योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-14

हेमसान्वासनस्थोऽग्र्यो वातव्याधितटोऽम्बुदः ।
तडित्पीताम्बरं धत्ते क्षुब्धं हरिरिवोद्भवः ॥ १४ ॥

hemasānvāsanastho'gryo vātavyādhitaṭo'mbudaḥ ,
taḍitpītāmbaraṃ dhatte kṣubdhaṃ haririvodbhavaḥ 14

14. hema-sānu-āsana-asthaḥ agryaḥ vāta-vyādhi-taṭaḥ ambudaḥ
taḍit-pīta-ambaram dhatte kṣubdham hariḥ iva udbhavaḥ

14. hema-sānu-āsana-asthaḥ agryaḥ vāta-vyādhi-taṭaḥ ambudaḥ
taḍit-pīta-ambaram dhatte kṣubdham hariḥ iva udbhavaḥ

14. The foremost cloud, resting on a golden mountain peak and having its sides agitated by the wind, bears lightning as a flickering yellow garment, just as the self-manifested Hari (Vishnu) wears an agitated yellow garment.

14. ענן כהה בראש מדרון ההר, היושב על פיסגת הזהב כמו על כס מלכות, עוטה בגדי ברק צהובים וזורח כמו הָאלִי (וִישְׁנוּ) בעת בריאת העולם.

Words meanings summery:

• हेम-सानु-आसन-अस्थः (hema-sānu-āsana-asthaḥ) - situated on a golden mountain peak

• अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, chief, excellent, best

• वात-व्याधि-तटः (vāta-vyādhi-taṭaḥ) - whose edges/flanks (as a cloud) are shaken by the wind (whose banks/sides are agitated by wind)

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud, water-giver

• तडित्-पीत-अम्बरम् (taḍit-pīta-ambaram) - the flickering lightning of the cloud appearing like a yellow garment (yellow garment of lightning, lightning-yellow garment)

• धत्ते (dhatte) - wears (the garment), bears (the lightning) (bears, holds, wears, places)

• क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - flickering (for lightning/garment) (agitated, disturbed, shaken, flickering)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Vishnu, lion, horse, sun)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्भवः (udbhavaḥ) - self-manifested (an epithet of Vishnu) (arising, origin, source, self-born, epithet of Vishnu)

Words meanings and morphology

हेम-सानु-आसन-अस्थः (hema-sānu-āsana-asthaḥ) - situated on a golden mountain peak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hema-sānu-āsana-astha

hema-sānu-āsana-astha - one who is situated on a golden mountain peak

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'hema-sānu' (golden peak), 'āsana' (seat), and 'astha' (situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema-sānu+āsana+astha)

• hema-sānu – golden peak, golden mountain ridge
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'ās' (to sit) with suffix 'ana'.
  Root: ās (class 2)
• astha – situated, standing, residing, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes 'ambudaḥ'.

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost, chief, excellent, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, best, excellent

From 'agra' (front, tip) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Describes 'ambudaḥ'.

वात-व्याधि-तटः (vāta-vyādhi-taṭaḥ) - whose edges/flanks (as a cloud) are shaken by the wind (whose banks/sides are agitated by wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta-vyādhi-taṭa

vāta-vyādhi-taṭa - having sides agitated by wind

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāta+vyādhi+taṭa)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vyādhi – sickness, disease, affliction, agitation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-ā-√dhā'.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• taṭa – bank, shore, side, slope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'ambudaḥ'.

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud, water-giver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound of 'ambu' (water) and 'da' (giver, from root 'dā' 'to give').

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The subject of the sentence (the cloud).

तडित्-पीत-अम्बरम् (taḍit-pīta-ambaram) - the flickering lightning of the cloud appearing like a yellow garment (yellow garment of lightning, lightning-yellow garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taḍit-pīta-ambara

taḍit-pīta-ambara - a garment yellow like lightning, or a yellow garment that is lightning

Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi compound. Here, 'lightning-yellow garment'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taḍit+pīta-ambara)

• taḍit – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• pīta-ambara – yellow garment
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'pīta' (yellow) and 'ambara' (garment).

Note: The object of 'dhatte'.

धत्ते (dhatte) - wears (the garment), bears (the lightning) (bears, holds, wears, places)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhā

Present Tense

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, from root 'dhā'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - flickering (for lightning/garment) (agitated, disturbed, shaken, flickering)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣubdha

kṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, stirred up, restless

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṣubh' (to be agitated). '√kṣubh + kta'.

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Vishnu, lion, horse, sun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Vishnu, Indra, lion, horse, sun, green, yellowish

Note: Used in the simile ('iva').

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्भवः (udbhavaḥ) - self-manifested (an epithet of Vishnu) (arising, origin, source, self-born, epithet of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udbhava

udbhava - birth, origin, rise, production; self-existent (epithet of Vishnu, Brahmā, Śiva)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'ud'. 'ud-√bhū'.

Prefix: ud

Root: bhū (class 1)

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