योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-46

रथाम्भोधरनिर्ह्रादैर्दिवि भूमौ घनारवैः ।
चतुर्दिक्कं घनं तारक्रेंकारस्य चतुष्टयैः ॥ ४६ ॥

rathāmbhodharanirhrādairdivi bhūmau ghanāravaiḥ ,
caturdikkaṃ ghanaṃ tārakreṃkārasya catuṣṭayaiḥ 46

46. rathāmbhodharanirhrādaiḥ divi bhūmau ghanāravaiḥ
caturdikkam ghanam tārakreṁkārasya catuṣṭayaiḥ

46. divi bhūmau rathāmbhodharanirhrādaiḥ ghanāravaiḥ
caturdikkam ghanam tārakreṁkārasya catuṣṭayaiḥ

46. By the roars of chariots, like thunderclouds, by deep sounds on earth and in the sky, and by the dense, intense, fourfold high-pitched trumpeting (kreṁkāra) of elephants in all four directions.

Words meanings summery:

• रथाम्भोधरनिर्ह्रादैः (rathāmbhodharanirhrādaiḥ) - by the roars of chariots like thunderclouds; by the cloud-like sounds of chariots

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

• घनारवैः (ghanāravaiḥ) - by deep sounds; by loud roars

• चतुर्दिक्कम् (caturdikkam) - in all four directions; on all sides

• घनम् (ghanam) - densely, intensely, greatly

• तारक्रेंकारस्य (tārakreṁkārasya) - of the high-pitched trumpeting; of the shrill trumpeting

• चतुष्टयैः (catuṣṭayaiḥ) - by the fourfold group; by the quadruples

Words meanings and morphology

रथाम्भोधरनिर्ह्रादैः (rathāmbhodharanirhrādaiḥ) - by the roars of chariots like thunderclouds; by the cloud-like sounds of chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathāmbhodharanirhrāda

rathāmbhodharanirhrāda - roars of chariots like thunderclouds

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ratha+ambhodhara+nirhrāda)

• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
• ambhodhara – cloud, thundercloud (lit. water-bearer)
  noun (masculine)
  From ambhas (water) + dhara (bearer)
• nirhrāda – roar, loud sound, crash
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: hrād (class 1)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

घनारवैः (ghanāravaiḥ) - by deep sounds; by loud roars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghanārava

ghanārava - deep sound, loud roar

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ghana+ārava)

• ghana – dense, thick, deep, loud
  adjective
• ārava – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

चतुर्दिक्कम् (caturdikkam) - in all four directions; on all sides

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of catur-dik

घनम् (ghanam) - densely, intensely, greatly

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here

तारक्रेंकारस्य (tārakreṁkārasya) - of the high-pitched trumpeting; of the shrill trumpeting

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tārakreṁkāra

tārakreṁkāra - high-pitched trumpeting (of elephants)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (tāra+kreṁkāra)

• tāra – high-pitched, shrill, loud
  adjective
• kreṁkāra – trumpeting (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)

चतुष्टयैः (catuṣṭayaiḥ) - by the fourfold group; by the quadruples

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of catuṣṭaya

catuṣṭaya - group of four, quadruple, fourfold collection

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