योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-203, verse-5

पुस्फुरुः पद्मरागेषु लग्नार्कतरुणत्विषः ।
भासो व्योमतलोड्डीना धियो ज्ञानकला इव ॥ ५ ॥

pusphuruḥ padmarāgeṣu lagnārkataruṇatviṣaḥ ,
bhāso vyomataloḍḍīnā dhiyo jñānakalā iva 5

5. pusphuruḥ padmarāgeṣu lagnārkataraṇatviṣaḥ
bhāsaḥ vyomataloḍḍīnāḥ dhiyaḥ jñānakalāḥ iva

5. padmarāgeṣu lagnārkataraṇatviṣaḥ vyomataloḍḍīnāḥ
bhāsaḥ dhiyaḥ jñānakalāḥ iva pusphuruḥ

5. The splendors, which were the young sun-rays fixed upon the rubies (padmarāgeṣu) and which flew upwards from the surface of the sky, burst forth like facets of knowledge (jñānakalāḥ) within intellects (dhiyaḥ).

5. קרני השמש הצעירות, שנלכדו באבני האודם, נצנצו ועופפו אל על ברחבי הרקיע, כמו מחשבות המפתחות ניצוצות של דעת.

Words meanings summery:

• पुस्फुरुः (pusphuruḥ) - burst forth, blossomed (burst forth, blossomed, expanded, flashed)

• पद्मरागेषु (padmarāgeṣu) - on the rubies (padmarāgeṣu) (on rubies, among rubies)

• लग्नार्कतरणत्विषः (lagnārkataraṇatviṣaḥ) - young sun-rays fixed upon (the rubies) (young sun-rays fixed/attached (to something))

• भासः (bhāsaḥ) - splendors, rays (splendors, rays, lights, luster)

• व्योमतलोड्डीनाः (vyomataloḍḍīnāḥ) - flying upwards from the surface of the sky (flying up from the surface of the sky, soaring from the sky-plane)

• धियः (dhiyaḥ) - intellects (dhiyaḥ) (intellects, thoughts, minds, understandings)

• ज्ञानकलाः (jñānakalāḥ) - facets of knowledge (jñānakalāḥ) (facets of knowledge, parts of knowledge, arts of knowledge)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

पुस्फुरुः (pusphuruḥ) - burst forth, blossomed (burst forth, blossomed, expanded, flashed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √sphur

Perfect active 3rd plural

Perfect tense form of √sphur

Root: sphur (class 6)

पद्मरागेषु (padmarāgeṣu) - on the rubies (padmarāgeṣu) (on rubies, among rubies)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of padmarāga

padmarāga - ruby, lotus-colored

Compound padma (lotus) + rāga (color, dye, red)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (padma+rāga)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• rāga – color, hue, redness, passion
  noun (masculine)
  From √rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

लग्नार्कतरणत्विषः (lagnārkataraṇatviṣaḥ) - young sun-rays fixed upon (the rubies) (young sun-rays fixed/attached (to something))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lagnārkataraṇatviṣ

lagnārkataraṇatviṣ - young sun-rays that are attached

Bahuvrihi compound: 'those having young sun-rays attached (to them)'. lagna (attached) + arkataruṇatviṣ (young sun-rays).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (lagna+arkataruṇatviṣ)

• lagna – attached, fixed, connected, begun
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lag (to adhere, attach)
  Root: lag (class 1)
• arkataruṇatviṣ – young/morning sun-rays
  noun (feminine)
  Compound arka (sun) + taruṇa (young) + tviṣ (ray, splendor).

भासः (bhāsaḥ) - splendors, rays (splendors, rays, lights, luster)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhās

bhās - light, splendor, ray, brilliance

Root: bhās (class 1)

व्योमतलोड्डीनाः (vyomataloḍḍīnāḥ) - flying upwards from the surface of the sky (flying up from the surface of the sky, soaring from the sky-plane)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyomatala-uḍḍīna

vyomatala-uḍḍīna - having flown up from the sky-surface

Compound vyomatala (sky-surface) + uḍḍīna (flown up, soared).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyomatala+uḍḍīna)

• vyomatala – sky-surface, plane of the sky
  noun (neuter)
  Compound vyoman (sky) + tala (surface, plane)
• uḍḍīna – flown up, soared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut- + √ḍī (to fly)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: ḍī (class 4)

धियः (dhiyaḥ) - intellects (dhiyaḥ) (intellects, thoughts, minds, understandings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding, wisdom

ज्ञानकलाः (jñānakalāḥ) - facets of knowledge (jñānakalāḥ) (facets of knowledge, parts of knowledge, arts of knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jñānakalā

jñānakalā - parts/facets of knowledge, branches of knowledge

Compound jñāna (knowledge) + kalā (part, digit, art)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+kalā)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• kalā – part, fragment, digit (of moon), art, skill
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative in the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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