योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-17

अथ वारुणदिग्भागादाययौ कल्पमारुतः ।
यस्मिंस्तृणवदुह्यन्ते विन्ध्यमेरुहिमालयाः ॥ १७ ॥

atha vāruṇadigbhāgādāyayau kalpamārutaḥ ,
yasmiṃstṛṇavaduhyante vindhyameruhimālayāḥ 17

17. atha vāruṇadigbhāgāt āyayau kalpamārutaḥ
yasmin tṛṇavat uhyante vindhyameruhimālayāḥ

17. atha vāruṇadigbhāgāt kalpamārutaḥ āyayau,
yasmin vindhyameruhimālayāḥ tṛṇavat uhyante

17. Then, from the western direction, came the cosmic deluge wind (kalpamāruta), in which mountains like Vindhya, Meru, and the Himalayas are swept away like blades of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• वारुणदिग्भागात् (vāruṇadigbhāgāt) - from the western direction

• आययौ (āyayau) - came, arrived

• कल्पमारुतः (kalpamārutaḥ) - wind of the cosmic age, deluge wind

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like grass, like a blade of grass

• उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - are carried, are borne away

• विन्ध्यमेरुहिमालयाः (vindhyameruhimālayāḥ) - Vindhya, Meru, and Himalayas (mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

वारुणदिग्भागात् (vāruṇadigbhāgāt) - from the western direction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāruṇadigbhāga

vāruṇadigbhāga - western quarter, direction of Varuna

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāruṇa+dik+bhāga)

• vāruṇa – relating to Varuna, western
  adjective (masculine)
• dik – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – part, portion, region
  noun (masculine)

आययौ (āyayau) - came, arrived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root 'yā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

कल्पमारुतः (kalpamārutaḥ) - wind of the cosmic age, deluge wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpamāruta

kalpamāruta - wind at the end of a kalpa (cosmic age)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kalpa+māruta)

• kalpa – a cosmic age, aeon
  noun (masculine)
• māruta – wind, air, Marut (deity of wind)
  noun (masculine)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'kalpamārutaḥ'.

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like grass, like a blade of grass

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed with the 'vat' suffix indicating similarity.

उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - are carried, are borne away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

विन्ध्यमेरुहिमालयाः (vindhyameruhimālayāḥ) - Vindhya, Meru, and Himalayas (mountains)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vindhyameruhimālaya

vindhyameruhimālaya - the Vindhya, Meru, and Himalaya mountain ranges (as a group)

Compound type : Dvandva (vindhya+meru+himālaya)

• vindhya – Vindhya (a mountain range in central India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• meru – Meru (a mythical sacred mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• himālaya – Himalaya (the great mountain range)
  proper noun (masculine)

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