योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-4

स्फुरन्ति नागाः पाताले तिष्ठन्ति भुवि पर्वताः ।
आपश्छलछलायन्ते वहन्ति व्योम्नि वायवः ॥ ४ ॥

sphuranti nāgāḥ pātāle tiṣṭhanti bhuvi parvatāḥ ,
āpaśchalachalāyante vahanti vyomni vāyavaḥ 4

4. sphuranti nāgāḥ pātāle tiṣṭhanti bhuvi parvatāḥ
āpaḥ chalachalāyante vahanti vyomni vāyavaḥ

4. nāgāḥ pātāle sphuranti.
parvatāḥ bhuvi tiṣṭhanti.
āpaḥ chalachalāyante.
vāyavaḥ vyomni vahanti.

4. Serpents flash in the netherworld; mountains remain firm on the earth. Waters ripple and gurgle, and winds blow through the sky.

4. שם זוחלים הַנָאגָות (ישויות הנחש) בְּפָאתָאלָה (העולם התחתון), הרים ניצבים על פני הארץ, מים מפכים בהמולה, ורוחות מנשבות בחלל האוויר.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they tremble, they manifest

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (in the context of the netherworld) (serpents, elephants, mountain-dwellers)

• पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the lower regions

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquids

• छलछलायन्ते (chalachalāyante) - they gurgle, they ripple, they make a 'chala chala' sound

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they blow

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, breezes, airs

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they tremble, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sphur

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: sphur (class 6)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (in the context of the netherworld) (serpents, elephants, mountain-dwellers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, elephant, a mountain

पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the lower regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - netherworld, infernal regions

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: sthā (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquids

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, liquid

छलछलायन्ते (chalachalāyante) - they gurgle, they ripple, they make a 'chala chala' sound

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of chalachalāya

Denominative Present Middle Indicative

Denominative verb from the onomatopoeic chalachala, 3rd person plural present middle

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they blow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: vah (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, breezes, airs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

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