योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-33

उह्यन्ते मेरवो येन तेन निश्वासवायुना ।
घनघुंघुमदिक्चक्रगगनग्रामघोषिणा ॥ ३३ ॥

uhyante meravo yena tena niśvāsavāyunā ,
ghanaghuṃghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣiṇā 33

33. uhyante meravaḥ yena tena niśvāsavāyunā
ghanaghuṃghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣiṇā

33. yena ghanaghuṃghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣiṇā
tena niśvāsavāyunā meravaḥ uhyante

33. The Meru mountains are carried by that very breath-wind, which resounds with a dense, rumbling sound throughout the circle of directions and the expanse of the sky.

33. נשימתה הייתה רוח סערה שעקרה ממקומם אפילו את הרי מֵרוּ, והמהדהדת בשאון כבד בכל פאתי תבל ומרומים.

Words meanings summery:

• उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - are carried, are borne, are conveyed

• मेरवः (meravaḥ) - Meru mountains

• येन (yena) - by which

• तेन (tena) - by that

• निश्वासवायुना (niśvāsavāyunā) - by the breath-wind

• घनघुंघुमदिक्चक्रगगनग्रामघोषिणा (ghanaghuṁghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣiṇā) - by that which resounds in the dense, rumbling circle of directions and the expanse of the sky

Words meanings and morphology

उह्यन्ते (uhyante) - are carried, are borne, are conveyed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of uh

Root 'vah' undergoes transformation to 'uh' in passive voice.

Root: vah (class 1)

मेरवः (meravaḥ) - Meru mountains

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what (relative pronoun)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tat

tat - that (demonstrative pronoun)

निश्वासवायुना (niśvāsavāyunā) - by the breath-wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niśvāsavāyu

niśvāsavāyu - wind of exhalation, breath-wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśvāsa+vāyu)

• niśvāsa – exhalation, breath
  noun (masculine)
• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

घनघुंघुमदिक्चक्रगगनग्रामघोषिणा (ghanaghuṁghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣiṇā) - by that which resounds in the dense, rumbling circle of directions and the expanse of the sky

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghanaghuṃghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣin

ghanaghuṁghumadikcakragaganagrāmaghoṣin - resounding with a dense rumbling sound in the circle of directions and the expanse of the sky

Complex descriptive compound ending in an agent noun 'ghoṣin'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghana+ghuṃghuma+dikcakra+gaganagrāma+ghoṣin)

• ghana – dense, thick, intense
  adjective
• ghuṃghuma – a rumbling or murmuring sound (onomatopoeic)
  noun (neuter)
• dikcakra – circle of directions, all quarters of the sky
  noun (neuter)
• gaganagrāma – village of the sky, the expanse of the sky
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣin – resounding, roaring, proclaiming, making noise
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root 'ghuṣ'
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

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