योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-31

शक्र शक्रावनितलं ब्रह्माण्डप्रतिमं शवम् ।
अचिरेण महाघोरं तव चूर्णीकरिष्यति ॥ ३१ ॥

śakra śakrāvanitalaṃ brahmāṇḍapratimaṃ śavam ,
acireṇa mahāghoraṃ tava cūrṇīkariṣyati 31

31. śakra śakra avanitalam brahmāṇḍapratimam śavam
| acireṇa mahāghoram tava cūrṇīkariṣyati ||

31. śakra! brahmāṇḍapratimam śavam acireṇa tava
mahāghoram śakra avanitalam cūrṇīkariṣyati

31. O Shakra! That corpse (śava), which resembles the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), will soon pulverize your earth (śakrāvanitala), which is immensely dreadful.

31. הוֹ שַׁקְרָה (אִינְדְרַה)! גופה נוראה בגודל היקום שתיפול על פני האדמה תכתוש אותך לאבק במהרה!

Words meanings summery:

• शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra, O Indra

• शक्र (śakra) - Shakra's

• अवनितलम् (avanitalam) - the surface of the earth, ground, realm

• ब्रह्माण्डप्रतिमम् (brahmāṇḍapratimam) - resembling the cosmic egg

• शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon, quickly, in a short time

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very dreadful, immensely terrible

• तव (tava) - your (Shakra's) (your, of you)

• चूर्णीकरिष्यति (cūrṇīkariṣyati) - will pulverize, will reduce to powder

Words meanings and morphology

शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra, O Indra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra, Indra (king of the gods)

शक्र (śakra) - Shakra's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra, Indra (king of the gods)

Note: This is the first part of the compound 'śakrāvanitalam', implying 'Shakra's ground/earth'.

अवनितलम् (avanitalam) - the surface of the earth, ground, realm

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avanitala

avanitala - earth's surface, ground, realm

Compound type : tatpurusha (avani+tala)

• avani – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, flat ground, level
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the compound 'śakrāvanitalam' (Śakra's earth/ground).

ब्रह्माण्डप्रतिमम् (brahmāṇḍapratimam) - resembling the cosmic egg

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍapratima

brahmāṇḍapratima - resembling the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmāṇḍa+pratima)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'brahman' and 'aṇḍa'
• pratima – resembling, like, image
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śavam'.

शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Subject of 'cūrṇīkariṣyati'.

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon, quickly, in a short time

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'cira' (long time)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cira)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time, lasting
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially in the instrumental case.

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very dreadful, immensely terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, awful
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'avanitalam'.

तव (tava) - your (Shakra's) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Shakra.

चूर्णीकरिष्यति (cūrṇīkariṣyati) - will pulverize, will reduce to powder

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of cūrṇīkṛ

Denominative verb formed from 'cūrṇa' (powder) + 'kṛ' (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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