योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-17, verse-35
विचित्रवर्णा विगुणा दीर्घा मलिनसंस्थितिः ।
शून्या शून्यपदा तृष्णा शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी ॥ ३५ ॥
शून्या शून्यपदा तृष्णा शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी ॥ ३५ ॥
vicitravarṇā viguṇā dīrghā malinasaṃsthitiḥ ,
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī 35
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī 35
35.
vicitravarṇā viguṇā dīrghā malinasaṃsthitiḥ
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī
35.
Desire (tṛṣṇā) is of varied colors, devoid of inherent qualities, far-reaching, of an impure nature, empty, without any real basis, and possesses the characteristic of Indra's bow (a rainbow).
Words meanings summery:
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- विचित्रवर्णा (vicitravarṇā) - of varied colors, multi-colored, wonderfully hued
- विगुणा (viguṇā) - without qualities, devoid of good qualities, faulty
- दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, far-reaching, extensive, prolonged
- मलिनसंस्थितिः (malinasaṁsthitiḥ) - of impure nature/state, having a defiled constitution
- शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, vacant, non-existent
- शून्यपदा (śūnyapadā) - without a basis, having no foundation, baseless
- तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - desire, craving, thirst, longing
- शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी (śakrakārmukadharmiṇī) - having the nature/characteristic of Indra's bow (rainbow)
Words meanings and morphology
विचित्रवर्णा (vicitravarṇā) - of varied colors, multi-colored, wonderfully hued
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitravarṇa
vicitravarṇa - variegated in color, multi-colored, wonderfully colored
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+varṇa)
- vicitra – various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange
adjective (masculine) - varṇa – color, hue, appearance, caste, letter
noun (masculine)
Root: √vṛ (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
विगुणा (viguṇā) - without qualities, devoid of good qualities, faulty
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viguṇa
viguṇa - without qualities (guṇas), faulty, vicious, inferior
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+guṇa)
- vi – without, devoid of (as a negative prefix)
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, attribute, property, virtue
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, far-reaching, extensive, prolonged
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, tall, extensive, prolonged
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
मलिनसंस्थितिः (malinasaṁsthitiḥ) - of impure nature/state, having a defiled constitution
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of malinasaṃsthiti
malinasaṁsthiti - having an impure state, of a defiled nature
Feminine adjective formed by compounding.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (malina+saṃsthiti)
- malina – dirty, impure, soiled, defiled
adjective (masculine) - saṃsthiti – state, condition, constitution, existence, arrangement
noun (feminine)
From sam-√sthā (to stand together, exist)
Prefix: sam
Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, vacant, non-existent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, vain
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
शून्यपदा (śūnyapadā) - without a basis, having no foundation, baseless
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyapada
śūnyapada - having no footing/basis, empty-footed, without real existence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+pada)
- śūnya – empty, void, non-existent
adjective (masculine) - pada – foot, step, mark, station, basis, word
noun (neuter)
Root: √pad (class 4)
Note: Qualifies '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.
शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी (śakrakārmukadharmiṇī) - having the nature/characteristic of Indra's bow (rainbow)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakrakārmukadharmin
śakrakārmukadharmin - possessing the nature/attribute of Indra's bow
Adjective formed from 'śakrakārmuka' + 'dharmin' suffix.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakrakārmuka+dharmin)
- śakrakārmuka – Indra's bow, rainbow
noun (neuter) - dharmin – having the nature of, possessing the quality of, characterized by
adjective (masculine)
Derived from dharma (nature, attribute) + -in suffix.
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.