योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-26

अहं तरुतृणे तस्मिन्पेलवे खण्डकोटरे ।
निलीनश्चिरलीनास्यः स्वनीडे विहगो यथा ॥ २६ ॥

ahaṃ tarutṛṇe tasminpelave khaṇḍakoṭare ,
nilīnaściralīnāsyaḥ svanīḍe vihago yathā 26

26. aham tarutṛṇe tasmin pelave khaṇḍakoṭare |
nilīnaḥ ciralīnāsyaḥ svanīḍe vihagaḥ yathā ||

26. aham ciralīnāsyaḥ tasmin pelave tarutṛṇe
khaṇḍakoṭare svanīḍe vihagaḥ yathā nilīnaḥ

26. I hid myself there, with my face long concealed, within that soft tree-grass and broken tree hollow, just like a bird in its own nest.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तरुतृणे (tarutṛṇe) - in the tree-grass, in the leaves/foliage of a tree

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• पेलवे (pelave) - in the delicate, in the soft

• खण्डकोटरे (khaṇḍakoṭare) - in the broken hollow/cavity (of a tree)

• निलीनः (nilīnaḥ) - hidden, concealed, merged

• चिरलीनास्यः (ciralīnāsyaḥ) - with my face long hidden (with a face long hidden/concealed)

• स्वनीडे (svanīḍe) - in its own nest

• विहगः (vihagaḥ) - bird

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तरुतृणे (tarutṛṇe) - in the tree-grass, in the leaves/foliage of a tree

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tarutṛṇa

tarutṛṇa - tree-grass, foliage/leaves of a tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taru+tṛṇa)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw, herb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the collective foliage.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'khaṇḍakoṭare' and 'pelave'.

पेलवे (pelave) - in the delicate, in the soft

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pelava

pelava - delicate, soft, tender, light

Note: Agrees with 'khaṇḍakoṭare'.

खण्डकोटरे (khaṇḍakoṭare) - in the broken hollow/cavity (of a tree)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of khaṇḍakoṭara

khaṇḍakoṭara - a broken hollow, a hollow in a tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaṇḍa+koṭara)

• khaṇḍa – broken, piece, part
  adjective
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, a hollow of a tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the hollow of a tree.

निलीनः (nilīnaḥ) - hidden, concealed, merged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nilīna

nilīna - hidden, concealed, merged, adhering to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni + lī (to cling, to dissolve) + kta suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

चिरलीनास्यः (ciralīnāsyaḥ) - with my face long hidden (with a face long hidden/concealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ciralīnāsya

ciralīnāsya - one whose face is long hidden

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cira+līna+āsya)

• cira – long (time), ancient
  adjective
• līna – hidden, clung, dissolved
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From lī (to cling, dissolve).
  Root: lī (class 4)
• āsya – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: A Bahuvrīhi compound describing 'aham'.

स्वनीडे (svanīḍe) - in its own nest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svanīḍa

svanīḍa - one's own nest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+nīḍa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• nīḍa – nest, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

विहगः (vihagaḥ) - bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihaga

vihaga - bird (literally 'moving in the sky')

From vi (sky/space) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+ga)

• vi – sky, bird
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

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