योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-141, verse-10

भूमेर्व्योम्नो दिङ्मुखेभ्यः समन्ताज्ज्वालासंध्यावारिदा निर्गतास्ते ।
यैस्तैर्ज्वालाशैलसंपिण्डमात्रं सव्योमौकाः संस्थिता सप्तलोकी ॥ १० ॥

bhūmervyomno diṅmukhebhyaḥ samantājjvālāsaṃdhyāvāridā nirgatāste ,
yaistairjvālāśailasaṃpiṇḍamātraṃ savyomaukāḥ saṃsthitā saptalokī 10

10. bhūmeḥ vyomnaḥ diṅmukhebhyaḥ samantāt
jvālāsandhyāvāridāḥ nirgatāḥ te
/ yaiḥ taiḥ jvālāśailasaṃpiṇḍamātram
savyomaukāḥ saṃsthitā saptalokī

10. bhūmeḥ vyomnaḥ diṅmukhebhyaḥ samantāt
savyomaukāḥ te jvālāsandhyāvāridāḥ
nirgatāḥ / yaiḥ taiḥ saptalokī
jvālāśailasaṃpiṇḍamātram saṃsthitā

10. From the earth, from the sky, and from the faces of the directions, from all sides, those clouds of flame-twilight, which had their dwelling in the sky, emerged. By these [clouds], the seven worlds (saptalokī) were reduced to merely a compact mass of mountains of flame.

10. מן האדמה, מהשמיים ומכל עברי תבל פרצו ענני אש הדוהרים כערביים, ובעקבותיהם הפכו שבעת העולמות על שוכניהם השמימיים לגוש אחד של הרי להבה.

Words meanings summery:

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky, from space

• दिङ्मुखेभ्यः (diṅmukhebhyaḥ) - from the faces of the directions, from the quarters

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• ज्वालासन्ध्यावारिदाः (jvālāsandhyāvāridāḥ) - clouds of flame-twilight

• निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - emerged, issued forth, gone out

• ते (te) - those, they

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by these (clouds) (by which, by whom)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (clouds) (by them)

• ज्वालाशैलसंपिण्डमात्रम् (jvālāśailasaṁpiṇḍamātram) - merely a mass of mountains of flame, only a compact heap of fiery mountains

• सव्योमौकाः (savyomaukāḥ) - having their dwelling in the sky, with celestial abodes

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - were reduced to a state of being (remained, were situated, stood)

• सप्तलोकी (saptalokī) - the seven worlds

Words meanings and morphology

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Indicates the origin of the emerging clouds.

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Indicates another origin point.

दिङ्मुखेभ्यः (diṅmukhebhyaḥ) - from the faces of the directions, from the quarters

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of diṅmukha

diṅmukha - face/quarter of a direction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+mukha)

• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates yet another origin point, specifying 'all directions.'

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

ज्वालासन्ध्यावारिदाः (jvālāsandhyāvāridāḥ) - clouds of flame-twilight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvālāsandhyāvāridā

jvālāsandhyāvāridā - clouds appearing like flame-tinged twilight

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jvālā+sandhyā+vāridā)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• sandhyā – twilight, evening
  noun (feminine)
• vāridā – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of nirgatāḥ.

निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - emerged, issued forth, gone out

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirgata

nirgata - emerged, gone out, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in this context.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

यैः (yaiḥ) - by these (clouds) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Corresponds to taiḥ.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (clouds) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Emphasizes the agent.

ज्वालाशैलसंपिण्डमात्रम् (jvālāśailasaṁpiṇḍamātram) - merely a mass of mountains of flame, only a compact heap of fiery mountains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvālāśailasaṃpiṇḍamātra

jvālāśailasaṁpiṇḍamātra - merely a mass of mountains of flame

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvālā+śaila+saṃpiṇḍa+mātra)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• saṃpiṇḍa – mass, lump, heap, compact collection
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring so much
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative, describing the state of saptalokī.

सव्योमौकाः (savyomaukāḥ) - having their dwelling in the sky, with celestial abodes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savyomauka

savyomauka - having the sky as an abode, dwelling in the sky

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vyoma+oka)

• sa – with, together with (prefix)
  indeclinable
• vyoma – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• oka – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)

Note: Descriptive adjective for the clouds of flame-twilight.

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - were reduced to a state of being (remained, were situated, stood)

(nominal form)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - remained, situated, existing, stood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saptalokī.

सप्तलोकी (saptalokī) - the seven worlds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptalokī

saptalokī - the group of seven worlds/planes of existence

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+loka)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, plane of existence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The main subject of the second half of the verse.

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