योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-112, verse-8

पश्चिमार्णवतीरस्था नालिकेरधरावनौ ।
यवना विगतप्राणा निगीर्णा मकरोत्करैः ॥ ८ ॥

paścimārṇavatīrasthā nālikeradharāvanau ,
yavanā vigataprāṇā nigīrṇā makarotkaraiḥ 8

8. paścimārṇavatīrasthā nālikeradharāvanau
yavanāḥ vigatapraṇāḥ nigīrṇāḥ makarotkaraiḥ

8. yavanāḥ paścimārṇavatīrasthā nālikeradharāvanau
vigatapraṇāḥ makarotkaraiḥ nigīrṇāḥ

8. The Yavanas (foreigners), who were on the coconut-bearing land situated on the shore of the western ocean, became lifeless and were devoured by multitudes of crocodiles.

8. אנשי הַיַוָנָה, ששכנו בחופי האוקיינוס המערבי בארץ עצי הנרגיל, איבדו את חייהם ונבלעו על ידי נחילי מפלצות ים.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्चिमार्णवतीरस्था (paścimārṇavatīrasthā) - located on the shore of the western ocean

• नालिकेरधरावनौ (nālikeradharāvanau) - on the coconut-bearing land

• यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Yavanas, Greeks, foreigners

• विगतप्रणाः (vigatapraṇāḥ) - lifeless, deprived of life, dead

• निगीर्णाः (nigīrṇāḥ) - swallowed, devoured

• मकरोत्करैः (makarotkaraiḥ) - by multitudes of crocodiles, by swarms of sea monsters

Words meanings and morphology

पश्चिमार्णवतीरस्था (paścimārṇavatīrasthā) - located on the shore of the western ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paścimārṇavatīrastha

paścimārṇavatīrastha - located on the western ocean shore

compound of paścima, arṇava, tīra, and stha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paścima+arṇava+tīra+stha)

• paścima – western, last
  adjective (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• tīra – shore, bank
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, being, located
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नालिकेरधरावनौ (nālikeradharāvanau) - on the coconut-bearing land

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nālikeradharāvani

nālikeradharāvani - coconut-bearing land

compound of nālikera (coconut), dhara (bearing), and avani (earth/land)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nālikera+dhara+avani)

• nālikera – coconut tree, coconut
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• avani – earth, land
  noun (feminine)

यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Yavanas, Greeks, foreigners

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yavana

yavana - Yavana (a Greek or foreigner), Ionian

विगतप्रणाः (vigatapraṇāḥ) - lifeless, deprived of life, dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vigatapraṇa

vigatapraṇa - one whose life (prāṇa) has departed, lifeless, dead

compound of vigata (departed) and praṇa (life-breath)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+prāṇa)

• vigata – gone away, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)

निगीर्णाः (nigīrṇāḥ) - swallowed, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigīrṇa

nigīrṇa - swallowed, eaten

Past Passive Participle

from root gṛ with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: gṛ (class 6)

मकरोत्करैः (makarotkaraiḥ) - by multitudes of crocodiles, by swarms of sea monsters

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of makarotkara

makarotkara - multitude of crocodiles/sea monsters

compound of makara (crocodile/sea monster) and utkara (multitude/heap)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (makara+utkara)

• makara – crocodile, sea monster, aquatic animal
  noun (masculine)
• utkara – heap, multitude, abundance
  noun (masculine)

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