योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-2

केदारविरटद्भेककण्ठत्वक्कोणभङ्गुरे ।
वागुरावलये जन्तोः सुहृत्सुजनसंगमे ॥ २ ॥

kedāraviraṭadbhekakaṇṭhatvakkoṇabhaṅgure ,
vāgurāvalaye jantoḥ suhṛtsujanasaṃgame 2

2. kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgure
vāgurā-valaye jantoḥ suhṛt-sujana-saṅgame

2. (āyuṣi dehake) kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgure (sati),
jantoḥ vāgurā-valaye,
suhṛt-sujana-saṅgame (ca sati).
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2. In this body (dehake) and life (āyuṣi) – which is fragile like the folds of skin at a frog's throat as it emerges from a rice field; within the trap-like circle (vāgurāvalaye) of existence for a living being (jantoḥ), and amidst the gathering of true friends and good people (suhṛt-sujana-saṅgame)...

Words meanings summery:

• केदार-विरटत्-भेक-कण्ठ-त्वक्-कोण-भङ्गुरे (kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgure) - fragile like the skin folds at a frog's throat as it bursts forth from a rice field

• वागुरा-वलये (vāgurā-valaye) - within the trap-like circle of existence (in the snare, in the trap-like circle)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature

• सुहृत्-सुजन-सङ्गमे (suhṛt-sujana-saṅgame) - in the gathering of friends and good people

Words meanings and morphology

केदार-विरटत्-भेक-कण्ठ-त्वक्-कोण-भङ्गुरे (kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgure) - fragile like the skin folds at a frog's throat as it bursts forth from a rice field

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgura

kedāra-viraṭat-bheka-kaṇṭha-tvak-koṇa-bhaṅgura - fragile like the corners of the skin on a frog's throat that splits open in a rice field

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kedāra+viraṭat+bheka+kaṇṭha+tvak+koṇa+bhaṅgura)

• kedāra – rice field, cultivated field
  noun (masculine)
• viraṭat – bursting forth, splitting
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From 'vi' + root 'raṭ' (to burst, split)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: raṭ (class 1)
• bheka – frog
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭha – throat, neck
  noun (masculine)
• tvak – skin, bark, hide
  noun (feminine)
• koṇa – corner, angle, fold
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅgura – fragile, perishable, brittle
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'āyuṣi' or 'dehake' from previous verse.

वागुरा-वलये (vāgurā-valaye) - within the trap-like circle of existence (in the snare, in the trap-like circle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāgurā-valaya

vāgurā-valaya - snare-circle, trap

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāgurā+valaya)

• vāgurā – net, snare, trap
  noun (feminine)
• valaya – circle, ring, enclosure, trap
  noun (masculine)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

सुहृत्-सुजन-सङ्गमे (suhṛt-sujana-saṅgame) - in the gathering of friends and good people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of suhṛt-sujana-saṅgama

suhṛt-sujana-saṅgama - gathering of good friends and good people

Compound type : tatpurusha (suhṛt+sujana+saṅgama)

• suhṛt – good-hearted, friend
  noun (masculine)
  From 'su' (good) + 'hṛd' (heart)
• sujana – good person, virtuous man
  noun (masculine)
  From 'su' (good) + 'jana' (person)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, assembly, company
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam' + root 'gam' (to go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

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