योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-38

जगज्जीर्णकुटीकीर्णानर्पयत्युग्रकोटरे ।
क्रमेण गुणवल्लोकमणीन्मृत्युसमुद्गके ॥ ३८ ॥

jagajjīrṇakuṭīkīrṇānarpayatyugrakoṭare ,
krameṇa guṇavallokamaṇīnmṛtyusamudgake 38

38. jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān arpayati ugra-koṭare
krameṇa guṇavat-loka-maṇīn mṛtyu-samudgake

38. (saḥ) krameṇa jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān
guṇavat-loka-maṇīn ugra-koṭare mṛtyu-samudgake arpayati

38. Gradually, this one places the jewel-like virtuous people, who are scattered throughout the decrepit hut of the world, into the fearsome cavity which is the casket of death.

38. את פניני אצילי העולם, המפוזרות בבקתה הבלויה של היקום, הוא מניח בהדרגה בתוך תיבת המוות הנוראה.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत्-जीर्ण-कुटी-कीर्णान् (jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān) - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

• अर्पयति (arpayati) - places, offers, entrusts

• उग्र-कोटरे (ugra-koṭare) - Refers to the 'casket of death'. (in the fierce cavity, in the terrible hollow)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in order

• गुणवत्-लोक-मणीन् (guṇavat-loka-maṇīn) - the jewel-like people possessing (good) qualities

• मृत्यु-समुद्गके (mṛtyu-samudgake) - This is the destination for the 'gems' (people). (in the casket of death, in death's box)

Words meanings and morphology

जगत्-जीर्ण-कुटी-कीर्णान् (jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇān) - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇa

jagat-jīrṇa-kuṭī-kīrṇa - scattered in the old hut of the world, spread throughout the decaying abode of the world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+jīrṇa+kuṭī+kīrṇa)

• jagat – world, universe, what moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -at
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jīrṇa – old, decayed, worn out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root jṛ (to decay, grow old)
  Root: jṛ (class 4)
• kuṭī – hut, cottage, house
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kuṭ (class 1)
• kīrṇa – scattered, spread, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to scatter)
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `guṇavat-loka-maṇīn`.

अर्पयति (arpayati) - places, offers, entrusts

(verb)

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

Causative

Causative of root ṛ (to go), meaning 'to cause to go' or 'to place, offer'

Root: ṛ

Note: The agent (Time/Death) is implicit.

उग्र-कोटरे (ugra-koṭare) - Refers to the 'casket of death'. (in the fierce cavity, in the terrible hollow)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ugra-koṭara

ugra-koṭara - fierce cavity, terrible hollow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ugra+koṭara)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty
  adjective
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole in a tree
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kuṭ

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in order

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially.

गुणवत्-लोक-मणीन् (guṇavat-loka-maṇīn) - the jewel-like people possessing (good) qualities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇavat-loka-maṇi

guṇavat-loka-maṇi - jewel-like people possessing qualities

Compound type : karmadhāraya (guṇavat+loka+maṇi)

• guṇavat – possessing qualities, virtuous
  adjective
  Suffix -vat indicating possession of guṇa
• loka – people, world, folk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• maṇi – gem, jewel, pearl
  noun (masculine)
  Root: maṇ

मृत्यु-समुद्गके (mṛtyu-samudgake) - This is the destination for the 'gems' (people). (in the casket of death, in death's box)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu-samudgaka

mṛtyu-samudgaka - casket of death, box of death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+samudgaka)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• samudgaka – casket, box, small receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: ga (class 1)

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