योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-44

मन्द्रमन्दरमन्थानशब्दसंदर्भसुन्दरीम् ।
दरीं दलनदुर्वारमिथःसंघट्टघट्टिताम् ॥ ४४ ॥

mandramandaramanthānaśabdasaṃdarbhasundarīm ,
darīṃ dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṃghaṭṭaghaṭṭitām 44

44. mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṃdarbhasundarīm
darīm dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitām

44. darīm mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṃdarbhasundarīm
dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitām

44. I describe a cavern, beautiful with a succession of deep, slow, churning sounds, and agitated by the irresistible mutual collisions of splitting forces.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्द्रमन्दरमन्तानशब्दसंदर्भसुन्दरीम् (mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṁdarbhasundarīm) - beautiful with a series/composition of deep, slow, churning sounds

• दरीम् (darīm) - cave, cavern

• दलनदुर्वारमिथःसङ्घट्टघट्टिताम् (dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitām) - agitated by the irresistible mutual collisions of splitting/bursting (elements/forces)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्द्रमन्दरमन्तानशब्दसंदर्भसुन्दरीम् (mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṁdarbhasundarīm) - beautiful with a series/composition of deep, slow, churning sounds

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṃdarbhasundarī

mandramandaramantānaśabdasaṁdarbhasundarī - having a beautiful composition of deep, slow churning sounds

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandra+mandara+manthāna+śabda+sandarbha+sundarī)

• mandra – deep, grave (sound), low-pitched
  adjective (neuter)
• mandara – slow, sluggish; also the name of a mountain (used as churning rod)
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• manthāna – churning, stirring
  noun (masculine)
  From √math/manth (to churn).
  Root: math (class 1)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
• sandarbha – composition, arrangement, series, context
  noun (masculine)
  From √dabh with `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dabh (class 1)
• sundarī – beautiful, lovely (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

Note: This compound acts as an adjective modifying `darīm`.

दरीम् (darīm) - cave, cavern

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of darī

darī - cave, cavern, grotto

Note: This is the direct object of the implicit verb (e.g., 'I see', 'I describe').

दलनदुर्वारमिथःसङ्घट्टघट्टिताम् (dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitām) - agitated by the irresistible mutual collisions of splitting/bursting (elements/forces)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitā

dalanadurvāramithaḥsaṅghaṭṭaghaṭṭitā - that which is agitated by irresistible mutual collisions (causing) splitting

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dalana+durvāra+mithaḥ+saṅghaṭṭa+ghaṭṭita)

• dalana – splitting, bursting, tearing, causing to fall
  noun (neuter)
  From √dal (to split, burst).
  Root: dal (class 1)
• durvāra – irresistible, hard to avert/check
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound: dus (difficult) + vāra (to be warded off).
  Prefix: dus
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• mithaḥ – mutually, reciprocally, together
  indeclinable
• saṅghaṭṭa – collision, friction, impact
  noun (masculine)
  From √ghaṭṭ with `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 1)
• ghaṭṭita – struck, agitated, rubbed, touched
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ghaṭṭ (to move, strike, agitate).
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 1)

Note: This compound acts as an adjective modifying `darīm`.

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