योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-133, verse-18
तस्मिञ्जवेन पतिते वसुधा ररास सारावदिंमुखतया शतवेधमागात् ।
तत्रास्फुटन्कुलगिरीन्द्रमहातटानि पातालदेशमविशन्हिमवच्छिरांसि ॥ १८ ॥
तत्रास्फुटन्कुलगिरीन्द्रमहातटानि पातालदेशमविशन्हिमवच्छिरांसि ॥ १८ ॥
tasmiñjavena patite vasudhā rarāsa sārāvadiṃmukhatayā śatavedhamāgāt ,
tatrāsphuṭankulagirīndramahātaṭāni pātāladeśamaviśanhimavacchirāṃsi 18
tatrāsphuṭankulagirīndramahātaṭāni pātāladeśamaviśanhimavacchirāṃsi 18
18.
tasmin javena patite vasudhā rarāsa
sārāvadimukhatayā śata-vedham āgāt
tatra asphuṭan kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni
pātāla-deśam aviśan himavat śirāṃsi
sārāvadimukhatayā śata-vedham āgāt
tatra asphuṭan kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni
pātāla-deśam aviśan himavat śirāṃsi
18.
tasmin javena patite,
vasudhā rarāsa,
sārāvadimukhatayā śata-vedham āgāt.
tatra kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni asphuṭan,
himavat śirāṃsi pātāla-deśam aviśan.
vasudhā rarāsa,
sārāvadimukhatayā śata-vedham āgāt.
tatra kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni asphuṭan,
himavat śirāṃsi pātāla-deśam aviśan.
18.
When he fell with great speed, the earth roared, and due to the immense downward force, it was pierced in a hundred places. There, the vast slopes of the chief ancestral mountains burst apart, and the peaks of the Himalayas plunged into the netherworld (pātāla-deśa).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, at that time, concerning that
- जवेन (javena) - with speed, swiftly, quickly
- पतिते (patite) - having fallen, when fallen, upon falling
- वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth, ground
- ररास (rarāsa) - roared, shrieked, made a loud noise
- सारावदिमुखतया (sārāvadimukhatayā) - with powerful downward orientation, due to intense downward pressure, with strong downward force
- शत-वेधम् (śata-vedham) - a hundred piercings, hundred perforations
- आगात् (āgāt) - went, approached, attained, experienced
- तत्र (tatra) - there, then
- अस्फुटन् (asphuṭan) - they burst, they split, they broke open
- कुल-गिरीन्द्र-महातटानि (kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni) - the great slopes of the chief ancestral mountains
- पाताल-देशम् (pātāla-deśam) - the region of Pātāla, the netherworld
- अविशन् (aviśan) - they entered, they penetrated
- हिमवत् (himavat) - snow-capped, snowy, Himālaya
- शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - peaks, heads, summits
Words meanings and morphology
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, at that time, concerning that
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Referring to the entity that fell.
जवेन (javena) - with speed, swiftly, quickly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of java
java - speed, swiftness, velocity
Derived from root `jū` (to speed, urge)
Root: jū (class 1)
पतिते (patite) - having fallen, when fallen, upon falling
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of patita
patita - fallen, dropped, descended
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with suffix `kta`
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Agreement with `tasmin`, forming a locative absolute construction.
वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā
vasudhā - earth, ground
Note: Subject of `rarāsa` and `āgāt`.
ररास (rarāsa) - roared, shrieked, made a loud noise
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of rās
Reduplicated Perfect (lit) of root `rās`
Root: rās (class 1)
सारावदिमुखतया (sārāvadimukhatayā) - with powerful downward orientation, due to intense downward pressure, with strong downward force
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of sārāvadimukhatā
sārāvadimukhatā - state of strong downward facing/orientation
Compound + `tā` suffix for abstract noun
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sāra+avadimukha)
- sāra – strength, essence, firmness, pith
noun (masculine) - avadimukha – facing downwards, having face turned downwards
adjective (masculine)
From `ava` (down) + `diś` (direction) + `mukha` (face)
Prefix: ava
Note: Used adverbially to describe how the earth received the piercings.
शत-वेधम् (śata-vedham) - a hundred piercings, hundred perforations
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śata-vedha
śata-vedha - a hundred piercings/perforations
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+vedha)
- śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - vedha – piercing, perforation, hitting
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `vyadh` (to pierce)
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Object of `āgāt`.
आगात् (āgāt) - went, approached, attained, experienced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of āgam
Aorist of root `gam` with prefix `ā`
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, then
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of place.
अस्फुटन् (asphuṭan) - they burst, they split, they broke open
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sphuṭ
Imperfect (laṅ) of root `sphuṭ`
Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
Note: Subject is `kulagirīndramahātaṭāni`.
कुल-गिरीन्द्र-महातटानि (kula-girīndra-mahātaṭāni) - the great slopes of the chief ancestral mountains
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kula-girīndra-mahātaṭa
kula-girīndra-mahātaṭa - great slopes of chief ancestral mountains
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula-giri-indra+mahā-taṭa)
- kula-giri – ancestral mountain, family mountain
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, best, king
noun (masculine) - mahā-taṭa – great slope, mighty bank
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of `asphuṭan`.
पाताल-देशम् (pātāla-deśam) - the region of Pātāla, the netherworld
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pātāla-deśa
pātāla-deśa - region of Pātāla, the netherworld
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+deśa)
- pātāla – the netherworld, one of the seven lower worlds
proper noun (masculine) - deśa – region, country, place
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of `aviśan`.
अविशन् (aviśan) - they entered, they penetrated
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of viś
Imperfect (laṅ) of root `viś`
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Subject is `himavat-śirāṃsi`.
हिमवत् (himavat) - snow-capped, snowy, Himālaya
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of himavat
himavat - snowy, snow-capped; the Himalayas
`matup` suffix on `hima` (snow)
Note: Modifier of `śirāṃsi`.
शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - peaks, heads, summits
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras
śiras - head, summit, peak
Note: Subject of `aviśan`.