योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-38

एकत्रासंभवद्भानुनित्याभिन्नतमोघनम् ।
एकत्रासंभवद्ध्वान्त कान्तं ज्वालोदरोपमम् ॥ ३८ ॥

ekatrāsaṃbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghanam ,
ekatrāsaṃbhavaddhvānta kāntaṃ jvālodaropamam 38

38. ekatra asaṃbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghanam
ekatra asaṃbhavaddhvāntakāntam jvālodaropamam

38. ekatra asaṃbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghanam
ekatra asaṃbhavaddhvāntakāntam jvālodaropamam

38. In one part (ekatra), it was an eternally (nitya) undifferentiated (abhinna) dense mass of darkness (tamo-ghanam) where no sun (bhānu) could arise (asaṃbhavat). In another part (ekatra), it was luminous (kāntam) and resembled a belly of flames (jvālodaropamam), a place where darkness (dhvānta) was impossible (asaṃbhavat).

Words meanings summery:

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, on one side, at one point

• असंभवद्भानुनित्याभिन्नतमोघनम् (asaṁbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghanam) - a dense mass of darkness, eternally undivided, where the sun is impossible

• एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, on one side, at one point

• असंभवद्ध्वान्तकान्तम् (asaṁbhavaddhvāntakāntam) - radiant where darkness is impossible

• ज्वालोदरोपमम् (jvālodaropamam) - resembling a belly/womb of flames

Words meanings and morphology

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, on one side, at one point

(indeclinable)

असंभवद्भानुनित्याभिन्नतमोघनम् (asaṁbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghanam) - a dense mass of darkness, eternally undivided, where the sun is impossible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghana

asaṁbhavadbhānunityābhinnatamoghana - a dense mass of darkness, eternally undivided, where the sun is impossible

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (asaṃbhavat+bhānu+nitya+abhinna+tamas+ghana)

• asaṃbhavat – not occurring, impossible, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  Negative particle 'a' + root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefixes: a+sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhānu – sun, light, ray
  noun (masculine)
• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (neuter)
• abhinna – undivided, inseparable, identical
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Negative particle 'a' + root 'bhid'
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick; mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'it' or 'form'

एकत्र (ekatra) - in one place, on one side, at one point

(indeclinable)

असंभवद्ध्वान्तकान्तम् (asaṁbhavaddhvāntakāntam) - radiant where darkness is impossible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃbhavaddhvāntakānta

asaṁbhavaddhvāntakānta - radiant where darkness is impossible; beautiful, where darkness does not arise

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (asaṃbhavat+dhvānta+kānta)

• asaṃbhavat – not occurring, impossible, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  Negative particle 'a' + root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefixes: a+sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• dhvānta – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• kānta – radiant, beautiful, beloved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kam'
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'it' or 'form'

ज्वालोदरोपमम् (jvālodaropamam) - resembling a belly/womb of flames

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvālodaropama

jvālodaropama - resembling a belly/womb of flames

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jvāla+udara+upama)

• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, womb, interior
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resembling, comparable to, like
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied object 'it' or 'form'

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