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2,14

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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)