योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-35

धगद्धगिति गायद्भिर्ज्वालाजालैर्जगद्गतैः ।
आसीद्रक्तांशुकैः कीर्णं संध्याभ्रैरिव वा नभः ॥ ३५ ॥

dhagaddhagiti gāyadbhirjvālājālairjagadgataiḥ ,
āsīdraktāṃśukaiḥ kīrṇaṃ saṃdhyābhrairiva vā nabhaḥ 35

35. dhagad-dhag-iti gāyad-bhiḥ jvālā-jālaiḥ jagat-gataiḥ
āsīt rakta-aṃśukaiḥ kīrṇam sandhyā-abhraiḥ iva vā nabhaḥ

35. jagat-gataiḥ dhagad-dhag-iti gāyad-bhiḥ jvālā-jālaiḥ
nabhaḥ rakta-aṃśukaiḥ vā sandhyā-abhraiḥ iva kīrṇam āsīt

35. The sky was covered by multitudes of flames that roared with a "dhagad-dhag" sound and had spread throughout the world, appearing as if by red garments or twilight clouds.

35. רשתות הלהבות שהתפשטו בעולם נראו כשרות בקול המיה, והשמיים נראו כעטופים בבדי שני או בענני ערביים.

Words meanings summery:

• धगद्-धग्-इति (dhagad-dhag-iti) - onomatopoeic sound (blazing, crackling)

• गायद्-भिः (gāyad-bhiḥ) - describing the sound made by the flames (by those singing/roaring/making sound)

• ज्वाला-जालैः (jvālā-jālaiḥ) - by multitudes of flames, by masses of fire

• जगत्-गतैः (jagat-gataiḥ) - describing the flames that have spread everywhere (by those gone/spread throughout the world)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• रक्त-अंशुकैः (rakta-aṁśukaiḥ) - by red garments, by red rays

• कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - covered, scattered, filled

• सन्ध्या-अभ्रैः (sandhyā-abhraiḥ) - by twilight clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• वा (vā) - here used in comparison, meaning 'or like' (or, and, like)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

Words meanings and morphology

धगद्-धग्-इति (dhagad-dhag-iti) - onomatopoeic sound (blazing, crackling)

(indeclinable)

गायद्-भिः (gāyad-bhiḥ) - describing the sound made by the flames (by those singing/roaring/making sound)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gāyat

gāyat - singing, chanting, roaring, making sound

Present Active Participle

root 'gā' (to sing, to sound), present active participle

Root: gā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'jvālā-jālaiḥ'.

ज्वाला-जालैः (jvālā-jālaiḥ) - by multitudes of flames, by masses of fire

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of jvālā-jāla

jvālā-jāla - multitude/mass of flames

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvālā+jāla)

• jvālā – flame, light, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, host
  noun (masculine)

जगत्-गतैः (jagat-gataiḥ) - describing the flames that have spread everywhere (by those gone/spread throughout the world)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jagat-gata

jagat-gata - gone/spread throughout the world

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'jagat' (world) and 'gata' (gone/spread, P.P.P. of √gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+gata)

• jagat – world, universe; moving, living
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained, past
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jvālā-jālaiḥ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

root 'as' (to be), imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

रक्त-अंशुकैः (rakta-aṁśukaiḥ) - by red garments, by red rays

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakta-aṃśuka

rakta-aṁśuka - red garment, red ray

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+aṃśuka)

• rakta – red, colored; blood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rañj' (to dye, color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• aṃśuka – garment, cloth, ray of light
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison with 'sandhyā-abhraiḥ' to describe how the sky was covered.

कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - covered, scattered, filled

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, spread, covered, filled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to scatter, to strew)

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'nabhaḥ'.

सन्ध्या-अभ्रैः (sandhyā-abhraiḥ) - by twilight clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sandhyā-abhra

sandhyā-abhra - twilight cloud, evening cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+abhra)

• sandhyā – twilight, evening, junction of day and night
  noun (feminine)
• abhra – cloud, sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - here used in comparison, meaning 'or like' (or, and, like)

(indeclinable)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, firmament

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