योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-38

ज्वालालवोल्ललनडम्बरमम्बरं तद्व्यूढस्थलाब्जदलजालमिवालमासीत् ।
ज्वालाभ्रमद्भमरपङ्क्तिनिभास्तदासंस्तत्र स्फुरच्छिशिरसीकरपक्षपुञ्जाः ॥ ३८ ॥

jvālālavollalanaḍambaramambaraṃ tadvyūḍhasthalābjadalajālamivālamāsīt ,
jvālābhramadbhamarapaṅktinibhāstadāsaṃstatra sphuracchiśirasīkarapakṣapuñjāḥ 38

38. jvālālavollalanaḍambaram ambaram tat
vyūḍha sthalābjadalajālam iva alam āsīt
jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibhāḥ tadā
āsan tatra sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñjāḥ

38. jvālālavollalanaḍambaram ambaram tat
vyūḍha sthalābjadalajālam iva alam āsīt
tadā tatra jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibhāḥ
sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñjāḥ āsan

38. The sky, with the imposing display of flickering flame fragments, became like a vast network of scattered land-lotus petals. Then, there appeared glistening clusters of cool spray-like wings, resembling rows of bees swirling amidst the flames.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वालालवोल्ललनडम्बरम् (jvālālavollalanaḍambaram) - The grandeur/display of flickering flame-fragments.

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere; garment

• तत् (tat) - that, there

• व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - spread out, arranged, expanded

• स्थलाब्जदलजालम् (sthalābjadalajālam) - A network/collection of land-lotus petals.

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough; indeed, greatly; ornament

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• ज्वालाभ्रमद्भ्रमरपङ्क्तिनिभाः (jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibhāḥ) - Resembling lines of bees whirling in flames.

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, there were

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्फुरच्छिरसीकरपक्षपुञ्जाः (sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñjāḥ) - Glittering clusters of cool spray-wings.

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वालालवोल्ललनडम्बरम् (jvālālavollalanaḍambaram) - The grandeur/display of flickering flame-fragments.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvālālavollalanaḍambara

jvālālavollalanaḍambara - The grandeur (ḍambara) of the flickering (ullalana) fragments (lava) of flame (jvālā).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jvālā+lava+ullalana+ḍambara)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• lava – fragment, particle, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)
• ullalana – flickering, rising, waving, sport, play
  noun (neuter)
  From `ud` + root `lal`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: lal (class 1)
• ḍambara – grandeur, pomp, display, multitude
  noun (masculine)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere; garment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere; garment

तत् (tat) - that, there

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, there, it

व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - spread out, arranged, expanded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyūḍha

vyūḍha - spread out, arranged, expanded, formed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `vi` + root `vah` (to carry, arrange).

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jāla`.

स्थलाब्जदलजालम् (sthalābjadalajālam) - A network/collection of land-lotus petals.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthalābjadalajāla

sthalābjadalajāla - A network (jāla) of petals (dala) of land-lotuses (sthalābja).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sthalābja+dala+jāla)

• sthalābja – land-lotus
  noun (neuter)
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - sufficient, enough; indeed, greatly; ornament

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

ज्वालाभ्रमद्भ्रमरपङ्क्तिनिभाः (jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibhāḥ) - Resembling lines of bees whirling in flames.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibha

jvālābhramadbhramarapaṅktinibha - Resembling (nibha) rows (paṅkti) of bees (bhramara) whirling (bhramat) in flames (jvālā).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (jvālā+bhramat+bhramara+paṅkti+nibha)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• bhramat – whirling, moving about, wandering
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `bhram`.
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhramara – bee, drone
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• paṅkti – line, row, series
  noun (feminine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective
  Prefix: ni

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were, there were

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

स्फुरच्छिरसीकरपक्षपुञ्जाः (sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñjāḥ) - Glittering clusters of cool spray-wings.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñja

sphuracchirasīkarapakṣapuñja - Clusters (puñja) of wings (pakṣa) of cool (śiśira) spray (sīkara) that are glittering (sphurat).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sphurat+śiśira+sīkara+pakṣa+puñja)

• sphurat – glittering, trembling, throbbing, flashing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `sphur`.
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• śiśira – cool, cold, frosty
  adjective
• sīkara – spray, mist, dew, drizzle
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• puñja – cluster, heap, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)