योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-16

कल्पान्तकालजलदास्तालवृन्तपदं गताः ।
भूतलं द्यूतफलकं वितानं तारकाम्बरम् ॥ १६ ॥

kalpāntakālajaladāstālavṛntapadaṃ gatāḥ ,
bhūtalaṃ dyūtaphalakaṃ vitānaṃ tārakāmbaram 16

16. kalpāntakālajaladāḥ tālavṛntapadaṃ gatāḥ
bhūtalaṃ dyūtaphalakaṃ vitānaṃ tārakāmbaram

16. kalpāntakālajaladāḥ tālavṛntapadaṃ gatāḥ
bhūtalaṃ dyūtaphalakaṃ vitānaṃ tārakāmbaram

16. The clouds of cosmic dissolution (kalpāntakālajalada) have become mere palm-leaf fans. The surface of the earth is a gambling board, and the starry sky is a canopy.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पान्तकालजलदाः (kalpāntakālajaladāḥ) - clouds of the time of cosmic dissolution.

• तालवृन्तपदं (tālavṛntapadaṁ) - the state of being a palm-leaf fan; the position of a fan.

• गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, become.

• भूतलं (bhūtalaṁ) - the surface of the earth; the ground.

• द्यूतफलकं (dyūtaphalakaṁ) - a gambling board.

• वितानं (vitānaṁ) - a canopy; an awning.

• तारकाम्बरम् (tārakāmbaram) - the starry sky; a cloth of stars.

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पान्तकालजलदाः (kalpāntakālajaladāḥ) - clouds of the time of cosmic dissolution.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalpāntakālajalada

kalpāntakālajalada - cloud of the epoch's end, cloud of cosmic dissolution

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kalpa+anta+kāla+jalada)

• kalpa – a cosmic age, epoch, aeon
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• jalada – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)

तालवृन्तपदं (tālavṛntapadaṁ) - the state of being a palm-leaf fan; the position of a fan.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tālavṛntapada

tālavṛntapada - state of being a palm-leaf fan, position of a fan

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tālavṛnta+pada)

• tālavṛnta – palm-leaf fan
  noun (neuter)
• pada – place, state, position, footstep
  noun (neuter)

गताः (gatāḥ) - attained, reached, become.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

भूतलं (bhūtalaṁ) - the surface of the earth; the ground.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, level, plain
  noun (neuter)

द्यूतफलकं (dyūtaphalakaṁ) - a gambling board.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dyūtaphalaka

dyūtaphalaka - gambling board

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dyūta+phalaka)

• dyūta – gambling, game of dice
  noun (neuter)
• phalaka – board, plank, tablet
  noun (neuter)

वितानं (vitānaṁ) - a canopy; an awning.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitāna

vitāna - canopy, awning, roof, extensive

तारकाम्बरम् (tārakāmbaram) - the starry sky; a cloth of stars.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tārakāmbara

tārakāmbara - starry sky, cloth of stars

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tārakā+ambara)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, cloth
  noun (neuter)

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