योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-8

क्रोडीकृतमनोबुद्धिमयजीवाद्यहंकृतिः ।
अन्तःस्फुरच्चमत्कारा धूमलेखेव नागरी ॥ ८ ॥

kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṃkṛtiḥ ,
antaḥsphuraccamatkārā dhūmalekheva nāgarī 8

8. kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛtiḥ |
antaḥsphurat camatkārā dhūmalekhā iva nāgarī ||

8. sā (kuṇḍalinī) kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛtiḥ,
antaḥsphurat camatkārā ca (asti),
nāgarī dhūmalekhā iva (dṛśyate)

8. She (the Kundalinī śakti) is one whose ego (ahaṅkāra), which consists of mind, intellect, individual soul (jīva), and so forth, has been absorbed. She has an inner, sparkling brilliance, and is like a refined column of smoke.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोडीकृतमनोबुद्धिमयजीवाद्यहङ्कृतिः (kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛtiḥ) - whose ego (ahaṅkāra), consisting of mind, intellect, individual soul (jīva), etc., has been absorbed/embraced

• अन्तःस्फुरत् (antaḥsphurat) - inner sparkling, internally throbbing

• चमत्कारा (camatkārā) - having a wonder/brilliance/miracle

• धूमलेखा (dhūmalekhā) - a column of smoke, a wisp of smoke

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नागरी (nāgarī) - Refers to the graceful, refined nature of the smoke column, or by extension, the Kundalinī itself. (refined, elegant, skillful, urbane (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोडीकृतमनोबुद्धिमयजीवाद्यहङ्कृतिः (kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛtiḥ) - whose ego (ahaṅkāra), consisting of mind, intellect, individual soul (jīva), etc., has been absorbed/embraced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛti

kroḍīkṛtamanobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛti - one whose ego (ahaṅkāra), formed of mind, intellect, individual soul (jīva), etc., has been absorbed

Bahuvrīhi compound describing the Kundalinī Śakti.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kroḍīkṛta+manobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛti)

• kroḍīkṛta – embraced, absorbed, taken into the lap
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the verbal compound 'kroḍī-kṛ' (to embrace, take into the lap).
  Prefix: kroḍī
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• manobuddhimayajīvādyahaṅkṛti – ego (ahaṅkāra) consisting of mind, intellect, individual soul (jīva), etc.
  noun (feminine)
  Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaktiḥ kuṇḍalinī'.

अन्तःस्फुरत् (antaḥsphurat) - inner sparkling, internally throbbing

(indeclinable)

चमत्कारा (camatkārā) - having a wonder/brilliance/miracle

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camatkāra

camatkāra - wonder, astonishment, brilliant display, marvelous effect

Note: Here, it is part of a Bahuvrīhi compound 'antaḥsphuratcamatkārā', meaning 'one whose inner wonder is sparkling'.

धूमलेखा (dhūmalekhā) - a column of smoke, a wisp of smoke

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhūmalekhā

dhūmalekhā - line of smoke, column of smoke, wisp of smoke

Tatpuruṣa compound: dhūma (smoke) + lekhā (line).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+lekhā)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• lekhā – line, streak, column, writing
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नागरी (nāgarī) - Refers to the graceful, refined nature of the smoke column, or by extension, the Kundalinī itself. (refined, elegant, skillful, urbane (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nāgarī

nāgarī - feminine form of nāgara: urbane, refined, skillful, clever, belonging to a city

Note: Agrees with 'dhūmalekhā'.

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