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7,77

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-6

ब्रह्माण्डभित्तिभांकारभीषणैर्मातरिश्वनः ।
प्रसरैरम्बरोड्डीनदग्धेन्द्रादिपुरोत्करम् ॥ ६ ॥
brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṃkārabhīṣaṇairmātariśvanaḥ ,
prasarairambaroḍḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkaram 6
6. brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṃkārabhīṣaṇaiḥ mātariśvanaḥ
prasaraiḥ ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkaram
6. mātariśvanaḥ brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṃkārabhīṣaṇaiḥ
prasaraiḥ ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkaram
6. By the terrifying expansions of the wind (mātariśvan), which created a roaring sound against the walls of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), the multitudes of cities belonging to Indra and other gods were burnt after being swept up into the sky.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्माण्डभित्तिभांकारभीषणैः (brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṁkārabhīṣaṇaiḥ) - terrifying with the roaring sound on the walls of the cosmic egg
  • मातरिश्वनः (mātariśvanaḥ) - of the wind, of Vayu
  • प्रसरैः (prasaraiḥ) - by the expansions, by the movements, by the courses
  • अम्बरौद्डीनदग्धेन्द्रादिपुरोत्करम् (ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkaram) - a multitude of cities, like those of Indra and others, burnt after being swept up into the sky

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्माण्डभित्तिभांकारभीषणैः (brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṁkārabhīṣaṇaiḥ) - terrifying with the roaring sound on the walls of the cosmic egg
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṃkārabhīṣaṇa
brahmāṇḍabhittibhāṁkārabhīṣaṇa - terrifying with the roaring sound on the walls of the cosmic egg
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (brahmāṇḍa+bhitti+bhāṃkāra+bhīṣaṇa)
  • brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
    noun (neuter)
  • bhitti – wall, partition
    noun (feminine)
  • bhāṃkāra – roaring, terrible sound
    noun (masculine)
  • bhīṣaṇa – terrifying, dreadful
    adjective
Note: Instrumental plural, modifying prasaraiḥ.
मातरिश्वनः (mātariśvanaḥ) - of the wind, of Vayu
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mātariśvan
mātariśvan - wind, air, Vayu (as a deity)
Note: Genitive singular, indicating possession or origin.
प्रसरैः (prasaraiḥ) - by the expansions, by the movements, by the courses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prasara
prasara - expansion, course, movement, flow
Prefix: pra
Root: sṛ (class 1)
Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means or agency.
अम्बरौद्डीनदग्धेन्द्रादिपुरोत्करम् (ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkaram) - a multitude of cities, like those of Indra and others, burnt after being swept up into the sky
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkara
ambaraudḍīnadagdhendrādipurotkara - a multitude of cities, like those of Indra and others, burnt after being swept up into the sky
Compound type : Bahuvrihi/Tatpurusha (ambara+udḍīna+dagdha+indra+ādi+pura+utkara)
  • ambara – sky, atmosphere
    noun (neuter)
  • udḍīna – flown up, soaring
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √ḍī (to fly) with ud- prefix.
    Prefix: ud
    Root: ḍī (class 4)
  • dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √dah (to burn).
    Root: dah (class 1)
  • indra – Indra (name of a deity)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
    indeclinable
  • pura – city, fortress
    noun (neuter)
  • utkara – multitude, heap, mass
    noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular, acting as the direct object or a predicate accusative.