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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-9

अकिंचनमनःशून्यं स्त्रीचित्तमिव निर्भरम् ।
ततः प्रलयनिर्दग्धजगदास्पदभीषणम् ॥ ९ ॥
akiṃcanamanaḥśūnyaṃ strīcittamiva nirbharam ,
tataḥ pralayanirdagdhajagadāspadabhīṣaṇam 9
9. akiṃcanamanaḥśūnyam strīcittam iva nirbharam
tataḥ pralaya-nirdagdha-jagat-āspada-bhīṣaṇam
9. (tat) akiṃcanamanaḥśūnyam strīcittam iva nirbharam (āsīt),
tataḥ pralaya-nirdagdha-jagat-āspada-bhīṣaṇam (āsīt).
9. It was utterly empty, like the mind of one who possesses nothing, or like a woman's mind. Furthermore, it was terrifying, like the abode of the world incinerated during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अकिंचनमनःशून्यम् (akiṁcanamanaḥśūnyam) - empty like the mind of one who possesses nothing
  • स्त्रीचित्तम् (strīcittam) - a woman's mind
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • निर्भरम् (nirbharam) - utterly (in the sense of utterly empty) (full, complete, intense, utterly)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore
  • प्रलयनिर्दग्धजगदास्पदभीषणम् (pralayanirdagdhajagadāspadabhīṣaṇam) - terrifying like the abode of the world burnt up at dissolution

Words meanings and morphology

अकिंचनमनःशून्यम् (akiṁcanamanaḥśūnyam) - empty like the mind of one who possesses nothing
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akiṃcanamanaḥśūnya
akiṁcanamanaḥśūnya - empty of possessions, having a mind devoid of anything
Compound type : bahuvrihi (akiṃcana+manas+śūnya)
  • akiṃcana – possessing nothing, pauper, destitute
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: a
  • manas – mind, intellect
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
    adjective (neuter)
    Root: śū
स्त्रीचित्तम् (strīcittam) - a woman's mind
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of strīcitta
strīcitta - a woman's mind, feminine psyche
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+citta)
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
  • citta – mind, thought, consciousness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cit (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
निर्भरम् (nirbharam) - utterly (in the sense of utterly empty) (full, complete, intense, utterly)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirbhara
nirbhara - full, complete, abundant, intense
Prefix: nis
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore
(indeclinable)
Avyaya (indeclinable)
प्रलयनिर्दग्धजगदास्पदभीषणम् (pralayanirdagdhajagadāspadabhīṣaṇam) - terrifying like the abode of the world burnt up at dissolution
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pralayanirdagdhajagadāspadabhīṣaṇa
pralayanirdagdhajagadāspadabhīṣaṇa - terrifying like the dwelling place of the world consumed by fire at the cosmic dissolution
Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (pralaya+nirdagdha+jagat+āspada+bhīṣaṇa)
  • pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic dissolution (pralaya)
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from pra- + lī
    Prefix: pra
    Root: lī (class 4)
  • nirdagdha – burnt down, consumed by fire
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from nis- + dah
    Prefix: nis
    Root: dah (class 1)
  • jagat – world, universe
    noun (neuter)
    From root gam
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • āspada – abode, place, seat
    noun (neuter)
  • bhīṣaṇa – terrifying, dreadful, formidable
    adjective (neuter)
    Derived from root bhī
    Root: bhī (class 3)