योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-26

मरणव्यग्रचित्ताभं शिलागृहगुहास्पदम् ।
अन्धकारगुहैकैकनृत्तमुन्मत्तचेष्टितम् ॥ २६ ॥

maraṇavyagracittābhaṃ śilāgṛhaguhāspadam ,
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttamunmattaceṣṭitam 26

26. maraṇavyagracittābham śilāgṛhaguhāspadam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam

26. maraṇavyagracittābham śilāgṛhaguhāspadam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam

26. It resembles a mind agitated by death, having stone dwellings and caves as its abode, where each dark cave performs a unique dance, and is characterized by frenzied actions.

26. הוא נדמה למחשבותיו הנסערות של אדם העומד למות, למעון במערת אבן חשוכה, לריקוד יחיד במערה אופפת עלטה או לתנועותיו של משוגע.

Words meanings summery:

• मरणव्यग्रचित्ताभम् (maraṇavyagracittābham) - resembling a mind agitated by death

• शिलागृहगुहास्पदम् (śilāgṛhaguhāspadam) - having stone houses and caves as its abode

• अन्धकारगुहैकैकनृत्तम् (andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam) - where each dark cave performs a unique dance

• उन्मत्तचेष्टितम् (unmattaceṣṭitam) - characterized by frenzied/mad actions

Words meanings and morphology

मरणव्यग्रचित्ताभम् (maraṇavyagracittābham) - resembling a mind agitated by death

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇavyagracittābha

maraṇavyagracittābha - resembling a mind agitated by death

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maraṇa+vyagra+citta+ābha)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• vyagra – agitated, perplexed, busy, eager
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-agra, or vi-añj with kṛt suffix -ra
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ābha – like, resembling, shining
  adjective (neuter)

शिलागृहगुहास्पदम् (śilāgṛhaguhāspadam) - having stone houses and caves as its abode

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śilāgṛhaguhāspada

śilāgṛhaguhāspada - having stone houses and caves as its abode

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śilā+gṛha+guhā+āspada)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• gṛha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gṛh (class 7)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
  Root: guh (class 1)
• āspada – abode, dwelling, place, seat
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

अन्धकारगुहैकैकनृत्तम् (andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam) - where each dark cave performs a unique dance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of andhakāraguhaikaikanṛtta

andhakāraguhaikaikanṛtta - where each dark cave performs a unique dance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (andhakāra+guhā+ekaika+nṛtta)

• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
  Root: guh (class 1)
• ekaika – each one, every single one
  adjective (neuter)
  Repetition of eka for distributive sense.
• nṛtta – dance, act of dancing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nṛt (class 4)

उन्मत्तचेष्टितम् (unmattaceṣṭitam) - characterized by frenzied/mad actions

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unmattaceṣṭita

unmattaceṣṭita - characterized by frenzied actions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmatta+ceṣṭita)

• unmatta – mad, insane, intoxicated, frenzied
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud-mad, 'to become mad'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ceṣṭita – activity, action, movement, effort
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ceṣṭ, 'to move, exert'
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

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