योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-32

सभुशुण्डीगदाप्रासहयेभभटभासुराः ।
ज्ञातयो भूतसंघानां चतुर्दश सुरादिकाः ।
चतुर्दशाब्धिद्वीपोर्व्यस्तथा लोकाश्चतुर्दश ॥ ३२ ॥

sabhuśuṇḍīgadāprāsahayebhabhaṭabhāsurāḥ ,
jñātayo bhūtasaṃghānāṃ caturdaśa surādikāḥ ,
caturdaśābdhidvīporvyastathā lokāścaturdaśa 32

32. sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsurāḥ
jñātayaḥ bhūtasaṅghānām
caturdaśa surādikāḥ caturdaśa
abdhidvīporvyaḥ tathā lokāḥ caturdaśa

32. saṅgrāmāḥ (implied) sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsurāḥ.
jñātayaḥ bhūtasaṅghānām caturdaśa surādikāḥ.
tathā caturdaśa abdhidvīporvyaḥ.
caturdaśa lokāḥ.

32. Also (battles are) splendid with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers. There are also fourteen classes of beings (bhūtasaṅghas), starting with the gods; similarly, fourteen lands (urvī) with oceans and islands; and fourteen worlds (lokas).

Words meanings summery:

• सभुशुण्डीगदप्रसहयेभभटभासुराः (sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsurāḥ) - Battles splendid with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers. (splendid with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers)

• ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - classes, kinds, types, relations

• भूतसङ्घानाम् (bhūtasaṅghānām) - of collections of beings, of groups of creatures

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• सुरादिकाः (surādikāḥ) - beginning with the gods

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

• अभिद्वीपोर्व्यः (abhidvīporvyaḥ) - earths with oceans and islands

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, so also

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

Words meanings and morphology

सभुशुण्डीगदप्रसहयेभभटभासुराः (sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsurāḥ) - Battles splendid with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers. (splendid with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsura

sabhuśuṇḍīgadaprasahayebhabhaṭabhāsura - resplendent with hand-cannons, maces, javelins, horses, elephants, and soldiers

Bahuvrīhi compound from 'sa' (with) + 'bhāsura' (shining, radiant) and a Dvandva compound listing various items (bhuśuṇḍī, gadā, prāsa, haya, ibha, bhaṭa).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhuśuṇḍī+gadā+prāsa+haya+ibha+bhaṭa+bhāsura)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• bhuśuṇḍī – hand-cannon, a kind of projectile weapon, sling
  noun (feminine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• prāsa – spear, javelin
  noun (masculine)
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsura – shining, radiant, splendid, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhās' (to shine).
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: This adjective continues the description of 'saṅgrāmāḥ' (battles) from the previous verse.

ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - classes, kinds, types, relations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relation, relative, kindred, class, species, type

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

भूतसङ्घानाम् (bhūtasaṅghānām) - of collections of beings, of groups of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūtasaṅgha

bhūtasaṅgha - collection of beings, group of creatures

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'bhūta' (being, creature) + 'saṅgha' (collection, multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+saṅgha)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṅgha – collection, multitude, assembly, group
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ghā'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'jñātayaḥ'.

सुरादिकाः (surādikāḥ) - beginning with the gods

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of surādika

surādika - beginning with gods, preceded by gods

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'sura' (god) + 'ādi' (beginning) + 'ka' (suffix for forming adjectives).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+ādi+ka)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera
  indeclinable
• ka – suffix used to form adjectives or nouns
  suffix

Note: Agrees with 'jñātayaḥ'.

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'abhidvīporvyaḥ'.

अभिद्वीपोर्व्यः (abhidvīporvyaḥ) - earths with oceans and islands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of abdhi-dvīpa-urvī

abdhi-dvīpa-urvī - earths with oceans and islands

Compound of 'abdhi' (ocean), 'dvīpa' (island), and 'urvī' (earth). Can be seen as a Dvandva or Tatpuruṣa compound ending with 'urvī'.

Compound type : dvandva (abdhi+dvīpa+urvī)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Literal meaning 'container of water'.
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• urvī – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, so also

(indeclinable)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

Derived from root 'lok' (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

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