योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-39

जरामरणदुःखानामेका रत्नसमुद्गिका ।
आधिव्याधिविलासानां नित्यं मत्ता विलासिनी ॥ ३९ ॥

jarāmaraṇaduḥkhānāmekā ratnasamudgikā ,
ādhivyādhivilāsānāṃ nityaṃ mattā vilāsinī 39

39. jarāmaraṇaduḥkhānām ekā ratnasamudgikā
ādhivyādhivilāsānām nityam mattā vilāsinī

39. She is the sole jewel-casket of old age, death, and sorrows. She is always a frenzied, playful woman for the manifestations of mental and physical ailments.

39. היא תיבת התכשיטים היחידה המכילה את סבלות הזקנה והמוות, והאישה השיכורה והנהנתנית המציגה את משחקי הכאב הנפשי והמחלה.

Words meanings summery:

• जरामरणदुःखानाम् (jarāmaraṇaduḥkhānām) - of old age, death, and sorrows

• एका (ekā) - one, sole, unique

• रत्नसमुद्गिका (ratnasamudgikā) - jewel-casket

• आधिव्याधिविलासानाम् (ādhivyādhivilāsānām) - of the manifestations of mental and physical ailments

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, always

• मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated, frenzied, passionate, proud

• विलासिनी (vilāsinī) - playful woman, coquette, graceful woman

Words meanings and morphology

जरामरणदुःखानाम् (jarāmaraṇaduḥkhānām) - of old age, death, and sorrows

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jarāmaraṇaduḥkha

jarāmaraṇaduḥkha - old age, death, and sorrow (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa+duḥkha)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)

एका (ekā) - one, sole, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

रत्नसमुद्गिका (ratnasamudgikā) - jewel-casket

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ratnasamudgikā

ratnasamudgikā - jewel-casket, a small box for jewels

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratna+samudgikā)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rā (class 2)
• samudgikā – casket, small box, jewel-box
  noun (feminine)

आधिव्याधिविलासानाम् (ādhivyādhivilāsānām) - of the manifestations of mental and physical ailments

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ādhivyādhivilāsa

ādhivyādhivilāsa - manifestations of mental and physical ailments (collectively)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādhi+vyādhi+vilāsa)

• ādhi – mental pain, anxiety, distress, mental ailment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vyādhi – disease, sickness, physical ailment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vyadh (class 4)
• vilāsa – play, sport, dalliance, manifestation, charm, grace
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated, frenzied, passionate, proud

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, frenzied, maddened, passionate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √mad (to be drunk, rejoice)

Root: mad (class 4)

विलासिनी (vilāsinī) - playful woman, coquette, graceful woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - playful woman, coquette, charming woman, mistress

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