योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-139, verse-24

तच्च क्षुब्धार्णवोत्थेन पूर्यमाणं महाम्भसा ।
विमुक्तेनेव कल्पाभ्रैरभ्रंकषतरंगिणा ॥ २४ ॥

tacca kṣubdhārṇavotthena pūryamāṇaṃ mahāmbhasā ,
vimukteneva kalpābhrairabhraṃkaṣataraṃgiṇā 24

24. tat ca kṣubdha-arṇava-utthena pūryamāṇam mahā-ambhasā
vimuktena iva kalpa-abhraiḥ abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgiṇā

24. ca tat kṣubdha-arṇava-utthena abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgiṇā
mahā-ambhasā pūryamāṇam kalpa-abhraiḥ vimuktena iva

24. And that world was being filled with mighty waters, like those generated by a turbulent ocean. It was as if these waters, with their sky-scraping waves, were unleashed by the clouds of a cosmic dissolution (kalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that world (referring to the 'bhuvanam' from the previous verse) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and

• क्षुब्ध-अर्णव-उत्थेन (kṣubdha-arṇava-utthena) - by (waters) like those generated by a turbulent ocean (by that which rises from an agitated ocean, by the agitated oceanic rise)

• पूर्यमाणम् (pūryamāṇam) - being filled

• महा-अम्भसा (mahā-ambhasā) - by mighty waters, by great water

• विमुक्तेन (vimuktena) - as if unleashed (by the clouds) (by the released, by that which is discharged)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• कल्प-अभ्रैः (kalpa-abhraiḥ) - by the clouds of a cosmic dissolution (kalpa) (by the clouds of a cosmic cycle (kalpa), by cosmic dissolution clouds)

• अभ्रम्-कष-तरङ्गिणा (abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgiṇā) - with sky-scraping waves (referring to the waters) (having sky-scraping waves, by that which has sky-scraping waves)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that world (referring to the 'bhuvanam' from the previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Implicitly refers to 'bhuvanam' from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्षुब्ध-अर्णव-उत्थेन (kṣubdha-arṇava-utthena) - by (waters) like those generated by a turbulent ocean (by that which rises from an agitated ocean, by the agitated oceanic rise)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣubdha-arṇava-uttha

kṣubdha-arṇava-uttha - produced by/arising from a turbulent ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣubdha+arṇava+uttha)

• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṣubh (class 4)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• uttha – arisen, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ambhasā'.

पूर्यमाणम् (pūryamāṇam) - being filled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūryamāṇa

pūryamāṇa - being filled, being completed

Present Passive Participle

Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (world).

महा-अम्भसा (mahā-ambhasā) - by mighty waters, by great water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahā-ambhas

mahā-ambhas - mighty water, great water

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ambhas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

विमुक्तेन (vimuktena) - as if unleashed (by the clouds) (by the released, by that which is discharged)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vimukta

vimukta - released, discharged, set free

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ambhasā'.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

कल्प-अभ्रैः (kalpa-abhraiḥ) - by the clouds of a cosmic dissolution (kalpa) (by the clouds of a cosmic cycle (kalpa), by cosmic dissolution clouds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kalpa-abhra

kalpa-abhra - cloud of a kalpa (cosmic dissolution period)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+abhra)

• kalpa – a cosmic cycle, aeon, period of creation/dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)

अभ्रम्-कष-तरङ्गिणा (abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgiṇā) - with sky-scraping waves (referring to the waters) (having sky-scraping waves, by that which has sky-scraping waves)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgin

abhram-kaṣa-taraṅgin - having waves that scrape the sky, sky-high waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhram-kaṣa+taraṅgin)

• abhram-kaṣa – sky-scraping, touching the clouds
  adjective
• taraṅgin – having waves, wavy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ambhasā'.