योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-36

देहालयं धारयितुं न शक्नोमि मुनीश्वर ।
पङ्कमग्नं समुद्धर्तुं गजमल्पबलो यथा ॥ ३६ ॥

dehālayaṃ dhārayituṃ na śaknomi munīśvara ,
paṅkamagnaṃ samuddhartuṃ gajamalpabalo yathā 36

36. deha-ālayam dhārayitum na śaknomi muni-īśvara
paṅka-magnam sam-ud-dhartum gajam alpa-balaḥ yathā

36. O lord of sages (munīśvara), I am unable to sustain this body-temple, just as a person of little strength cannot pull out an elephant that is submerged in mud.

36. מוּנִי (מורה דגול) שגב, איני מסוגל עוד לשאת את היכל הגוף הזה, כשם שאדם חלש אינו יכול לחלץ פיל השקוע בבוץ.

Words meanings summery:

• देह-आलयम् (deha-ālayam) - body-temple, body as a dwelling place

• धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to sustain, to maintain, to hold

• न (na) - not

• शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

• मुनि-ईश्वर (muni-īśvara) - O lord of sages, O great sage

• पङ्क-मग्नम् (paṅka-magnam) - (an elephant) sunk in mud (sunk in mud, immersed in mire)

• सम्-उद्-धर्तुम् (sam-ud-dhartum) - to pull out, to rescue, to lift up

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• अल्प-बलः (alpa-balaḥ) - a person of little strength, weak

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

देह-आलयम् (deha-ālayam) - body-temple, body as a dwelling place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha-ālaya

deha-ālaya - body-temple, abode for the body

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+ālaya)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• ālaya – house, dwelling, temple
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Object of `dhārayitum`.

धारयितुम् (dhārayitum) - to sustain, to maintain, to hold

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dhṛ

Causative Infinitive

Causative stem `dhāray-` + `-tumun` suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Purpose infinitive.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able, I can

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Active

`śak-no-mi` (root śak, class 5, present tense)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Main verb.

मुनि-ईश्वर (muni-īśvara) - O lord of sages, O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-īśvara

muni-īśvara - lord of sages, great sage

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Address.

पङ्क-मग्नम् (paṅka-magnam) - (an elephant) sunk in mud (sunk in mud, immersed in mire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṅka-magna

paṅka-magna - sunk/immersed in mud

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (paṅka+magna)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• magna – sunk, immersed, drowned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from mañj (to sink)
  Root: mañj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `gajam`.

सम्-उद्-धर्तुम् (sam-ud-dhartum) - to pull out, to rescue, to lift up

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of sam-ud-dhṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form (`-tumun` suffix) of verb `dhṛ` with prefixes `sam` and `ud`.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Purpose infinitive.

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Object of `sam-ud-dhartum`.

अल्प-बलः (alpa-balaḥ) - a person of little strength, weak

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa-bala

alpa-bala - of little strength, weak

Compound adjective/noun.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+bala)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied action in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

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