योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-14

तारागणैश्च पातालगतैर्मणिमयोदरम् ।
आवर्तेषु परावृत्तैः स्फारमद्रिजरत्तृणैः ॥ १४ ॥

tārāgaṇaiśca pātālagatairmaṇimayodaram ,
āvarteṣu parāvṛttaiḥ sphāramadrijarattṛṇaiḥ 14

14. tārāgaṇaiḥ ca pātālagataiḥ maṇimayodaram
āvarteṣu parāvṛttaiḥ sphāram adrijarat tṛṇaiḥ

14. (sa ekārṇavaḥ) maṇimayodaram sphāram adrijarat (ca āsīt); ca pātālagataiḥ tārāgaṇaiḥ (pūrṇaḥ āsīt); (tatra) āvarteṣu parāvṛttaiḥ tṛṇaiḥ (ca pūrṇaḥ āsīt).

14. Its interior was jewel-studded, vast, and capable of eroding mountains; and it was (filled) with star clusters that had descended into the netherworld, as well as with grasses whirled around in its eddies.

14. מעמקי השאול זהרו כאבנים יקרות בשל קבוצות הכוכבים ששקעו לשם, ועשבי הרים עתיקים הסתחררו במערבולות מים רחבות.

Words meanings summery:

• तारागणैः (tārāgaṇaiḥ) - by star clusters, by groups of stars

• च (ca) - and, also

• पातालगतैः (pātālagataiḥ) - by those gone to the netherworld, by those descended into the underworld

• मणिमयोदरम् (maṇimayodaram) - having a jewel-studded interior, whose belly is made of gems

• आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in the whirlpools, in the eddies

• परावृत्तैः (parāvṛttaiḥ) - by those turned around, by those whirled back

• स्फारम् (sphāram) - vast, extensive, swelling, abundant

• अद्रिजरत् (adrijarat) - mountain-worn, decayed by mountains, mountain-eroding

• तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grasses, by blades of grass

Words meanings and morphology

तारागणैः (tārāgaṇaiḥ) - by star clusters, by groups of stars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tārāgaṇa

tārāgaṇa - star cluster, group of stars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārā+gaṇa)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, cluster
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पातालगतैः (pātālagataiḥ) - by those gone to the netherworld, by those descended into the underworld

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pātālagata

pātālagata - gone to the netherworld, descended into the underworld

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective formed with 'pātāla' and the past passive participle of the root 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+gata)

• pātāla – netherworld, underworld
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here, it modifies 'tārāgaṇaiḥ'.

मणिमयोदरम् (maṇimayodaram) - having a jewel-studded interior, whose belly is made of gems

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇimayodara

maṇimayodara - having a jewel-studded interior, jewel-belly

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maṇimaya+udara)

• maṇimaya – made of jewels, jewel-studded
  adjective
• udara – belly, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava) from the context.

आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in the whirlpools, in the eddies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, convolution

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

परावृत्तैः (parāvṛttaiḥ) - by those turned around, by those whirled back

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of parāvṛtta

parāvṛtta - turned around, whirled, revolved, returned

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vṛt (to turn) with upasargas parā and ā.

Prefixes: parā+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tṛṇaiḥ'.

स्फारम् (sphāram) - vast, extensive, swelling, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, swelling, abundant

Note: Grammatically accusative singular, describing the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava). In translation, it is understood as modifying 'grasses' for better flow, consistent with poetic license.

अद्रिजरत् (adrijarat) - mountain-worn, decayed by mountains, mountain-eroding

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adrijarat

adrijarat - mountain-worn, decayed by mountains, mountain-eroding

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+jarat)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• jarat – wearing out, decaying, becoming old
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root jṛ (to wear out, decay).
  Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: See notes in word_base_data_json.

तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grasses, by blades of grass

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass

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