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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-33

प्रयच्छति परं जाड्यं परमालोकरोधिनी ।
मोहनीहारगहना तृष्णा जलदमालिका ॥ ३३ ॥
prayacchati paraṃ jāḍyaṃ paramālokarodhinī ,
mohanīhāragahanā tṛṣṇā jaladamālikā 33
33. prayacchati param jāḍyam paramālokarodhinī
mohanīhāragahanā tṛṣṇā jaladamālikā
33. Desire (tṛṣṇā), which is a dense mist of delusion and a garland of clouds, bestows extreme dullness and obstructs the supreme light.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows, offers
  • परम् (param) - extreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, exceedingly)
  • जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - dullness, inertia, stupor, apathy
  • परमालोकरोधिनी (paramālokarodhinī) - obstructing the supreme light, hindering the highest perception
  • मोहनीहारगहना (mohanīhāragahanā) - dense with the mist of delusion, deep mist of infatuation
  • तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - desire, craving, thirst, longing
  • जलदमालिका (jaladamālikā) - a garland of clouds, a series of clouds

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows, offers
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√yam
Prefix: pra
Root: √yam (class 1)
परम् (param) - extreme (supreme, ultimate, highest, exceedingly)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, subsequent, opposite, supreme, highest, ultimate
जाड्यम् (jāḍyam) - dullness, inertia, stupor, apathy
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jāḍya
jāḍya - dullness, inertia, coldness, stupidity
Derived from jaḍa (dull, inert) + -ya (suffix forming abstract nouns)
परमालोकरोधिनी (paramālokarodhinī) - obstructing the supreme light, hindering the highest perception
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paramālokarodhin
paramālokarodhin - obstructing the supreme light, hindering the highest perception
Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+āloka+rodhin)
  • parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
    adjective (masculine)
  • āloka – light, sight, vision, perception
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-√lok (to see, perceive)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: √lok (class 10)
  • rodhin – obstructing, hindering, impeding
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from the root √rudh (to obstruct, hinder) with the -in suffix
    Root: √rudh (class 7)
Note: Modifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
मोहनीहारगहना (mohanīhāragahanā) - dense with the mist of delusion, deep mist of infatuation
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mohanīhāragahana
mohanīhāragahana - dense with the mist of delusion, a thick fog of infatuation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mohanīhāra+gahana)
  • mohanīhāra – mist of delusion
    noun (masculine)
  • gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable; thicket, forest
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - desire, craving, thirst, longing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing
From root √tṛṣ (to thirst)
Root: √tṛṣ (class 4)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
जलदमालिका (jaladamālikā) - a garland of clouds, a series of clouds
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jaladamālikā
jaladamālikā - a garland/series of clouds
Compound type : tatpurusha (jalada+mālikā)
  • jalada – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
    noun (masculine)
    From jala (water) + √dā (to give)
    Root: √dā (class 1)
  • mālikā – garland, string, series, row
    noun (feminine)
Note: In apposition to 'tṛṣṇā'.