योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-8

आलूनहृदयाम्भोजान्महामोहमतङ्गजान् ।
विदारयति शुद्धात्मा विचारो नाम केसरी ॥ ८ ॥

ālūnahṛdayāmbhojānmahāmohamataṅgajān ,
vidārayati śuddhātmā vicāro nāma kesarī 8

8. ālūnahṛdayāmbhojān mahāmohamataṅgajān
vidārayati śuddhātmā vicāraḥ nāma kesarī

8. śuddhātmā vicāraḥ nāma kesarī ālūnahṛdayāmbhojān
mahāmohamataṅgajān vidārayati

8. Discernment (vicāra), with its pure essence, is like a lion that tears apart the great elephants of delusion, which have hearts as delicate as lotuses.

8. החקירה התבונית הטהורה, המכונה אריה, קורעת לגזרים את פילי האשליה הגדולה המרסקים את לוטוס הלב.

Words meanings summery:

• आलूनहृदयाम्भोजान् (ālūnahṛdayāmbhojān) - whose hearts are like torn lotuses

• महामोहमतङ्गजान् (mahāmohamataṅgajān) - great elephants of delusion

• विदारयति (vidārayati) - tears apart, rips asunder, lacerates

• शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) - pure-souled, pure in essence

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - discernment (vicāra) (discernment, inquiry)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for instance

• केसरी (kesarī) - lion

Words meanings and morphology

आलूनहृदयाम्भोजान् (ālūnahṛdayāmbhojān) - whose hearts are like torn lotuses

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ālūnahṛdayāmbhoja

ālūnahṛdayāmbhoja - having a heart like a torn lotus; one whose heart-lotus is torn

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ālūna+hṛdaya+ambhoja)

• ālūna – torn, cut, plucked
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root lū- with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lū (class 9)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)
• ambhoja – lotus (born from water)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ambhas (water) and ja (born).

महामोहमतङ्गजान् (mahāmohamataṅgajān) - great elephants of delusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāmohamataṅgaja

mahāmohamataṅgaja - great elephants in the form of delusion, or elephants of profound delusion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+moha+mataṅgaja)

• mahā – great, profound, mighty
  adjective
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root muh- 'to be bewildered'.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mataṅgaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

विदारयति (vidārayati) - tears apart, rips asunder, lacerates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of vidāray

Causative form of the root dṝ- with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṝ (class 9)

शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) - pure-souled, pure in essence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddhātman

śuddhātman - one whose self (ātman) is pure, pure in spirit/essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clarified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śudh- 'to purify'.
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - discernment (vicāra) (discernment, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - discernment, inquiry, deliberation, reflection, investigation

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for instance

(indeclinable)

केसरी (kesarī) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin

kesarin - lion (having a mane)

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