योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-21

भुवनं बोधयन्ती द्यौश्चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः ।
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा ॥ २१ ॥

bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauścandrārkakaracāmaraiḥ ,
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā 21

21. bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauḥ candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā

21. dyauḥ bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
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.

21. השמיים מעוררים את העולם לחיים, כשהם מנפנפים במניפות של קרני שמש וירח, עטופים בגלימת החלל ועוטרים כתר של כוכבים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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.

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