योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-18

अथैकार्णवखातोऽसावभवच्छुष्ककोटरः ।
क्वचिद्गलितसह्याद्रि क्वचित्संशीकमन्दरः ॥ १८ ॥

athaikārṇavakhāto'sāvabhavacchuṣkakoṭaraḥ ,
kvacidgalitasahyādri kvacitsaṃśīkamandaraḥ 18

18. atha ekārṇavakhātaḥ asau abhavat śuṣkakoṭaraḥ
kvacit galitasahyādri kvacit saṃśīkamandaraḥ

18. atha asau ekārṇavakhātaḥ śuṣkakoṭaraḥ abhavat.
kvacit galitasahyādri (ca abhavat),
kvacit saṃśīkamandaraḥ (ca abhavat).

18. Then, this excavated bed of the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava) became a dry hollow. In some parts, it contained the disintegrated Sahya mountain, and in other parts, the decayed Mandara mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• एकार्णवखातः (ekārṇavakhātaḥ) - the excavated bed of the single ocean, the pit of the cosmic ocean

• असौ (asau) - this, that

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• शुष्ककोटरः (śuṣkakoṭaraḥ) - a dry hollow, a dry cavity

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

• गलितसह्याद्रि (galitasahyādri) - (having) the Sahya mountain fallen/disintegrated

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

• संशीकमन्दरः (saṁśīkamandaraḥ) - (having) the Mandara mountain decayed/shrunken

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

एकार्णवखातः (ekārṇavakhātaḥ) - the excavated bed of the single ocean, the pit of the cosmic ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekārṇavakhāta

ekārṇavakhāta - excavated bed of the cosmic ocean, pit of the single ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekārṇava+khāta)

• ekārṇava – the single ocean, the cosmic ocean of dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• khāta – excavated, dug; a pit, a ditch
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root khan (to dig) used as a noun.
  Root: khan (class 1)

असौ (asau) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'ekārṇavakhātaḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शुष्ककोटरः (śuṣkakoṭaraḥ) - a dry hollow, a dry cavity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuṣkakoṭara

śuṣkakoṭara - dry hollow, dry cavity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuṣka+koṭara)

• śuṣka – dry, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root śuṣ (to dry).
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole (especially in a tree)
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

(indeclinable)

गलितसह्याद्रि (galitasahyādri) - (having) the Sahya mountain fallen/disintegrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of galitasahyādri

galitasahyādri - Sahya mountain fallen/disintegrated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (galita+sahya+adri)

• galita – fallen, flowed, dissolved, disintegrated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gal (to drop, fall, flow).
  Root: gal (class 1)
• sahya – Sahya mountain (a specific mountain range in Western India, the Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the 'śuṣkakoṭaraḥ' (dry hollow).

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place, sometimes

(indeclinable)

संशीकमन्दरः (saṁśīkamandaraḥ) - (having) the Mandara mountain decayed/shrunken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśīkamandara

saṁśīkamandara - Mandara mountain decayed/shrunken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśīka+mandara)

• saṃśīka – decayed, shrunken, withered, dilapidated
  adjective
• mandara – Mandara mountain (a specific mythological mountain, used in the Samudra manthan)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the 'śuṣkakoṭaraḥ' (dry hollow).

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