योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-29

नखोर्णनाभिनिलयं सरमारणितान्तरम् ।
भाङ्कारकारिपवनं नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ २९ ॥

nakhorṇanābhinilayaṃ saramāraṇitāntaram ,
bhāṅkārakāripavanaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama 29

29. nakhorṇanābhinilayam saramāraṇitāntaram
bhāṅkārakāripavanam na iṣṭam dehagrham mama

29. This body-house of mine is undesirable: it is a dwelling for spiders in its nails, its interior filled with dog-like sounds, and its winds produce humming noises.

Words meanings summery:

• नखोर्णनाभिनिलयम् (nakhorṇanābhinilayam) - a dwelling for spiders in its nails, an abode infested with vermin in its crevices

• सरमारणितान्तरम् (saramāraṇitāntaram) - whose interior is filled with dog-like sounds

• भाङ्कारकारिपवनम् (bhāṅkārakāripavanam) - whose winds produce humming sounds

• न (na) - not, no

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desirable, agreeable (desired, wished, agreeable, liked)

• देहग्र्हम् (dehagrham) - body-house

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

नखोर्णनाभिनिलयम् (nakhorṇanābhinilayam) - a dwelling for spiders in its nails, an abode infested with vermin in its crevices

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nakhorṇanābhinilaya

nakhorṇanābhinilaya - a dwelling place (nilaya) for spiders (ūrṇanābhi) in the nails (nakha); an abode for vermin in crevices

Compound type : tatpurusha (nakha+ūrṇanābhi+nilaya)

• nakha – nail, claw, talon
  noun (neuter)
• ūrṇanābhi – spider (lit. 'wool-navel')
  noun (masculine)
• nilaya – dwelling, abode, home, nest, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From `ni` + root `lī` (to cling, hide)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: An adjective modifying `dehagrham`, hence neuter singular nominative. Here used as a noun in apposition or predicate.

सरमारणितान्तरम् (saramāraṇitāntaram) - whose interior is filled with dog-like sounds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saramāraṇitāntara

saramāraṇitāntara - interior (antara) filled with sounds (raṇita) like Saramā (the mythical dog)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saramā+raṇita+antara)

• saramā – mythical dog, often identified with the female dog of the gods
  proper noun (feminine)
• raṇita – sound, noise, hum, buzz, tinkling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `raṇ` ('to sound')
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• antara – interior, inside, interval, space
  noun (neuter)

Note: An adjective modifying `dehagrham`, hence neuter singular nominative. Here used as a noun in apposition or predicate.

भाङ्कारकारिपवनम् (bhāṅkārakāripavanam) - whose winds produce humming sounds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṅkārakāripavana

bhāṅkārakāripavana - wind (pavana) making (kārin) humming/buzzing sounds (bhāṅkāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāṅkāra+kārin+pavana)

• bhāṅkāra – humming, buzzing, roaring sound
  noun (masculine)
• kārin – making, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `kṛ` ('to do, make')
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pavana – wind, air, breath
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pū` ('to purify'), here meaning 'that which purifies' or 'that which moves'.
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: An adjective modifying `dehagrham`, hence neuter singular nominative. Here used as a noun in apposition or predicate.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desirable, agreeable (desired, wished, agreeable, liked)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, agreeable, liked, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From root `yaj` ('to sacrifice, worship'), with irregular formation. Also from root `iṣ` ('to wish, desire'). In this context, from `iṣ`.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying `dehagrham`.

देहग्र्हम् (dehagrham) - body-house

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dehagrha

dehagrha - body (deha) as a house (gṛha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

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