योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-14

संभ्रमाभ्रादिपदवी विषादविषवर्धिनी ।
केदारिका विकल्पानां खेदायभयभोगिनी ॥ १४ ॥

saṃbhramābhrādipadavī viṣādaviṣavardhinī ,
kedārikā vikalpānāṃ khedāyabhayabhoginī 14

14. saṃbhramābhrādipadavī viṣādaviṣavardhinī
kedārikā vikalpānāṃ khedāyabhayabhoginī

14. It is a path that begins with bewildering clouds, enhancing the poison of dejection. It is a small field for doubts and misconceptions, experiencing fear that leads to distress.

14. היא הנתיב המוביל לענני הבלבול, היא מגבירה את רעל הנגע והייאוש, היא השדה שבו צומחות הספקות והמחשבות הכפולות, והיא מביאה רק מצוקה ופחדים.

Words meanings summery:

• संभ्रमाभ्रादिपदवी (saṁbhramābhrādipadavī) - a path whose beginning is like clouds of bewilderment

• विषादविषवर्धिनी (viṣādaviṣavardhinī) - increasing the poison of dejection/despair

• केदारिका (kedārikā) - a metaphorical field where doubts grow (a small field, a garden bed)

• विकल्पानां (vikalpānāṁ) - of alternatives, of choices, of doubts, of erroneous conceptions

• खेदायभयभोगिनी (khedāyabhayabhoginī) - experiencing fear leading to distress, or experiencing distress and fear

Words meanings and morphology

संभ्रमाभ्रादिपदवी (saṁbhramābhrādipadavī) - a path whose beginning is like clouds of bewilderment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃbhramābhrādipadavī

saṁbhramābhrādipadavī - a path that has clouds of confusion as its beginning; a bewildering, cloud-like path

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃbhrama+abhra+ādi+padavī)

• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, bewilderment, hurry
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)
• padavī – path, track, way
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

विषादविषवर्धिनी (viṣādaviṣavardhinī) - increasing the poison of dejection/despair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣādaviṣavardhinī

viṣādaviṣavardhinī - one who increases the poison of dejection

Agent Noun

Feminine form of vardhin (increasing, strengthening). Compound of viṣāda + viṣa + vardhinī.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (viṣāda+viṣa+vardhinī)

• viṣāda – dejection, despair, sorrow, sadness
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-sad (to sink, despond).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sad (class 1)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• vardhinī – increasing, causing to grow, fostering
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  From root vṛdh (to grow, increase) + ṇin suffix.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

केदारिका (kedārikā) - a metaphorical field where doubts grow (a small field, a garden bed)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kedārikā

kedārikā - a small field, a garden bed, a plot of ground

Diminutive of kedāra.

Note: Subject of the verse's description.

विकल्पानां (vikalpānāṁ) - of alternatives, of choices, of doubts, of erroneous conceptions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vikalpa

vikalpa - alternative, option, choice, doubt, erroneous conception, imagination

From vi + kḷp (to be suitable).

Prefix: vi

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Modifies kedārikā (a field for alternatives).

खेदायभयभोगिनी (khedāyabhayabhoginī) - experiencing fear leading to distress, or experiencing distress and fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khedāyabhayabhoginī

khedāyabhayabhoginī - one who experiences fear resulting in or relating to distress

Agent Noun

Feminine form of bhogin (experiencing, enjoying). Compound: khedāya + bhaya + bhoginī. khedāya is dative for purpose/result.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kheda+bhaya+bhoginī)

• kheda – distress, weariness, sorrow, fatigue
  noun (masculine)
  From root khid (to be distressed).
  Root: khid (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear) + a suffix.
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bhoginī – one who experiences, one who enjoys, a female snake
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, experience) + ṇin suffix.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies kedārikā.

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