योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-86, verse-8
तद्वीर्यं कल्पकालाग्निगलितेन्दुद्रवोपमम् ।
रसानां पारदादीनां दिव्यानामनुरञ्जनम् ॥ ८ ॥
रसानां पारदादीनां दिव्यानामनुरञ्जनम् ॥ ८ ॥
tadvīryaṃ kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopamam ,
rasānāṃ pāradādīnāṃ divyānāmanurañjanam 8
rasānāṃ pāradādīnāṃ divyānāmanurañjanam 8
8.
tat vīryam kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopamam
rasānām pāradādīnām divyānām anurañjanam
rasānām pāradādīnām divyānām anurañjanam
8.
tat vīryam kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopamam
divyānām pāradādīnām rasānām anurañjanam
divyānām pāradādīnām rasānām anurañjanam
8.
Its potency is comparable to the liquid essence of the moon, melted by the cosmic fire (kalpāgni) that consumes all at the end of a cosmic age (kalpa). It acts as an enchanting colorant for divine alchemical substances such as mercury.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that, its
- वीर्यम् (vīryam) - potency, energy, valor, essence
- कल्पकालाग्निगलितेन्दुद्रवोपमम् (kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopamam) - comparable to the liquid essence of the moon melted by the fire of the end of a cosmic age
- रसानाम् (rasānām) - of alchemical essences or substances (of essences, of liquids, of tastes, of mercury)
- पारदादीनाम् (pāradādīnām) - of mercury and others, of mercury and similar substances
- दिव्यानाम् (divyānām) - of divine, of celestial, of wondrous
- अनुरञ्जनम् (anurañjanam) - enchanting colorant, agent of transformation (coloring, dyeing, enchanting, delighting)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that, its
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to the potency mentioned implicitly from previous context.
वीर्यम् (vīryam) - potency, energy, valor, essence
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya
vīrya - potency, energy, valor, essence
Note: Subject of the sentence, implied 'is'.
कल्पकालाग्निगलितेन्दुद्रवोपमम् (kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopamam) - comparable to the liquid essence of the moon melted by the fire of the end of a cosmic age
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopama
kalpakālāgnigalitendudravopama - comparable to the liquid essence of the moon melted by the fire of the end of a cosmic age
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalpa+kāla+agni+galita+indu+drava+upama)
- kalpa – cosmic age, eon
noun (masculine) - kāla – time, end
noun (masculine) - agni – fire
noun (masculine) - galita – melted, dissolved, flowed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √gal (to drop, drip) + kta suffix
Root: gal (class 1) - indu – moon
noun (masculine) - drava – liquid, essence, fluid
noun (masculine) - upama – comparable, similar, like
adjective (neuter)
रसानाम् (rasānām) - of alchemical essences or substances (of essences, of liquids, of tastes, of mercury)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rasa
rasa - essence, liquid, taste, juice, mercury (in alchemy)
पारदादीनाम् (pāradādīnām) - of mercury and others, of mercury and similar substances
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāradādi
pāradādi - mercury and similar substances
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārada+ādi)
- pārada – mercury, quicksilver
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
indeclinable
Note: Modifies 'rasānām'.
दिव्यानाम् (divyānām) - of divine, of celestial, of wondrous
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, wondrous
Note: Modifies 'rasānām'.
अनुरञ्जनम् (anurañjanam) - enchanting colorant, agent of transformation (coloring, dyeing, enchanting, delighting)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anurañjana
anurañjana - coloring, dyeing, enchanting, delighting, charming
Derived from √rañj (to color, delight) with prefix anu-
Prefix: anu
Root: rañj (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative, 'it is a colorant'.