योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-4

निराधाराः सवाताग्निदाहोल्मुकवदापतन् ।
व्योम्नस्तारास्तरोः पुष्पनिकरा इव भूतले ॥ ४ ॥

nirādhārāḥ savātāgnidāholmukavadāpatan ,
vyomnastārāstaroḥ puṣpanikarā iva bhūtale 4

4. nirādhārāḥ savātāgnidāholmukavat āpatan
vyomnaḥ tārāḥ taroḥ puṣpanikarāḥ iva bhūtale

4. tārāḥ nirādhārāḥ vyomnaḥ savātāgnidāholmukavat
āpatan iva taroḥ puṣpanikarāḥ bhūtale

4. Supportless, the stars fell from the sky like burning embers fanned by wind and fire, just as masses of flowers fall from a tree onto the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• निराधाराः (nirādhārāḥ) - supportless, without foundation, rootless

• सवाताग्निदाहोल्मुकवत् (savātāgnidāholmukavat) - like a burning ember with wind and fire, like a firebrand with wind and flames

• आपतन् (āpatan) - fell down, descended, alighted

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky, of the sky, from space

• ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars, asterisms

• तरोः (taroḥ) - from a tree, of a tree

• पुष्पनिकराः (puṣpanikarāḥ) - masses of flowers, clusters of blossoms

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to, as if

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

निराधाराः (nirādhārāḥ) - supportless, without foundation, rootless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirādhāra

nirādhāra - supportless, without basis, independent

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nis+ādhāra)

• nis – without, out, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation, absence, or separation.
• ādhāra – support, basis, foundation, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ā- + root dhṛ (to hold).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tārāḥ'.

सवाताग्निदाहोल्मुकवत् (savātāgnidāholmukavat) - like a burning ember with wind and fire, like a firebrand with wind and flames

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the secondary suffix 'vat' (like/as) to the compound 'savātāgnidāholmuka'.

आपतन् (āpatan) - fell down, descended, alighted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ (लङ्)) of ā-pat

Imperfect active 3rd plural

Root pat (to fall) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky, of the sky, from space

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, air

n-stem neuter noun.

Note: Used in an ablative sense: 'from the sky'.

ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars, asterisms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, asteroid

ā-stem feminine noun.

Note: Subject of the verb 'āpatan'.

तरोः (taroḥ) - from a tree, of a tree

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree, plant

u-stem masculine noun.

Note: Used in an ablative sense: 'from a tree'.

पुष्पनिकराः (puṣpanikarāḥ) - masses of flowers, clusters of blossoms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣpanikara

puṣpanikara - mass of flowers, collection of blossoms, cluster of flowers

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puṣpa+nikara)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom, bloom
  noun (neuter)
• nikara – heap, multitude, collection, cluster, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ni- + root kṛ (to scatter, to throw).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the comparison, 'like masses of flowers'.

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground, world

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta+tala)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, earth, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, palm, sole
  noun (masculine)

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