योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-16

वासनाजालवलिता दुःखकण्टकसंकुला ।
निपातोत्पातबहुला भीमरूपाऽज्ञताटवी ॥ १६ ॥

vāsanājālavalitā duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṃkulā ,
nipātotpātabahulā bhīmarūpā'jñatāṭavī 16

16. vāsanājālavalitā duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkulā
nipātotpātabahulā bhīmarūpā ajñatāṭavī

16. ajñatāṭavī vāsanājālavalitā duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkulā
nipātotpātabahulā bhīmarūpā

16. This terrifying forest of ignorance is entangled by the net of latent desires (vāsanā), crowded with the thorns of sorrow, and full of countless ups and downs.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनाजालवलिता (vāsanājālavalitā) - entangled by the net of latent desires

• दुःखकण्टकसङ्कुला (duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkulā) - crowded with the thorns of sorrow

• निपातोत्पातबहुला (nipātotpātabahulā) - full of falls and uprisings, full of ups and downs

• भीमरूपा (bhīmarūpā) - of terrifying form, dreadful

• अज्ञताटवी (ajñatāṭavī) - A metaphor for the challenging and deceptive nature of ignorance. (the forest of ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

वासनाजालवलिता (vāsanājālavalitā) - entangled by the net of latent desires

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanājālavalita

vāsanājālavalita - entangled by the net of vāsanā (subtle impressions/desires)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+jāla+valita)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• jāla – net, snare
  noun (neuter)
• valita – encircled, bound, entwined
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root val (to cover, surround).
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `ajñatāṭavī`.

दुःखकण्टकसङ्कुला (duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkulā) - crowded with the thorns of sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkula

duḥkhakaṇṭakasaṅkula - crowded/filled with the thorns of sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+kaṇṭaka+saṅkula)

• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – crowded, full of, mixed with
  adjective
  From kula with sam prefix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `ajñatāṭavī`.

निपातोत्पातबहुला (nipātotpātabahulā) - full of falls and uprisings, full of ups and downs

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nipātotpātabahula

nipātotpātabahula - having many falls and uprisings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nipāta+utpāta+bahula)

• nipāta – fall, descent, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat (to fall) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• utpāta – uprising, calamity, leap
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat (to fall/fly) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)
• bahula – abundant, much, many
  adjective

Note: Agreement with `ajñatāṭavī`.

भीमरूपा (bhīmarūpā) - of terrifying form, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - having a terrifying form, dreadful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful
  adjective
  From root bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreement with `ajñatāṭavī`.

अज्ञताटवी (ajñatāṭavī) - A metaphor for the challenging and deceptive nature of ignorance. (the forest of ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñatāṭavī

ajñatāṭavī - the forest of ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñatā+aṭavī)

• ajñatā – ignorance, nescience
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ajña (ignorant) + tā (suffix for abstract noun).
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• aṭavī – forest, wilderness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aṭ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence 'This is...'.

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