योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-40

श्वभ्रेणेव कुमञ्जर्यश्चिरमूढा मयापदः ।
स्वकालकुलकोणासु नरकोद्दामभूमिषु ॥ ४० ॥

śvabhreṇeva kumañjaryaściramūḍhā mayāpadaḥ ,
svakālakulakoṇāsu narakoddāmabhūmiṣu 40

40. śvabhreṇa iva kumañjaryaḥ cira-mūḍhā mayā āpadaḥ
sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu

40. mayā cira-mūḍhāḥ āpadaḥ,
śvabhreṇa iva kumañjaryaḥ,
naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu (āsan)

40. Like wicked sprouts sustained by a pit, long-borne misfortunes (āpadaḥ) were carried by me in dreadful, hellish regions and within the hidden corners of my own family's domain.

40. משואות ומצוקות נישאו על ידיי במשך זמן רב כמו פרחים נבולים בתוך בור, בערבות הגיהנום הפראיות ובפינות הזמן המתאימות.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वभ्रेण (śvabhreṇa) - by a pit, by a chasm, by a hole

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुमञ्जर्यः (kumañjaryaḥ) - bad sprouts, evil clusters, wicked shoots

• चिर-मूढा (cira-mūḍhā) - long-borne, long-suffered, long-carried, long-established

• मया (mayā) - by me

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, troubles, adversities

• स्व-काल-कुल-कोणासु (sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu) - in the hidden, perhaps embarrassing or difficult, aspects of one's family life over time (in the corners/private places of one's own family's proper time/domain)

• नरक-उद्दाम-भूमिषु (naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu) - in the dreadful/fierce lands of hell

Words meanings and morphology

श्वभ्रेण (śvabhreṇa) - by a pit, by a chasm, by a hole

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, chasm, hole, abyss, cavern

Note: Agent in the simile, implying something that sustains or contains.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कुमञ्जर्यः (kumañjaryaḥ) - bad sprouts, evil clusters, wicked shoots

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kumañjarī

kumañjarī - bad sprout/cluster, wicked shoot (ku- 'bad/evil' + mañjarī 'sprout/cluster')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+mañjarī)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
  indeclinable
• mañjarī – sprout, shoot, cluster of blossoms, panicle
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison with āpadaḥ.

चिर-मूढा (cira-mūḍhā) - long-borne, long-suffered, long-carried, long-established

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ciramūḍha

ciramūḍha - long-borne, long-suffered, established for a long time

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cira (long time) and mūḍha (carried/borne, past passive participle of √vah).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+mūḍha)

• cira – long time, ancient, lasting
  indeclinable
• mūḍha – carried, borne, taken; bewildered, foolish (from √muh)
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vah (to carry, bear).
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for āpadaḥ.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, troubles, adversities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger, adversity

From ā-√pad (to fall into, encounter misfortune).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्व-काल-कुल-कोणासु (sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu) - in the hidden, perhaps embarrassing or difficult, aspects of one's family life over time (in the corners/private places of one's own family's proper time/domain)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svakālakulakoṇa

svakālakulakoṇa - the corner/place of one's own family's proper time/domain

Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kāla+kula+koṇa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• kāla – time, period, proper time, destiny
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan, noble family
  noun (neuter)
• koṇa – corner, angle, secluded place, secret spot, specific region
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the location or context of the suffering.

नरक-उद्दाम-भूमिषु (naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu) - in the dreadful/fierce lands of hell

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of narakoddāmabhūmi

narakoddāmabhūmi - dreadful land of hell, fierce region of hell

Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naraka+uddāma+bhūmi)

• naraka – hell, underworld, infernal region
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• uddāma – untamed, unrestrained, fierce, dreadful, terrible, wild
  adjective
  From ud-√dam (to tame) or related to dāma (bond/rein).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dam (class 4)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, region, place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes the location or context of the suffering.

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