योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-133, verse-19
आसीत्तत्पतनं तस्य मेरुशैलशिलाकृतेः ।
दलनं शैलश्रृङ्गाणां विदारणकरं भुवः ॥ १९ ॥
दलनं शैलश्रृङ्गाणां विदारणकरं भुवः ॥ १९ ॥
āsīttatpatanaṃ tasya meruśailaśilākṛteḥ ,
dalanaṃ śailaśrṛṅgāṇāṃ vidāraṇakaraṃ bhuvaḥ 19
dalanaṃ śailaśrṛṅgāṇāṃ vidāraṇakaraṃ bhuvaḥ 19
19.
āsīt tat patanam tasya meru-śaila-śilā-kṛteḥ
dalanam śaila-śṛṅgāṇām vidāraṇa-karam bhuvaḥ
dalanam śaila-śṛṅgāṇām vidāraṇa-karam bhuvaḥ
19.
meru-śaila-śilā-kṛteḥ tasya tat patanam,
śaila-śṛṅgāṇām dalanam,
bhuvaḥ vidāraṇa-karam āsīt.
śaila-śṛṅgāṇām dalanam,
bhuvaḥ vidāraṇa-karam āsīt.
19.
The fall of that being, whose form was like rock from Mount Meru, was the shattering of mountain peaks and the rending of the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- तत् (tat) - that, this
- पतनम् (patanam) - fall, falling, descent
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that
- मेरु-शैल-शिला-कृतेः (meru-śaila-śilā-kṛteḥ) - of the one whose form/body was of Meru mountain rock
- दलनम् (dalanam) - crushing, splitting, breaking
- शैल-शृङ्गाणाम् (śaila-śṛṅgāṇām) - of mountain peaks
- विदारण-करम् (vidāraṇa-karam) - causing tearing/rending, rending
- भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the ground
Words meanings and morphology
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect (laṅ) of root `as`
Root: as (class 2)
Note: The main verb, linking `patanam` with the subsequent descriptions.
तत् (tat) - that, this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to `patanam`.
पतनम् (patanam) - fall, falling, descent
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of patana
patana - falling, descent, fall
action noun
Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with suffix `lyuṭ`
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Subject of `āsīt`.
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Possessive, referring to the entity that fell.
मेरु-शैल-शिला-कृतेः (meru-śaila-śilā-kṛteḥ) - of the one whose form/body was of Meru mountain rock
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of meru-śaila-śilā-kṛti
meru-śaila-śilā-kṛti - one whose form/body is made of Meru mountain rock
Bahuvrīhi compound, 'having `śilā-kṛti` of `meru-śaila`'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru-śaila+śilā+kṛti)
- meru-śaila – Mount Meru
proper noun (masculine) - śilā – rock, stone
noun (feminine) - kṛti – creation, form, body, work
noun (feminine)
Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies `tasya`.
दलनम् (dalanam) - crushing, splitting, breaking
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dalana
dalana - crushing, splitting, breaking
action noun
Derived from root `dal` (to split, burst) with suffix `lyuṭ`
Root: dal (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for `patanam`.
शैल-शृङ्गाणाम् (śaila-śṛṅgāṇām) - of mountain peaks
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of śaila-śṛṅga
śaila-śṛṅga - mountain peak
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of the verbal action implied by `dalanam`.
विदारण-करम् (vidāraṇa-karam) - causing tearing/rending, rending
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vidāraṇa-kara
vidāraṇa-kara - causing tearing, rending
Compound of action noun + agent noun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidāraṇa+kara)
- vidāraṇa – tearing, rending, splitting
noun (neuter)
action noun
Derived from root `dṛ` (to tear) with `vi` prefix and `lyuṭ` suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: dṛ (class 1) - kara – maker, doer, causing
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies `dalanam` or `patanam`. It agrees with `patanam` in gender and case.
भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - of the earth, of the ground
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, world
Note: Object of the verbal action implied by `vidāraṇa-karam`.