योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-34

समस्तरोगायतनं वलीपलितपत्तनम् ।
सर्वाधिसारगहनं नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ ३४ ॥

samastarogāyatanaṃ valīpalitapattanam ,
sarvādhisāragahanaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama 34

34. samasta-roga-āyatanam valī-palita-pattanam
sarva-adhi-sāra-gahanam na iṣṭam deha-gṛham mama

34. This body-house of mine, which serves as an abode for all diseases, a city for wrinkles and graying hair, and a deep thicket of all mental afflictions (adhi) and decay, is not desired by me.

34. בית הגוף הזה, שהוא משכן לכל המחלות, עיר של קמטים ושיבה וסבך עמוק של מצוקות נפש, אינו רצוי בעיניי.

Words meanings summery:

• समस्त-रोग-आयतनम् (samasta-roga-āyatanam) - abode of all diseases

• वली-पलित-पत्तनम् (valī-palita-pattanam) - city of wrinkles and grey hair

• सर्व-अधि-सार-गहनम् (sarva-adhi-sāra-gahanam) - deep entanglement of all mental afflictions and decay; deep thicket of all mental distress and bodily discharge

• न (na) - not

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, liked

• देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a dwelling

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

समस्त-रोग-आयतनम् (samasta-roga-āyatanam) - abode of all diseases

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samasta-roga-āyatana

samasta-roga-āyatana - dwelling place for all diseases

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (samasta+roga+āyatana)

• samasta – all, entire, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-as (to be together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• roga – disease, sickness, ailment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruj (class 6)
• āyatana – abode, dwelling, seat
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

वली-पलित-पत्तनम् (valī-palita-pattanam) - city of wrinkles and grey hair

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of valī-palita-pattana

valī-palita-pattana - city/town characterized by wrinkles and gray hair

Compound noun.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (valī+palita+pattana)

• valī – wrinkle, fold, crease
  noun (feminine)
• palita – gray hair, grizzled
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pal (to grow gray)
  Root: pal (class 1)
• pattana – city, town, port
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative.

सर्व-अधि-सार-गहनम् (sarva-adhi-sāra-gahanam) - deep entanglement of all mental afflictions and decay; deep thicket of all mental distress and bodily discharge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva-adhi-sāra-gahana

sarva-adhi-sāra-gahana - deep thicket/entanglement of all mental afflictions and decay/discharge

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+adhi+sāra+gahana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• adhi – mental distress, anguish
  noun (masculine)
• sāra – essence, pith, strength, liquid, discharge, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable, thicket, forest
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gah (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, liked

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, liked; sacrificed; object of desire

Past Passive Participle

from `√iṣ` (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with `deha-gṛham`.

देह-गृहम् (deha-gṛham) - body-house, the body as a dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deha-gṛha

deha-gṛha - body-house, dwelling place of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+gṛha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• gṛha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb `asti`).

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun.

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