योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-18, verse-41
पवनस्पन्दतरलः पेलवः कायपल्लवः ।
जर्जरस्तनुवृत्तश्च नेष्टो मे कटुनीरसः ॥ ४१ ॥
जर्जरस्तनुवृत्तश्च नेष्टो मे कटुनीरसः ॥ ४१ ॥
pavanaspandataralaḥ pelavaḥ kāyapallavaḥ ,
jarjarastanuvṛttaśca neṣṭo me kaṭunīrasaḥ 41
jarjarastanuvṛttaśca neṣṭo me kaṭunīrasaḥ 41
41.
pavanaspataralaḥ pelavaḥ kāyapallavaḥ jarjaraḥ
tanuvṛttaḥ ca na iṣṭaḥ me kaṭunīrasaḥ
tanuvṛttaḥ ca na iṣṭaḥ me kaṭunīrasaḥ
41.
This body (kāya), which is unsteady, trembling with every breath, and delicate like a tender shoot, eventually becomes worn out, its constitution (dharma) frail, and its nature (dharma) bitter and devoid of flavor. I do not desire it.
Words meanings summery:
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- पवनस्पतरलः (pavanaspataralaḥ) - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
- पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - delicate, tender, soft
- कायपल्लवः (kāyapallavaḥ) - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
- जर्जरः (jarjaraḥ) - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile
- तनुवृत्तः (tanuvṛttaḥ) - having a thin/meager existence, frail in constitution
- च (ca) - and, also
- न (na) - not, no
- इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished, agreeable
- मे (me) - by me, to me, my
- कटुनीरसः (kaṭunīrasaḥ) - bitter and flavorless, insipid
Words meanings and morphology
पवनस्पतरलः (pavanaspataralaḥ) - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavanaspatarala
pavanaspatarala - trembling due to the vibration of wind/breath
Compound type : tatpurusha (pavana+spanda+tarala)
- pavana – wind, breath
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2) - spanda – trembling, vibration, pulsation
noun (masculine)
Root: spand (class 1) - tarala – unsteady, trembling, agitated
adjective (masculine)
पेलवः (pelavaḥ) - delicate, tender, soft
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pelava
pelava - delicate, tender, soft
कायपल्लवः (kāyapallavaḥ) - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāyapallava
kāyapallava - body-sprout, the body as a tender shoot
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāya+pallava)
- kāya – body
noun (masculine) - pallava – sprout, tender shoot, leaf
noun (masculine)
जर्जरः (jarjaraḥ) - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jarjara
jarjara - worn out, decrepit, old, fragile, infirm
तनुवृत्तः (tanuvṛttaḥ) - having a thin/meager existence, frail in constitution
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tanuvṛtta
tanuvṛtta - thin-waisted, having a slender form, meager conduct/existence
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tanu+vṛtta)
- tanu – thin, slender, delicate, meager; body
noun (feminine) - vṛtta – state, condition, existence, conduct; happened, occurred
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, wished, agreeable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - desired, wished, agreeable, beloved
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
Root: iṣ (class 4)
मे (me) - by me, to me, my
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I, me
कटुनीरसः (kaṭunīrasaḥ) - bitter and flavorless, insipid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭunīrasa
kaṭunīrasa - bitter and flavorless, insipid, devoid of essence
Compound type : dvandva (kaṭu+nīrasa)
- kaṭu – pungent, sharp, bitter
adjective (masculine) - nīrasa – tasteless, insipid, devoid of juice/essence
adjective (masculine)
Negative compound (na + rasa)