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.

29. בית הגוף הזה, המאוכלס בציפורניים כמו בקורי עכביש, שהדיי המנהמהים מהדהדים בתוכו ורוח הנשימה שבו משמיעה שריקה עמוקה, אינו רצוי בעיניי.

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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