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7,114

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-4

लुनात्युपत्यकां वार्धिः शैलशालिशिलावलीः ।
वनालीर्लहरीदात्रैरापादफलपल्लवाः ॥ ४ ॥
lunātyupatyakāṃ vārdhiḥ śailaśāliśilāvalīḥ ,
vanālīrlaharīdātrairāpādaphalapallavāḥ 4
4. lunāti upatyakām vārdhiḥ śaila-śāli-śilāvalīḥ |
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'.