योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-34

क्रन्दच्छिष्टामरगणं चलत्सज्जीवभूतकम् ।
भ्रमत्केतुशतोत्पातं दुष्प्रेक्ष्यमभवज्जगत् ॥ ३४ ॥

krandacchiṣṭāmaragaṇaṃ calatsajjīvabhūtakam ,
bhramatketuśatotpātaṃ duṣprekṣyamabhavajjagat 34

34. krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇam calat-sat-jīva-bhūtakam
bhramat-ketu-śata-utpātam duṣprekṣyam abhavat jagat

34. jagat krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇam calat-sat-jīva-bhūtakam
bhramat-ketu-śata-utpātam duṣprekṣyam abhavat

34. The world became a terrifying sight, with the hosts of gods weeping and distressed, living beings moving about restlessly, and hundreds of ominous comets (ketu) swirling.

34. כששארית האלים בוכה, היצורים החיים מנסים להילחם על נפשם ומאות שביטים מסתחררים כאותות חורבן, היקום הפך למראה שאי אפשר לשאת.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रन्दत्-शिष्ट-अमर-गणम् (krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having a host of weeping and remaining/distressed gods)

• चलत्-सत्-जीव-भूतकम् (calat-sat-jīva-bhūtakam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having moving, existing living beings/creatures)

• भ्रमत्-केतु-शत-उत्पातम् (bhramat-ketu-śata-utpātam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having hundreds of swirling comets/omens)

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - the world became dreadful (difficult to look at, dreadful, terrible to behold)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - the world became this way (it became, it was)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (as a whole) (the world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रन्दत्-शिष्ट-अमर-गणम् (krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having a host of weeping and remaining/distressed gods)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇa

krandat-śiṣṭa-amara-gaṇa - having a host of crying, remaining gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krandat+śiṣṭa+amara+gaṇa)

• krandat – crying, weeping, wailing
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `krand` (to cry, lament).
  Root: krand (class 1)
• śiṣṭa – remaining, left, disciplined, distressed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `śiṣ` (to leave, remain).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `a` (not) + `mṛ` (to die) + `a` (suffix).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Accusative singular, acting as a predicate adjective describing `jagat`.

चलत्-सत्-जीव-भूतकम् (calat-sat-jīva-bhūtakam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having moving, existing living beings/creatures)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of calat-sat-jīva-bhūtaka

calat-sat-jīva-bhūtaka - having moving living creatures

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (calat+sat+jīva+bhūtaka)

• calat – moving, trembling, restless
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `cal` (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• sat – existing, being, good, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• jīva – living, life, soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  From root `jīv` (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• bhūtaka – creature, being, sprite
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive of `bhūta`.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, acting as a predicate adjective describing `jagat`.

भ्रमत्-केतु-शत-उत्पातम् (bhramat-ketu-śata-utpātam) - describes the state of the world (jagat) (having hundreds of swirling comets/omens)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhramat-ketu-śata-utpāta

bhramat-ketu-śata-utpāta - having hundreds of swirling omens/comets

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhramat+ketu+śata+utpāta)

• bhramat – swirling, wandering, moving about
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to spin).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ketu – comet, banner, sign, omen
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śata – hundred, a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• utpāta – omen, portend, disaster, extraordinary phenomenon
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `ud`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, acting as a predicate adjective describing `jagat`.

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - the world became dreadful (difficult to look at, dreadful, terrible to behold)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to see, dreadful, repulsive

Gerundive

From `dus` (bad/difficult) + `pra` (forth) + root `īkṣ` (to see) + `ya` (suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+prekṣya)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
• prekṣya – to be seen, visible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root `īkṣ` (to see) with prefix `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `jagat`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - the world became this way (it became, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, augment `a` + root `bhū` + `at` suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for `jagat`.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (as a whole) (the world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, anything moving

Present Active Participle (from gam, with reduplication)

From root `gam` (to go), reduplicated form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb `abhavat`.

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