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).

35. כמו כילי האוחז בלילה האפל כמטאטא בלוי, הוא מטאטא ואוסף את אבק אור הזהב מסביב להר.

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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