योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-150, verse-45
तालीतमालमालानां गतानामग्निवृक्षताम् ।
पातैरुत्पातवह्न्यभ्रकवत्करकरैर्घनः ॥ ४५ ॥
पातैरुत्पातवह्न्यभ्रकवत्करकरैर्घनः ॥ ४५ ॥
tālītamālamālānāṃ gatānāmagnivṛkṣatām ,
pātairutpātavahnyabhrakavatkarakarairghanaḥ 45
pātairutpātavahnyabhrakavatkarakarairghanaḥ 45
45.
tālītamālamālānām gatānām agnivṛkṣatām pātaiḥ
utpātavahnyabhrakavat karakaraiḥ ghanaḥ
utpātavahnyabhrakavat karakaraiḥ ghanaḥ
45.
ghanaḥ pātaiḥ utpātavahnyabhrakavat karakaraiḥ
tālītamālamālānām agnivṛkṣatām gatānām
tālītamālamālānām agnivṛkṣatām gatānām
45.
The dense cloud, with its fiery streaks resembling the rays of a portentous fire-cloud (utpātavahnyabhrakavat), made the rows of palmyra and tamāla trees appear as if they had transformed into trees of fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- तालीतमालमालानाम् (tālītamālamālānām) - of rows of palmyra and tamāla trees
- गतानाम् (gatānām) - of those (trees) that had attained (of those who have gone; of those who have attained)
- अग्निवृक्षताम् (agnivṛkṣatām) - the state of being a fire-tree
- पातैः (pātaiḥ) - by its (the cloud's) streaks (of lightning/fire) (by falls, by streaks, by flights)
- उत्पातवह्न्यभ्रकवत् (utpātavahnyabhrakavat) - like a meteor-fire-cloud; like a portentous fire-cloud
- करकरैः (karakaraiḥ) - by its (the fire-cloud's) rays/streaks (by rays, by hands)
- घनः (ghanaḥ) - the dense cloud (dense, thick; cloud)
Words meanings and morphology
तालीतमालमालानाम् (tālītamālamālānām) - of rows of palmyra and tamāla trees
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tālītamālamālā
tālītamālamālā - a garland or row of palmyra and tamāla trees
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tālī+tamāla+mālā)
- tālī – palmyra tree (Borassus flabellifer)
noun (feminine) - tamāla – tamāla tree (Cinnamomum tamala)
noun (masculine) - mālā – garland, wreath, row, series
noun (feminine)
गतानाम् (gatānām) - of those (trees) that had attained (of those who have gone; of those who have attained)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of gata
gata - gone, moved, attained, reached
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tālītamālamālānām'.
अग्निवृक्षताम् (agnivṛkṣatām) - the state of being a fire-tree
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of agnivṛkṣatā
agnivṛkṣatā - the state or condition of being a tree of fire
Derived from agnivṛkṣa (fire-tree) + suffix -tā (state of being)
पातैः (pātaiḥ) - by its (the cloud's) streaks (of lightning/fire) (by falls, by streaks, by flights)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāta
pāta - fall, descent, flight, streak, flash
From root pat (to fall)
Root: pat (class 1)
उत्पातवह्न्यभ्रकवत् (utpātavahnyabhrakavat) - like a meteor-fire-cloud; like a portentous fire-cloud
(adjective)
singular of utpātavahnyabhrakavat
utpātavahnyabhrakavat - like a portentous fire-cloud; having the nature of a meteor-fire-cloud
Taddhita affix -vat added to utpātavahnyabhra
Note: Functions adverbially, or as an adjective modifying 'pātaiḥ'.
करकरैः (karakaraiḥ) - by its (the fire-cloud's) rays/streaks (by rays, by hands)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of karakara
karakara - ray of light, hand; also an onomatopoeia for a harsh sound
Reduplication of 'kara' (hand, ray)
घनः (ghanaḥ) - the dense cloud (dense, thick; cloud)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghana
ghana - dense, thick, solid; cloud; anything massive
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Subject of the sentence.