योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-81, verse-38
कर्णयोर्हिमवन्मेरू रूप्यकाञ्चनमुद्रिके ।
ब्रह्माण्डघुंघुमैर्माला महती कटिमेखला ॥ ३८ ॥
ब्रह्माण्डघुंघुमैर्माला महती कटिमेखला ॥ ३८ ॥
karṇayorhimavanmerū rūpyakāñcanamudrike ,
brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumairmālā mahatī kaṭimekhalā 38
brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumairmālā mahatī kaṭimekhalā 38
38.
karṇayoḥ himavatmerū rūpyakāñcanamudrike
brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumaiḥ mālā mahatī kaṭimekhalā
brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumaiḥ mālā mahatī kaṭimekhalā
38.
karṇayoḥ himavatmerū rūpyakāñcanamudrike
mahatī kaṭimekhalā brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumaiḥ mālā
mahatī kaṭimekhalā brahmāṇḍaghuṃghumaiḥ mālā
38.
In her ears were (Mount) Himavat and (Mount) Meru as silver and gold earrings. Her vast hip-girdle was a garland made of the tinkling sounds of the cosmic eggs (brahmāṇḍa).
Words meanings summery:
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- कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in the ears
- हिमवत्मेरू (himavatmerū) - Himavat and Meru (mountains)
- रूप्यकाञ्चनमुद्रिके (rūpyakāñcanamudrike) - silver and gold earrings/rings
- ब्रह्माण्डघुंघुमैः (brahmāṇḍaghuṁghumaiḥ) - by the tinkling sounds of the cosmic eggs/universes
- माला (mālā) - garland, necklace
- महती (mahatī) - great, vast, large
- कटिमेखला (kaṭimekhalā) - hip-girdle, waist-belt
Words meanings and morphology
कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in the ears
(noun)
Locative, masculine, dual of karṇa
karṇa - ear, corner
हिमवत्मेरू (himavatmerū) - Himavat and Meru (mountains)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of himavatmeru
himavatmeru - Himavat and Meru mountains
Compound type : dvandva (himavat+meru)
- himavat – Mount Himavat, the Himalayas (often personified)
proper noun (masculine) - meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
proper noun (masculine)
रूप्यकाञ्चनमुद्रिके (rūpyakāñcanamudrike) - silver and gold earrings/rings
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of rūpyakāñcanamudrikā
rūpyakāñcanamudrikā - silver and gold ring/earring
Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpya+kāñcana+mudrikā)
- rūpya – silver, made of silver
noun (neuter) - kāñcana – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - mudrikā – ring, signet-ring, earring
noun (feminine)
ब्रह्माण्डघुंघुमैः (brahmāṇḍaghuṁghumaiḥ) - by the tinkling sounds of the cosmic eggs/universes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmāṇḍaghuṃghuma
brahmāṇḍaghuṁghuma - tinkling sound of cosmic eggs
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmāṇḍa+ghuṃghuma)
- brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
noun (neuter) - ghuṃghuma – a tinkling sound, clattering noise
noun (masculine)
माला (mālā) - garland, necklace
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā
mālā - garland, string of beads, necklace, series, row
महती (mahatī) - great, vast, large
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
कटिमेखला (kaṭimekhalā) - hip-girdle, waist-belt
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭimekhalā
kaṭimekhalā - hip-girdle, waist-belt
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭi+mekhalā)
- kaṭi – hip, waist
noun (feminine) - mekhalā – girdle, belt, zone
noun (feminine)