योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-11

मणिस्तम्भसहस्रेण वृतोऽग्रे प्रोतमेरुणा ।
इन्द्रायुधसहस्राढ्यकल्पसंध्याभ्रसुन्दरः ॥ ११ ॥

maṇistambhasahasreṇa vṛto'gre protameruṇā ,
indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṃdhyābhrasundaraḥ 11

11. maṇistambhasahasreṇa vṛtaḥ agre prota meruṇā
indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṃdhyābhrasundaraḥ

11. agre maṇistambhasahasreṇa vṛtaḥ prota meruṇā
indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṃdhyābhrasundaraḥ

11. In front, it is encircled by a thousand jewel-studded pillars, with Mount Meru embedded within it. It is as beautiful as the evening clouds, splendid with a thousand rainbows.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिस्तम्भसहस्रेण (maṇistambhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand jewel-pillars

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• अग्रे (agre) - in the foreground, in front (in front, at the top, first)

• प्रोत (prota) - firmly embedded or fixed (threaded, woven, fixed, pierced)

• मेरुणा (meruṇā) - by Mount Meru

• इन्द्रायुधसहस्राढ्यकल्पसंध्याभ्रसुन्दरः (indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṁdhyābhrasundaraḥ) - beautiful like the evening clouds rich with a thousand rainbows

Words meanings and morphology

मणिस्तम्भसहस्रेण (maṇistambhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand jewel-pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maṇistambhasahasra

maṇistambhasahasra - a thousand jewel-pillars

Compound of maṇistambha (jewel-pillar) and sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇistambha+sahasra)

• maṇistambha – gem-pillar, jewel-column
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of maṇi (gem/jewel) and stambha (pillar).
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes the means by which it is surrounded.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen

past passive participle

From √vṛ (to cover, choose, surround).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies mahāstambhaḥ from the previous verse.

अग्रे (agre) - in the foreground, in front (in front, at the top, first)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of agra.

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating location.

प्रोत (prota) - firmly embedded or fixed (threaded, woven, fixed, pierced)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prota

prota - threaded, woven, pierced, fixed, strung through

past passive participle

From pra-√ū (to weave, to thread, to insert) or pra-√ve (to weave).

Prefix: pra

Root: ū / ve (class 2)

Note: Agrees with meruṇā.

मेरुणा (meruṇā) - by Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

Note: Denotes something accompanying the surrounding.

इन्द्रायुधसहस्राढ्यकल्पसंध्याभ्रसुन्दरः (indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṁdhyābhrasundaraḥ) - beautiful like the evening clouds rich with a thousand rainbows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṃdhyābhrasundara

indrāyudhasahasrāḍhyakalpasaṁdhyābhrasundara - beautiful like the evening clouds that are full of thousands of rainbows

Complex compound formed by several layers.

Compound type : tatpurusha (indrāyudhasahasrāḍhya+kalpa+sandhyābhrasundara)

• indrāyudhasahasra – a thousand rainbows
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of indrāyudha (rainbow) and sahasra (thousand).
• āḍhya – rich in, full of, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
• kalpa – resembling, similar to, almost
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating similarity.
• sandhyābhrasundara – beautiful evening clouds
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of sandhyābhra (evening cloud) and sundara (beautiful).

Note: Qualifies mahāstambhaḥ from the previous verse.

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