योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-28

ज्वालोद्भुजो धूमकचो जगज्जीर्णकुटीनटः ।
जज्वलुर्वनजालानि पुराणि नगराणि च ॥ २८ ॥

jvālodbhujo dhūmakaco jagajjīrṇakuṭīnaṭaḥ ,
jajvalurvanajālāni purāṇi nagarāṇi ca 28

28. jvālodhbhujaḥ dhūmakacaḥ jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭaḥ
jajvalur vanajālāni purāṇi nagarāṇi ca

28. jvālodhbhujaḥ dhūmakacaḥ jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭaḥ
vanajālāni purāṇi nagarāṇi ca jajvalur

28. With flames for arms and smoke for hair, it danced, treating the world like a dilapidated hut. The forests, cities, and towns all blazed.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वालोध्भुजः (jvālodhbhujaḥ) - having flames as arms, whose arms are flames

• धूमकचः (dhūmakacaḥ) - having smoke as hair, whose hair is smoke

• जगत्-जीर्णकुटी-नटः (jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭaḥ) - a dancer treating the world as an old hut

• जज्वलुर् (jajvalur) - blazed, shone intensely

• वनजालानि (vanajālāni) - clusters of forests, all forests

• पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities, towns

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - towns, cities

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वालोध्भुजः (jvālodhbhujaḥ) - having flames as arms, whose arms are flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvālā-udbhuja

jvālā-udbhuja - one whose arms are flames

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jvālā+udbhuja)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• udbhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)

धूमकचः (dhūmakacaḥ) - having smoke as hair, whose hair is smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūma-kaca

dhūma-kaca - one whose hair is smoke

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhūma+kaca)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• kaca – hair
  noun (masculine)

जगत्-जीर्णकुटी-नटः (jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭaḥ) - a dancer treating the world as an old hut

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭa

jagat-jīrṇakuṭī-naṭa - one for whom the world is a dilapidated hut to dance upon

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jagat+jīrṇakuṭī+naṭa)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jīrṇakuṭī – dilapidated hut, old shack
  noun (feminine)
• naṭa – dancer, actor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root naṭ
  Root: naṭ (class 1)

जज्वलुर् (jajvalur) - blazed, shone intensely

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of jval

Root: jval (class 1)

वनजालानि (vanajālāni) - clusters of forests, all forests

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vanajāla

vanajāla - network of forests, forest tracts

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vana+jāla)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, collection
  noun (neuter)

पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - towns, cities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - town, city

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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