योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-200, verse-8

देवदुन्दुभिभिः सार्धं तुषारासारसुन्दरी ।
दिग्भ्यः स्थगितदिक्चक्रा पुष्पवृष्टिः पपात ह ॥ ८ ॥

devadundubhibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tuṣārāsārasundarī ,
digbhyaḥ sthagitadikcakrā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha 8

8. devadundubhibhiḥ sārdham tuṣārāsārasundarī
digbhyaḥ sthagitadikcakrā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papāta ha

8. devadundubhibhiḥ sārdham tuṣārāsārasundarī
sthagitadikcakrā puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ digbhyaḥ ha papāta

8. Along with the divine drums, a shower of flowers, beautiful like a cascade of dew, fell from all directions, obscuring the entire circle of the sky.

8. יחד עם תופי האלים ירד מכל עברי השמיים מטר פרחים יפהפה כמו שלג זך, שכיסה את מלוא האופק.

Words meanings summery:

• देवदुन्दुभिभिः (devadundubhibhiḥ) - by the divine drums

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

• तुषारासारसुन्दरी (tuṣārāsārasundarī) - beautiful like a shower of dew/mist

• दिग्भ्यः (digbhyaḥ) - from the directions/quarters

• स्थगितदिक्चक्रा (sthagitadikcakrā) - obscuring/covering the circle of directions

• पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• ह (ha) - an emphatic particle (indeed, verily, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

देवदुन्दुभिभिः (devadundubhibhiḥ) - by the divine drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devadundubhi

devadundubhi - a divine drum, drum of the gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'dundubhi' (drum).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deva+dundubhi)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'div' (to shine).
  Root: div (class 4)
• dundubhi – a drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)
  Onomatopoeic.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'sārdha' (with).

तुषारासारसुन्दरी (tuṣārāsārasundarī) - beautiful like a shower of dew/mist

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣārāsārasundarī

tuṣārāsārasundarī - beautiful like a shower of dew/hoarfrost

Compound describing 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'. 'tuṣārāsāra' (shower of dew) + 'sundarī' (beautiful female). Here, the shower is beautiful.

Compound type : Upamita-samāsa (tuṣāra+āsāra+sundarī)

• tuṣāra – hoarfrost, mist, dew, cold
  noun (masculine)
• āsāra – shower (of rain, flowers, etc.), cascade, continuous fall
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + '√sṛ' (to flow).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• sundarī – beautiful, lovely, charming (feminine form)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'sundara'.

दिग्भ्यः (digbhyaḥ) - from the directions/quarters

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

स्थगितदिक्चक्रा (sthagitadikcakrā) - obscuring/covering the circle of directions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthagitadikcakra

sthagitadikcakra - one by which the circle of directions is covered/obstructed

Bahuvrīhi compound, modifying 'puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ'. 'sthagita' (covered) + 'dikcakra' (circle of directions).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sthagita+dikcakra)

• sthagita – covered, hidden, stopped, obstructed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthag' (to cover, to obstruct).
  Root: sthag (class 10)
• dikcakra – the circle of the horizons, the expanse of the quarters
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'diś' (direction) + 'cakra' (wheel, circle).

पुष्पवृष्टिः (puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpavṛṣṭi

puṣpavṛṣṭi - a shower of flowers

Compound of 'puṣpa' (flower) and 'vṛṣṭi' (rain, shower).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+vṛṣṭi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, showering
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of √pat

perfect past tense

3rd person singular perfect of 'pat'.

Root: pat (class 1)

ह (ha) - an emphatic particle (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Particle, often untranslated.

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