योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-66, verse-21
भुवनं बोधयन्ती द्यौश्चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः ।
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा ॥ २१ ॥
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा ॥ २१ ॥
bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauścandrārkakaracāmaraiḥ ,
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā 21
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā 21
21.
bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauḥ candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
21.
dyauḥ bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
21.
The sky, illuminating the world with the moon's and sun's rays as whisk-like fans, appears with a multitude of stars as its crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable (ākāśa) space.
Words meanings summery:
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- भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, the earth, existence
- बोधयन्ती (bodhayantī) - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
- द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven, luminosity
- चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः (candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ) - with flywhisks that are the rays of the moon and sun
- स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा (sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā) - adorned with multitudes of stars as crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable space
Words meanings and morphology
भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, the earth, existence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuvana
bhuvana - world, being, existence, place, creature
From root √bhū (to be, exist).
Root: √bhū (class 1)
बोधयन्ती (bodhayantī) - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhayantī
bodhayat - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
Present Active Participle (Causative)
From causative stem of √budh (to know, perceive), i.e., bodhaya.
Root: √budh (class 1)
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven, luminosity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, day, light
Irregular noun stem.
चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः (candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ) - with flywhisks that are the rays of the moon and sun
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of candrārkakaracāmara
candrārkakaracāmara - flywhisk made of moon and sun rays
Compound type : karmadhāraya or rūpaka compound (rays are flywhisks) nested within a dvandva and tatpuruṣa (candra+arka+kara+cāmara)
- candra – moon
noun (masculine) - arka – sun, ray
noun (masculine) - kara – hand, ray, tax
noun (masculine) - cāmara – flywhisk, yak's tail (used as a fan)
noun (masculine)
Note: The sun and moon rays serve as whisk-like fans.
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा (sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā) - adorned with multitudes of stars as crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable space
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekhara
sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekhara - having stars as ornaments and crest-jewels on the garment of the stable sky
Very long descriptive Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sthita+ākāśa+aṃśuka+ākalpa+tāraka+utkara+śekhara)
- sthita – fixed, stable, situated, standing
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root √sthā (to stand)
Root: √sthā (class 1) - ākāśa – sky, ether, space
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā - aṃśuka – garment, fine cloth
noun (neuter) - ākalpa – ornament, decoration
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā - tāraka – star
noun (masculine) - utkara – multitude, heap, collection
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ut - śekhara – crest, crown, diadem, peak
noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective describing dyauḥ.