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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-21

विदलद्दग्धदिग्दन्तिदन्तोत्तम्भितभूधरम् ।
धराधरदरीरन्ध्रधूममण्डलकुण्डलम् ॥ २१ ॥
vidaladdagdhadigdantidantottambhitabhūdharam ,
dharādharadarīrandhradhūmamaṇḍalakuṇḍalam 21
21. vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdharam
dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍalam
21. vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdharam
dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍalam
21. A world where mountains are propped up by the tusks of directional elephants (digdanti) that are themselves cracking and burnt; and which is characterized by coiling masses of smoke issuing from the crevices of mountain caves.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विदलद्दग्धादिग्दन्तिदन्तोत्तम्भितभूधरम् (vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdharam) - Describes a scene of cosmic destruction where even the directional elephants (digdanti) are suffering and breaking, impacting the mountains, as part of a larger description of universal dissolution. (Mountains propped up by the tusks of burnt and cracking directional elephants.)
  • धराधरदरीरन्ध्रदूमकुण्डलम् (dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍalam) - Describes the visual effect of smoke rising during a fiery dissolution, indicating widespread destruction and the transformation of mountains, as part of a larger description of universal dissolution. (Coiling masses of smoke issuing from the openings of mountain caves.)

Words meanings and morphology

विदलद्दग्धादिग्दन्तिदन्तोत्तम्भितभूधरम् (vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdharam) - Describes a scene of cosmic destruction where even the directional elephants (digdanti) are suffering and breaking, impacting the mountains, as part of a larger description of universal dissolution. (Mountains propped up by the tusks of burnt and cracking directional elephants.)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdhara
vidaladdagdhādigdantidantottambhitabhūdhara - that which has mountains propped up by the tusks of directional elephants that are cracking and burnt
Bahuvrīhi compound describing a state of being.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidalat+dagdha+digdanti+danta+uttambhita+bhūdhara)
  • vidalat – bursting, splitting, cracking, breaking open
    present active participle
    Present Active Participle
    From prefix 'vi-' and root '√dṛ' (to split, burst), in its present active participle form.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dṛ (class 1)
  • dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire, scorched
    past passive participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From root '√dah' (to burn).
    Root: dah (class 1)
  • digdanti – directional elephant, elephant of the quarters
    noun (masculine)
    Tatpuruṣa compound of 'diś' (direction, quarter) and 'dantin' (elephant). Sandhi 'ś' -> 'g' before 'd'.
  • danta – tusk, tooth
    noun (masculine)
  • uttambhita – propped up, supported, uplifted
    past passive participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix 'ut-' and root '√stambh' (to prop, support).
    Prefix: ut
    Root: stambh (class 5)
  • bhūdhara – mountain (earth-bearer)
    noun (masculine)
    Tatpuruṣa compound of 'bhū' (earth) and 'dhara' (bearing, holding).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: This entire compound describes an implicit object in the accusative case, referring to the 'world' or 'cosmos' during dissolution.
धराधरदरीरन्ध्रदूमकुण्डलम् (dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍalam) - Describes the visual effect of smoke rising during a fiery dissolution, indicating widespread destruction and the transformation of mountains, as part of a larger description of universal dissolution. (Coiling masses of smoke issuing from the openings of mountain caves.)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍala
dharādharadarīrandhradūmakuṇḍala - that which has coiling masses of smoke from the openings of mountain caves
Bahuvrīhi compound describing a state of being.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharādhara+darī+randhra+dhūma+maṇḍala+kuṇḍala)
  • dharādhara – mountain (earth-bearer)
    noun (masculine)
    Tatpuruṣa compound of 'dharā' (earth) and 'dhara' (bearing, holding).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • darī – cave, cavern, grotto
    noun (feminine)
  • randhra – opening, hole, fissure, cavity
    noun (neuter)
  • dhūma – smoke, fume
    noun (masculine)
  • maṇḍala – circle, disc, region, mass, cloud
    noun (neuter)
  • kuṇḍala – coiling, circular; an earring (often circular); coil
    noun (neuter)
Note: This entire compound describes an implicit object in the accusative case, complementing the description of universal dissolution.