योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-51

संस्तीर्णगहना भीमा घनजालरजोमयी ।
सान्धकारोग्रनीहारा तृष्णा विन्ध्यमहातटी ॥ ५१ ॥

saṃstīrṇagahanā bhīmā ghanajālarajomayī ,
sāndhakārogranīhārā tṛṣṇā vindhyamahātaṭī 51

51. saṃstīrṇagahanā bhīmā ghanajālarajomayī
sāndhakārā ugranīhārā tṛṣṇā vindhyamahātaṭī

51. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is like a great cliff of the Vindhya mountains (vindhyamahātaṭī): it is terrifying, with widespread dense thickets, filled with dust from dense formations (of clouds or tangled growth), shrouded in darkness, and beset by formidable mist.

51. התאווה הינה כמו מצוקיה הנישאים של הרי הווִינְדְהְיָה: היא סבוכה ומאיימת, מלאה אבק סמיך, אפלה ועפופה בערפילים קשים.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्तीर्णगहना (saṁstīrṇagahanā) - with widespread dense thickets (having widespread dense thickets, covered with dense wilderness)

• भीमा (bhīmā) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, fearful)

• घनजालरजोमयी (ghanajālarajomayī) - filled with dust from dense formations (of clouds or tangled growth) (full of dust/pollen from dense networks/clouds/cobwebs)

• सान्धकारा (sāndhakārā) - shrouded in darkness (with darkness, dark, enveloped in darkness)

• उग्रनीहारा (ugranīhārā) - beset by formidable mist (having terrible mist, with formidable fog)

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire)

• विन्ध्यमहातटी (vindhyamahātaṭī) - great cliff of the Vindhya mountains (vindhyamahātaṭī) (the great cliff/bank of the Vindhya mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

संस्तीर्णगहना (saṁstīrṇagahanā) - with widespread dense thickets (having widespread dense thickets, covered with dense wilderness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃstīrṇagahana

saṁstīrṇagahana - having widespread dense thickets

Bahuvrīhi compound saṃstīrṇa (spread out) + gahana (dense thicket/wilderness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃstīrṇa+gahana)

• saṃstīrṇa – spread out, strewn, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam (together) + √stṛ (to spread)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √stṛ (class 9)
• gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable, thicket, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.

भीमा (bhīmā) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

From √bhī (to fear)

Root: √bhī (class 3)

Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.

घनजालरजोमयी (ghanajālarajomayī) - filled with dust from dense formations (of clouds or tangled growth) (full of dust/pollen from dense networks/clouds/cobwebs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghanajālarajomaya

ghanajālarajomaya - consisting of dust/pollen from dense networks/clouds

Bahuvrīhi compound ghana (dense) + jāla (net, network) + rajas (dust) + maya (made of, full of).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghana+jāla+rajas+maya)

• ghana – dense, thick, cloud, mass
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, web, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• rajas – dust, pollen, passion, impurity
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, full of, consisting of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix forming adjectives of composition or abundance.

Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.

सान्धकारा (sāndhakārā) - shrouded in darkness (with darkness, dark, enveloped in darkness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāndhakāra

sāndhakāra - accompanied by darkness, dark

Bahuvrīhi compound sa (with) + andhakāra (darkness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+andhakāra)

• sa – with, accompanied by, together
  prefix
• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.

उग्रनीहारा (ugranīhārā) - beset by formidable mist (having terrible mist, with formidable fog)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ugranīhāra

ugranīhāra - having terrible mist/fog

Bahuvrīhi compound ugra (terrible) + nīhāra (mist)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+nīhāra)

• ugra – terrible, formidable, fierce, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• nīhāra – mist, fog, frost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes tṛṣṇā.

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, appetite

From √tṛṣ (to thirst, desire)

Root: √tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: The subject of the simile.

विन्ध्यमहातटी (vindhyamahātaṭī) - great cliff of the Vindhya mountains (vindhyamahātaṭī) (the great cliff/bank of the Vindhya mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vindhyamahātaṭī

vindhyamahātaṭī - great cliff/bank of the Vindhya mountains

Tatpurusha compound vindhya (Vindhya mountains) + mahā (great) + taṭī (cliff/bank)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vindhya+mahā+taṭī)

• vindhya – Vindhya (mountain range in India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of mahat (great)
• taṭī – cliff, bank, shore, edge
  noun (feminine)

Note: The object of comparison.

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