the great continent of Jambūdvīpa as her navel

• वन-श्री-रोम-राजिका (vana-śrī-roma-rājikā) - having the beauty of forests as her bodily hair

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly having come into being (having been, having become)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly having come into being (having been, having become)

• विनश्यन्ती (vinaśyantī) - perishing, disappearing, being destroyed

• त्रि-लोकी-वृद्ध-कामिनी (tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī) - the desired ancient beloved of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

जम्बूद्वीप-महा-नाभिः (jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhiḥ) - having the great continent of Jambūdvīpa as her navel

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhi

jambūdvīpa-mahā-nābhi - one whose great navel is Jambūdvīpa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jambūdvīpa+mahā+nābhi)

• jambūdvīpa – the continent of Jambū (rose-apple tree), often referring to India or the central world continent
  proper noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• nābhi – navel, center, hub
  noun (feminine)

वन-श्री-रोम-राजिका (vana-śrī-roma-rājikā) - having the beauty of forests as her bodily hair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vana-śrī-roma-rājikā

vana-śrī-roma-rājikā - one whose line of hair is the beauty of forests

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vana+śrī+roma-rājikā)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – beauty, splendor, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)
• roma-rājikā – line of bodily hair
  noun (feminine)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly having come into being (having been, having become)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root bhū with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - repeatedly having come into being (having been, having become)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root bhū with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated to indicate repeated action.

विनश्यन्ती (vinaśyantī) - perishing, disappearing, being destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinaśyat

vinaśyat - perishing, disappearing, being destroyed

Present Active Participle

Derived from root naś with prefix vi- and suffix -at (feminine -antī)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

त्रि-लोकी-वृद्ध-कामिनी (tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī) - the desired ancient beloved of the three worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī

tri-lokī-vṛddha-kāminī - ancient beloved/desired woman of the three worlds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri-lokī+vṛddha+kāminī)

• tri-lokī – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)
  noun (feminine)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, flourishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• kāminī – desired woman, beloved woman
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

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