योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-25

रौरवापतितेनेव तत्कालस्निग्धतां गतः ।
विन्ध्यकन्दरगुल्मानां बन्धुत्वमिव गच्छता ॥ २५ ॥

rauravāpatiteneva tatkālasnigdhatāṃ gataḥ ,
vindhyakandaragulmānāṃ bandhutvamiva gacchatā 25

25. raurava-āpatitena iva tat-kāla-snigdhatām gataḥ
vindhya-kandara-gulmānām bandhutvam iva gacchata

25. raurava-āpatitena iva gacchata (saḥ) vindhya-kandara-gulmānām
bandhutvam iva tat-kāla-snigdhatām gataḥ

25. Appearing as if he had fallen into the Raurava (hell), he had acquired a fleeting freshness at that moment, as if he were entering into kinship with the shrubs of the Vindhya caves.

25. כמו מי שנפל אל גיהנום הַרַוּרַוַה, התרגלתי לאותם תנאים קשים והפכתי לבן בית בין השיחים והמערות של הרי הַוִנְדְהְיַה.

Words meanings summery:

• रौरव-आपतितेन (raurava-āpatitena) - by one who seemed to have fallen into Raurava (hell) (by one fallen into Raurava (hell))

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• तत्-काल-स्निग्धताम् (tat-kāla-snigdhatām) - a fleeting freshness/tenderness (referring to appearance) (freshness/tenderness of that moment)

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained, acquired (referring to the state of freshness) (gone, attained, reached)

• विन्ध्य-कन्दर-गुल्मानाम् (vindhya-kandara-gulmānām) - of the shrubs inhabiting the Vindhya caves (of the shrubs/bushes of the Vindhya caves)

• बन्धुत्वम् (bandhutvam) - kinship (kinship, relationship, fraternity)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• गच्छत (gacchata) - becoming, attaining (kinship) (going, moving, attaining, becoming)

Words meanings and morphology

रौरव-आपतितेन (raurava-āpatitena) - by one who seemed to have fallen into Raurava (hell) (by one fallen into Raurava (hell))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of raurava-āpatita

raurava-āpatita - fallen into Raurava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raurava+āpatita)

• raurava – a specific hell, the hell of Rurus (a type of demon or deer)
  noun (neuter)
• āpatita – fallen into, having fallen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā- + pat (to fall) + suffix -ta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the digger).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

तत्-काल-स्निग्धताम् (tat-kāla-snigdhatām) - a fleeting freshness/tenderness (referring to appearance) (freshness/tenderness of that moment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tat-kāla-snigdhatā

tat-kāla-snigdhatā - freshness of that moment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat-kāla+snigdhatā)

• tat-kāla – that time, that moment
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of tad (that) + kāla (time)
• snigdhatā – smoothness, tenderness, freshness, oiliness
  noun (feminine)
  From snigdha (smooth, tender, fresh) + -tā (feminine suffix)

गतः (gataḥ) - attained, acquired (referring to the state of freshness) (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the digger).

विन्ध्य-कन्दर-गुल्मानाम् (vindhya-kandara-gulmānām) - of the shrubs inhabiting the Vindhya caves (of the shrubs/bushes of the Vindhya caves)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vindhya-kandara-gulma

vindhya-kandara-gulma - shrubs of the Vindhya caves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vindhya+kandara+gulma)

• vindhya – Vindhya mountains
  proper noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, cavern
  noun (neuter)
• gulma – bush, shrub, thicket
  noun (masculine)

बन्धुत्वम् (bandhutvam) - kinship (kinship, relationship, fraternity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bandhutva

bandhutva - kinship, relationship, fraternity

From bandhu (relative) + -tva (neuter suffix)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

गच्छत (gacchata) - becoming, attaining (kinship) (going, moving, attaining, becoming)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, attaining, becoming

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go, move, become)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the digger) in instrumental case, referring to a continuous action.

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