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.

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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