योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-114, verse-4
लुनात्युपत्यकां वार्धिः शैलशालिशिलावलीः ।
वनालीर्लहरीदात्रैरापादफलपल्लवाः ॥ ४ ॥
वनालीर्लहरीदात्रैरापादफलपल्लवाः ॥ ४ ॥
lunātyupatyakāṃ vārdhiḥ śailaśāliśilāvalīḥ ,
vanālīrlaharīdātrairāpādaphalapallavāḥ 4
vanālīrlaharīdātrairāpādaphalapallavāḥ 4
4.
lunāti upatyakām vārdhiḥ śaila-śāli-śilāvalīḥ |
vanālīḥ laharī-dātraiḥ ā-pāda-phala-pallavāḥ || 4 ||
vanālīḥ laharī-dātraiḥ ā-pāda-phala-pallavāḥ || 4 ||
4.
The ocean cuts the valley, the rows of mountain-like rocks, and the forest groves—from their roots to their fruits and sprouts—with its wave-sickles.
Words meanings summery:
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- लुनाति (lunāti) - cuts, mows, reaps, severs
- उपत्यकाम् (upatyakām) - valley, low-lying land at the foot of a mountain
- वार्धिः (vārdhiḥ) - ocean, sea
- शैल-शालि-शिलावलीः (śaila-śāli-śilāvalīḥ) - specific type of rock formations being cut by the ocean (rows of rocks resembling mountains)
- वनालीः (vanālīḥ) - other natural formations being cut (rows of forests, forest groves)
- लहरी-दात्रैः (laharī-dātraiḥ) - the instrument by which the cutting is done (with wave-sickles, with sickles of waves)
- आ-पाद-फल-पल्लवाः (ā-pāda-phala-pallavāḥ) - indicating the complete destruction/cutting down to the basic elements of the plants/trees (from root to fruit and sprout)
Words meanings and morphology
लुनाति (lunāti) - cuts, mows, reaps, severs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of lū
Present active, 3rd person singular
Root: lū (class 9)
उपत्यकाम् (upatyakām) - valley, low-lying land at the foot of a mountain
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of upatyakā
upatyakā - valley, low-lying land at the foot of a mountain
Note: Object of 'lunāti'.
वार्धिः (vārdhiḥ) - ocean, sea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vārdhi
vārdhi - ocean, sea, repository of waters
From 'vāri' (water) + 'dhā' (to hold/contain)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Subject of 'lunāti'.
शैल-शालि-शिलावलीः (śaila-śāli-śilāvalīḥ) - specific type of rock formations being cut by the ocean (rows of rocks resembling mountains)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of śaila-śāli-śilāvali
śaila-śāli-śilāvali - rows of rocks resembling mountains
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila-śāli+śilāvali)
- śaila-śāli – resembling mountains, mountain-like
adjective (masculine) - śilāvali – row of rocks, series of stones
noun (feminine)
Note: Object of 'lunāti'.
वनालीः (vanālīḥ) - other natural formations being cut (rows of forests, forest groves)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of vanālī
vanālī - row of forests, forest grove
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+ālī)
- vana – forest, wood
noun (neuter) - ālī – row, range, line, series
noun (feminine)
Note: Object of 'lunāti'.
लहरी-दात्रैः (laharī-dātraiḥ) - the instrument by which the cutting is done (with wave-sickles, with sickles of waves)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of laharī-dātra
laharī-dātra - wave-sickle, sickle-like wave
Compound type : rupaka (laharī+dātra)
- laharī – wave, billow
noun (feminine) - dātra – sickle, scythe
noun (neuter)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Instrument of action.
आ-पाद-फल-पल्लवाः (ā-pāda-phala-pallavāḥ) - indicating the complete destruction/cutting down to the basic elements of the plants/trees (from root to fruit and sprout)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ā-pāda-phala-pallava
ā-pāda-phala-pallava - from foot/root to fruit and sprout/leaf
Compound type : dvandva (pāda+phala+pallava)
- pāda – foot, root, base, quarter
noun (masculine) - phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter) - pallava – sprout, young leaf, tender shoot
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'śaila-śāli-śilāvalīḥ' and 'vanālīḥ'.