योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-16

तृष्णातन्तुलवप्रोता बहुजन्मपरम्परा ।
अहंकारोग्रखिङ्गेन कण्ठे मुक्तावली कृता ॥ १६ ॥

tṛṣṇātantulavaprotā bahujanmaparamparā ,
ahaṃkārograkhiṅgena kaṇṭhe muktāvalī kṛtā 16

16. tṛṣṇātantulavaprotā bahujanmaparamparā
ahaṅkārograkhiṅgena kaṇṭhe muktāvalī kṛtā

16. The long succession of many births (saṃsāra), strung piece by piece like pearls on threads of craving (tṛṣṇā), has been fashioned into a necklace of pearls around the neck by the fierce demon of ego (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णातन्तुलवप्रोता (tṛṣṇātantulavaprotā) - strung piece by piece like pearls on threads of craving (tṛṣṇā) (strung on threads of craving by small pieces)

• बहुजन्मपरम्परा (bahujanmaparamparā) - the long succession of many births (saṃsāra) (a succession of many births)

• अहङ्कारोग्रखिङ्गेन (ahaṅkārograkhiṅgena) - by the fierce demon of ego (ahaṅkāra) (by the fierce demon/spirit of ego)

• कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - around the neck (in the throat, on the neck)

• मुक्तावली (muktāvalī) - a necklace of pearls (string of pearls, necklace)

• कृता (kṛtā) - has been fashioned / made (made, done, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णातन्तुलवप्रोता (tṛṣṇātantulavaprotā) - strung piece by piece like pearls on threads of craving (tṛṣṇā) (strung on threads of craving by small pieces)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇātantulavaprota

tṛṣṇātantulavaprota - strung with bits/pieces of craving-threads

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṣṇā+tantu+lava+prota)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• tantu – thread, filament
  noun (masculine)
• lava – piece, bit, particle, fragment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)
• prota – strung, threaded, pierced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root ve (to weave, string) with prefix pra, and vowel change/guna.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ve (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'bahujanmaparamparā'.

बहुजन्मपरम्परा (bahujanmaparamparā) - the long succession of many births (saṃsāra) (a succession of many births)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahujanmaparamparā

bahujanmaparamparā - succession of many births

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+janma+paramparā)

• bahu – many, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
• janma – birth, existence, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अहङ्कारोग्रखिङ्गेन (ahaṅkārograkhiṅgena) - by the fierce demon of ego (ahaṅkāra) (by the fierce demon/spirit of ego)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārograkhiṅga

ahaṅkārograkhiṅga - fierce ego-demon

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṅkāra+ugra+khiṅga)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-sense
  noun (masculine)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective (masculine)
• khiṅga – demon, evil spirit, monster
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the action 'kṛtā'.

कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - around the neck (in the throat, on the neck)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - throat, neck

Note: Indicates location where the necklace is worn.

मुक्तावली (muktāvalī) - a necklace of pearls (string of pearls, necklace)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktāvalī

muktāvalī - string of pearls, pearl necklace

Compound type : tatpurusha (muktā+āvalī)

• muktā – pearl (lit. 'liberated')
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root muc (to release, liberate).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• āvalī – row, range, series, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bahujanmaparamparā'.

कृता (kṛtā) - has been fashioned / made (made, done, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate participle agreeing with 'bahujanmaparamparā'.

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