योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-89, verse-3
वज्रार्चिर्विषमौ दीर्घौ तस्यास्तां दशनौ सितौ ।
कल्पानलशिखातुल्यौ सुमेरून्मूलनक्षमौ ॥ ३ ॥
कल्पानलशिखातुल्यौ सुमेरून्मूलनक्षमौ ॥ ३ ॥
vajrārcirviṣamau dīrghau tasyāstāṃ daśanau sitau ,
kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau 3
kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau 3
3.
vajrārcis viṣamau dīrghau tasya āstām daśanau
sitau kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau
sitau kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau
3.
tasya dīrghau sitau viṣamau daśanau vajrārcis
kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau āstām
kalpānalaśikhātulyau sumerūnmūlanakṣamau āstām
3.
His two tusks were long, white, and formidable, resembling the flames of a thunderbolt. They were like the flames of the cosmic fire of dissolution, capable of uprooting Mount Sumeru.
Words meanings summery:
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- वज्रार्चिस् (vajrārcis) - flame of a thunderbolt
- विषमौ (viṣamau) - formidable, uneven, terrible
- दीर्घौ (dīrghau) - long
- तस्य (tasya) - his
- आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were
- दशनौ (daśanau) - two tusks
- सितौ (sitau) - white
- कल्पानलशिखातुल्यौ (kalpānalaśikhātulyau) - similar to the flames of the cosmic fire of dissolution
- सुमेरून्मूलनक्षमौ (sumerūnmūlanakṣamau) - capable of uprooting Mount Sumeru
Words meanings and morphology
वज्रार्चिस् (vajrārcis) - flame of a thunderbolt
(noun)
of vajrārcis
vajrārcis - flame of lightning/thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+arcis)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - arcis – flame, ray, light
noun (neuter)
Root: ṛc (class 1)
Note: Used adjectivally in comparison.
विषमौ (viṣamau) - formidable, uneven, terrible
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of viṣama
viṣama - uneven, difficult, formidable, terrible
दीर्घौ (dīrghau) - long
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, tall
तस्य (tasya) - his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
दशनौ (daśanau) - two tusks
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of daśana
daśana - tooth, tusk
Root: daṃś (class 1)
सितौ (sitau) - white
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sita
sita - white, pale, tied, bound
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'si' (to bind) or 'śvit' (to be white). Here, 'white'.
Root: śvit (class 1)
कल्पानलशिखातुल्यौ (kalpānalaśikhātulyau) - similar to the flames of the cosmic fire of dissolution
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kalpānalaśikhātulya
kalpānalaśikhātulya - similar to the flames of the fire at the end of a cosmic age
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anala+śikhā+tulya)
- kalpa – cosmic epoch, eon
noun (masculine)
Root: kḷp (class 1) - anala – fire
noun (masculine) - śikhā – flame, crest
noun (feminine) - tulya – similar, equal, like
adjective
Root: tul (class 1)
सुमेरून्मूलनक्षमौ (sumerūnmūlanakṣamau) - capable of uprooting Mount Sumeru
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sumerūnmūlanakṣama
sumerūnmūlanakṣama - capable of uprooting Mount Sumeru
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sumeru+unmūlana+kṣama)
- sumeru – Mount Sumeru (mythical mountain)
proper noun (masculine) - unmūlana – uprooting, eradication
noun (neuter)
Prefix: ud
Root: mūl (class 10) - kṣama – capable, able, fit
adjective
Root: kṣam (class 1)