योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-75, verse-42
ननृतुर्नीरसा नाशनर्तक्यः केतुकुन्तलाः ।
तलाहितानलज्वाला ब्रह्माण्डोर्ध्वकपाटभूः ॥ ४२ ॥
तलाहितानलज्वाला ब्रह्माण्डोर्ध्वकपाटभूः ॥ ४२ ॥
nanṛturnīrasā nāśanartakyaḥ ketukuntalāḥ ,
talāhitānalajvālā brahmāṇḍordhvakapāṭabhūḥ 42
talāhitānalajvālā brahmāṇḍordhvakapāṭabhūḥ 42
42.
nanṛtuḥ nīrasāḥ nāśa-nartakyaḥ ketu-kuntalāḥ
tala-āhita-anala-jvālā brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ
tala-āhita-anala-jvālā brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ
42.
nīrasāḥ nāśa-nartakyaḥ ketu-kuntalāḥ nanṛtuḥ
tala-āhita-anala-jvālā brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ
tala-āhita-anala-jvālā brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ
42.
Dry, unappealing dancers of destruction, with flame-like hair, danced. The flames of fire, rising from the surface, became the upper closing leaf of the cosmic door (brahmāṇḍa).
Words meanings summery:
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- ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - they danced
- नीरसाः (nīrasāḥ) - dry, tasteless, unappealing, devoid of essence
- नाश-नर्तक्यः (nāśa-nartakyaḥ) - dancers of destruction, destruction-dancers
- केतु-कुन्तलाः (ketu-kuntalāḥ) - having flame-like hair/crests
- तल-आहित-अनल-ज्वाला (tala-āhita-anala-jvālā) - a flame of fire placed on the surface/ground
- ब्रह्माण्ड-ऊर्ध्व-कपाट-भूः (brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ) - the upper door-leaf of the cosmic egg/universe (brahmāṇḍa)
Words meanings and morphology
ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - they danced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √nṛt
Root: √nṛt (class 4)
नीरसाः (nīrasāḥ) - dry, tasteless, unappealing, devoid of essence
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nīrasa
nīrasa - dry, tasteless, insipid, uninteresting, devoid of essence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nis+rasa)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, sentiment
noun (masculine)
नाश-नर्तक्यः (nāśa-nartakyaḥ) - dancers of destruction, destruction-dancers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nāśa-nartakī
nāśa-nartakī - female dancer associated with destruction
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāśa+nartakī)
- nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
noun (masculine) - nartakī – female dancer, actress
noun (feminine)
केतु-कुन्तलाः (ketu-kuntalāḥ) - having flame-like hair/crests
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ketu-kuntala
ketu-kuntala - having hair like banners/comets/flames, or having banners as spears
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ketu+kuntala)
- ketu – banner, flag, sign, comet, flame
noun (masculine) - kuntala – hair, lock of hair, spear
noun (masculine)
तल-आहित-अनल-ज्वाला (tala-āhita-anala-jvālā) - a flame of fire placed on the surface/ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tala-āhita-anala-jvālā
tala-āhita-anala-jvālā - flame of fire established on the ground
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tala+āhita+anala+jvālā)
- tala – surface, ground, bottom, plane
noun (neuter) - āhita – placed, established, fixed, kindled
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √dhā (to place) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: √dhā (class 3) - anala – fire, god of fire
noun (masculine) - jvālā – flame, blaze, glow
noun (feminine)
ब्रह्माण्ड-ऊर्ध्व-कपाट-भूः (brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhūḥ) - the upper door-leaf of the cosmic egg/universe (brahmāṇḍa)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhū
brahmāṇḍa-ūrdhva-kapāṭa-bhū - the upper part/surface of the door of the cosmic egg
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+ūrdhva+kapāṭa+bhū)
- brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
noun (neuter) - ūrdhva – upper, elevated, upward
adjective - kapāṭa – door, door-leaf, shutter
noun (neuter) - bhū – being, place, earth, site, existence
noun (feminine)