योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-32

उत्पेतुर्धूमभस्माब्दाः पेतुर्वारा पुरोत्कराः ।
उन्ममज्जुस्तरङ्गौघा ममज्जुर्भूतलाद्रयः ॥ ३२ ॥

utpeturdhūmabhasmābdāḥ peturvārā purotkarāḥ ,
unmamajjustaraṅgaughā mamajjurbhūtalādrayaḥ 32

32. utpetuḥ dhūma-bhasma-abdāḥ petuḥ vārāḥ purā-utkarāḥ
unmamajjuḥ taraṅga-oghāḥ mamajjuḥ bhūtala-adrayaḥ

32. dhūma-bhasma-abdāḥ utpetuḥ vārāḥ purā-utkarāḥ petuḥ
taraṅga-oghāḥ unmamajjuḥ bhūtala-adrayaḥ mamajjuḥ

32. Clouds of smoke and ashes rose up; ancient torrents of water fell down. Floods of waves surged up, and mountains on the earth's surface sank down.

32. ענני עשן ואפר המריאו אל על, מטרי זלעפות וערמות ערי חורבות צנחו מטה; גלי ענק התפרצו כלפי מעלה, והרי הארץ שקעו במעמקים.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they flew up, they rose up, they sprang up

• धूम-भस्म-अब्दाः (dhūma-bhasma-abdāḥ) - clouds of smoke and ashes

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they descended

• वाराः (vārāḥ) - waters, streams

• पुरा-उत्कराः (purā-utkarāḥ) - ancient heaps/torrents, primeval masses

• उन्ममज्जुः (unmamajjuḥ) - they emerged, they rose up

• तरङ्ग-ओघाः (taraṅga-oghāḥ) - floods of waves, torrents of waves

• ममज्जुः (mamajjuḥ) - they sank, they submerged

• भूतल-अद्रयः (bhūtala-adrayaḥ) - mountains of the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - they flew up, they rose up, they sprang up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of utpat

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

धूम-भस्म-अब्दाः (dhūma-bhasma-abdāḥ) - clouds of smoke and ashes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhūma-bhasma-abda

dhūma-bhasma-abda - cloud of smoke and ashes

Compound type : dvandva (dhūma+bhasma+abda)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• bhasma – ashes, cinders
  noun (neuter)
• abda – cloud, year
  noun (masculine)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they descended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

वाराः (vārāḥ) - waters, streams

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vār

vār - water, stream

पुरा-उत्कराः (purā-utkarāḥ) - ancient heaps/torrents, primeval masses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purā-utkara

purā-utkara - ancient heap/mass/torrent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+utkara)

• purā – formerly, anciently, previously
  indeclinable
  Used adverbially here as part of a compound to mean 'ancient'.
• utkara – heap, pile, raised ground, torrent
  noun (masculine)

उन्ममज्जुः (unmamajjuḥ) - they emerged, they rose up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of unmamajj

Prefix: ud

Root: majj (class 6)

तरङ्ग-ओघाः (taraṅga-oghāḥ) - floods of waves, torrents of waves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taraṅga-ogha

taraṅga-ogha - flood/torrent of waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taraṅga+ogha)

• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

ममज्जुः (mamajjuḥ) - they sank, they submerged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of majj

Root: majj (class 6)

भूतल-अद्रयः (bhūtala-adrayaḥ) - mountains of the earth's surface

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūtala-adri

bhūtala-adri - mountain on the earth's surface

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūtala+adri)

• bhūtala – earth's surface, ground
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)

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