योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-60

तावत्तं कल्पकुपितो रुद्रो नेत्राग्निनादहत् ।
दाहस्फुटद्द्रुमस्थूलशिलाचटचटारवाः ॥ ६० ॥

tāvattaṃ kalpakupito rudro netrāgninādahat ,
dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭāravāḥ 60

60. tāvat tam kalpakupitaḥ rudraḥ netrāgninā
adahat dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭāravāḥ

60. tāvat kalpakupitaḥ rudraḥ netrāgninā tam
adahat dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭāravāḥ

60. Meanwhile, Rudra, enraged as if at the dissolution of a cosmic cycle (kalpa), burned him with the fire from his eye. The burning was so intense that trees and large rocks burst apart with crackling sounds.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - meanwhile, at that time, so much

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• कल्पकुपितः (kalpakupitaḥ) - enraged like at the time of cosmic dissolution

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, a name of Shiva

• नेत्राग्निना (netrāgninā) - by the fire of his eye

• अदहन्त् (adahant) - he burned, he consumed

• दाहस्फुटद्द्रुमस्थूलशिलाचटचटारवाः (dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - the crackling sounds of trees and large rocks bursting due to the burning

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - meanwhile, at that time, so much

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कल्पकुपितः (kalpakupitaḥ) - enraged like at the time of cosmic dissolution

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpakupita

kalpakupita - enraged at the end of an eon; angry like the dissolution of a kalpa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kalpa+kupita)

• kalpa – an eon, a cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• kupita – angered, enraged
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of root kup (class 4)
  Root: kup (class 4)

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, a name of Shiva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, the roaring one, terrible

नेत्राग्निना (netrāgninā) - by the fire of his eye

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of netrāgni

netrāgni - eye-fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (netra+agni)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

अदहन्त् (adahant) - he burned, he consumed

(verb)

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

Root: dah (class 1)

दाहस्फुटद्द्रुमस्थूलशिलाचटचटारवाः (dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - the crackling sounds of trees and large rocks bursting due to the burning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭārava

dāhasphuṭaddrumasthūlaśilācaṭacaṭārava - crackling sounds of bursting trees and large rocks due to burning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāha+sphuṭat+druma+sthūla+śilā+caṭacaṭārava)

• dāha – burning, combustion
  noun (masculine)
• sphuṭat – bursting, cracking, splitting
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  present active participle of root sphuṭ (class 6)
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• sthūla – large, thick, massive
  adjective (masculine)
• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• caṭacaṭārava – crackling sound, sharp sound
  noun (masculine)

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