योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-11

तृष्णाभिधानया तात दग्धोऽस्मि ज्वालया तथा ।
यथा दाहोपशमनमाशंके नामृतैरपि ॥ ११ ॥

tṛṣṇābhidhānayā tāta dagdho'smi jvālayā tathā ,
yathā dāhopaśamanamāśaṃke nāmṛtairapi 11

11. tṛṣṇābhidhānayā tāta dagdhaḥ asmi jvālayā
tathā yathā dāhopaśamanam āśaṅke na amṛtaiḥ api

11. O dear one, I am so thoroughly consumed by the flame called craving (tṛṣṇā) that I do not expect any relief from its burning, not even from ambrosia (amṛta).

11. מורי היקר, אני נשרף בלהבה הנקראת תשוקה עד כדי כך, שאינני מאמין שגם אַמְרִיתַה (משקה האלמות) יוכל להרגיע את הבעירה הזו.

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णाभिधानया (tṛṣṇābhidhānayā) - by the one called craving, by the appellation craving

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, consumed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ज्वालया (jvālayā) - by the flame

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• दाहोपशमनम् (dāhopaśamanam) - relief from burning, pacification of heat

• आशङ्के (āśaṅke) - I expect, I hope, I fear

• न (na) - not, no

• अमृतैः (amṛtaiḥ) - by ambrosia, by immortal ones

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णाभिधानया (tṛṣṇābhidhānayā) - by the one called craving, by the appellation craving

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇābhidhānā

tṛṣṇābhidhānā - appellation of craving, named craving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇā+abhidhānā)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 1)
• abhidhānā – name, appellation, designation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'jvālayā'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, respected elder

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, scorched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ज्वालया (jvālayā) - by the flame

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze

Root: jval (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

दाहोपशमनम् (dāhopaśamanam) - relief from burning, pacification of heat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāhopaśamana

dāhopaśamana - relief from burning, allaying of heat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāha+upaśamana)

• dāha – burning, combustion, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• upaśamana – pacification, allaying, soothing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root śam (to be calm) with upasarga upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

आशङ्के (āśaṅke) - I expect, I hope, I fear

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śaṅk

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अमृतैः (amṛtaiḥ) - by ambrosia, by immortal ones

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of amṛta

amṛta - ambrosia, nectar, immortality, immortal

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'mṛta' (dead).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

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