योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-4

उच्छलद्दीर्घरुत्कारैश्छमच्छममयात्मकैः ।
तूर्यमुन्नमदासारविसारिजयघोषणम् ॥ ४ ॥

ucchaladdīrgharutkāraiśchamacchamamayātmakaiḥ ,
tūryamunnamadāsāravisārijayaghoṣaṇam 4

4. ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāraiḥ chamacchama-mayātmakaiḥ
tūryam unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇam

4. ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāraiḥ chamacchama-mayātmakaiḥ
ca tūryam unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇam

4. (The three worlds were accompanied) by surging, deep roars composed of crashing sounds, and (were like) a tremendous trumpeting (tūrya) of victory whose spreading proclamations rose up like an incessant downpour.

4. קולות שריקה ונהמה ארוכים בקעו מכל עבר, כחצוצרת ניצחון המכריזה על בואו של גשם זלעפות עז המציף את הכל.

Words meanings summery:

• उच्छलत्-दीर्घ-रुत्कारैः (ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāraiḥ) - Describing the loud, intense sounds of destruction accompanying the cosmic dissolution. (with surging, deep roars)

• छमच्छम-मयात्मकैः (chamacchama-mayātmakaiḥ) - The specific quality of the deep roars, emphasizing their noisy and destructive nature. (consisting of crashing/rustling sounds)

• तूर्यम् (tūryam) - Metaphorically refers to the sound of destruction being like a grand, ominous trumpet. (a musical instrument, trumpet, horn)

• उन्नमत्-आसार-विसारि-जय-घोषणम् (unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇam) - Describes the sound of cosmic destruction as a triumphant, all-encompassing roar of victory. (a proclamation of victory that rises, pours forth, and spreads)

Words meanings and morphology

उच्छलत्-दीर्घ-रुत्कारैः (ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāraiḥ) - Describing the loud, intense sounds of destruction accompanying the cosmic dissolution. (with surging, deep roars)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāra

ucchalat-dīrgha-rutkāra - (that which has) surging long roars

Compound noun, instrumental plural.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ucchalat+dīrgha+rutkāra)

• ucchalat – surging up, gushing forth, leaping up
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from `ud-` + `chal` (to move, to go).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: chal (class 1)
• dīrgha – long, deep, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• rutkāra – roar, cry, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `rut` (sound) + `kāra` (making).
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Describes the means or accompaniment of the described state.

छमच्छम-मयात्मकैः (chamacchama-mayātmakaiḥ) - The specific quality of the deep roars, emphasizing their noisy and destructive nature. (consisting of crashing/rustling sounds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of chamacchama-mayātmaka

chamacchama-mayātmaka - consisting of crashing/rustling sounds; having the nature of 'chamacchama'

Compound adjective, instrumental plural.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (chamacchama+maya+ātmaka)

• chamacchama – a crashing, rustling, clashing sound (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable
  Reduplicative onomatopoeic word.
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  A taddhita suffix forming adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'. Used here adjectivally within the compound.
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, essential
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `ātman` (self, essence) + `ka` suffix.

Note: Agrees with `rutkāraiḥ`.

तूर्यम् (tūryam) - Metaphorically refers to the sound of destruction being like a grand, ominous trumpet. (a musical instrument, trumpet, horn)

(noun)

neuter, singular of tūrya

tūrya - a musical instrument, wind instrument, trumpet, horn

Note: Serves as the nominal core of the final descriptive phrase.

उन्नमत्-आसार-विसारि-जय-घोषणम् (unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇam) - Describes the sound of cosmic destruction as a triumphant, all-encompassing roar of victory. (a proclamation of victory that rises, pours forth, and spreads)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇa

unnamat-āsāra-visāri-jaya-ghoṣaṇa - (a proclamation of victory that is) rising, flowing like a shower, and spreading

Compound adjective, modifying `tūryam`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (unnamat+āsāra+visāri+jaya-ghoṣaṇa)

• unnamat – rising up, elevating, becoming prominent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from `ud-` + `nam` (to bend, rise).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: nam (class 1)
• āsāra – continuous shower, downpour, heavy rain
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā-` + `sṛ` (to flow).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• visāri – spreading, diffusing, extending
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from `vi-` + `sṛ` (to flow, spread).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• jaya-ghoṣaṇa – proclamation of victory, shout of triumph
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `jaya` (victory) + `ghoṣaṇa` (proclamation).

Note: Describes `tūryam`.

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