योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-17

परिशुष्का भृशं यासौ तस्यां ते सस्नुरादृताः ।
घर्मार्ता इव गङ्गायां ब्रह्मविष्णुहरा इव ॥ १७ ॥

pariśuṣkā bhṛśaṃ yāsau tasyāṃ te sasnurādṛtāḥ ,
gharmārtā iva gaṅgāyāṃ brahmaviṣṇuharā iva 17

17. pariśuṣkā bhṛśam yā asau tasyām te sasnuḥ ādṛtāḥ
gharmāṛtāḥ iva gaṅgāyām brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ iva

17. yā asau bhṛśam pariśuṣkā (āsīt),
tasyām te ādṛtāḥ sasnuḥ,
(yathā) gharmārtāḥ brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ gaṅgāyām iva (sasnuḥ).

17. With great eagerness, they bathed in that very river which was exceedingly dry, just as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva (Hara) would bathe in the Gaṅgā when afflicted by heat.

Words meanings summery:

• परिशुष्का (pariśuṣkā) - completely dry, fully dried up

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, very much, strongly

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• असौ (asau) - that (feminine), she

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (feminine)

• ते (te) - they

• सस्नुः (sasnuḥ) - they bathed

• आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - respected, revered, eager, with care

• घर्माऋताः (gharmāṛtāḥ) - distressed by heat, tormented by heat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Gaṅgā (river)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुहराः (brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva (Hara)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

परिशुष्का (pariśuṣkā) - completely dry, fully dried up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pariśuṣka

pariśuṣka - completely dry, withered, parched

past passive participle

From root śuṣ with prefix pari-, suffix -kta

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, very much, strongly

(indeclinable)

Root: bhṛś (class 1)

Note: Intensifies `pariśuṣkā`.

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the river mentioned in the previous verse.

असौ (asau) - that (feminine), she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), this

Note: Correlative to `yā`, referring to the dry river.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Indicates the place of bathing.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `sasnuḥ`.

सस्नुः (sasnuḥ) - they bathed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of snā

perfect active indicative

third person plural perfect active

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - respected, revered, eager, with care

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta

ādṛta - respected, esteemed, received with honor, eager, careful

past passive participle

From root dṛ with prefix ā-, suffix -kta

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 10)

Note: Describes the manner of bathing.

घर्माऋताः (gharmāṛtāḥ) - distressed by heat, tormented by heat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gharmārta

gharmārta - distressed by heat, suffering from heat

Compound type : tatpurusha (gharma+ārta)

• gharma – heat, warmth, summer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root ṛ with prefix ā-, suffix -kta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'people' or `brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile, with `gharmāṛtāḥ`.

गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Gaṅgā (river)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

Note: Location of bathing for the comparison.

ब्रह्मविष्णुहराः (brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva (Hara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaviṣṇuhara

brahmaviṣṇuhara - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Hara (Śiva)

Compound type : dvandva (brahman+viṣṇu+hara)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (universal spirit)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (the preserver god)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• hara – Śiva (the destroyer god), destroyer, remover
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root hṛ
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subjects of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for simile, with `brahmaviṣṇuharāḥ`.