योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-35

गृहीत्वा कृपणः कृष्णां रजनीं जीर्णमार्जनीम् ।
आलोककनकक्षोदानाहरत्यभितो गिरिम् ॥ ३५ ॥

gṛhītvā kṛpaṇaḥ kṛṣṇāṃ rajanīṃ jīrṇamārjanīm ,
ālokakanakakṣodānāharatyabhito girim 35

35. gṛhītvā kṛpaṇaḥ kṛṣṇām rajanīm jīrṇamārjanīm
| ālokakanakakṣodān āharati abhitaḥ girim ||

35. kṛpaṇaḥ kṛṣṇām rajanīm jīrṇamārjanīm gṛhītvā
girim abhitaḥ ālokakanakakṣodān āharati

35. A miser, having taken the dark night (rajanī) as an old broom, collects particles of golden light (āloka) from all around the mountain (giri).

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped, having received

• कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - a miser, wretched, poor, stingy

• कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - black, dark, dark-colored

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

• जीर्णमार्जनीम् (jīrṇamārjanīm) - an old/worn-out broom

• आलोककनकक्षोदान् (ālokakanakakṣodān) - particles of golden light, golden dust of light

• आहरति (āharati) - collects, brings, takes away, draws near

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, on both sides, everywhere

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of √grah (to seize), 9th class

Root: grah (class 9)

कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - a miser, wretched, poor, stingy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - miserly, wretched, poor, stingy; a miser

Note: The subject of the action.

कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - black, dark, dark-colored

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - black, dark, dark-colored; black doe; a name of Draupadi

Note: Qualifies `rajanīm`.

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Note: The first object of `gṛhītvā`.

जीर्णमार्जनीम् (jīrṇamārjanīm) - an old/worn-out broom

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīrṇamārjanī

jīrṇamārjanī - an old/worn-out broom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīrṇa+mārjanī)

• jīrṇa – old, worn out, decayed, digested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √jṝ (to wear out)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• mārjanī – broom, brush, wiper
  noun (feminine)
  from √mṛj (to wipe, to cleanse)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: The second object of `gṛhītvā`.

आलोककनकक्षोदान् (ālokakanakakṣodān) - particles of golden light, golden dust of light

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ālokakanakakṣoda

ālokakanakakṣoda - particles of golden light

Compound type : tatpurusha (āloka+kanaka+kṣoda)

• āloka – light, brilliance, sight
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + √lok (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 1)
• kanaka – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• kṣoda – powder, dust, small particle
  noun (masculine)
  from √kṣud (to crush)
  Root: kṣud (class 7)

Note: The direct object of `āharati`.

आहरति (āharati) - collects, brings, takes away, draws near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āhṛ

present active

prefix ā + root √hṛ, 1st class, Parasmaipada, present, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, on both sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Governed by `abhitaḥ`.

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