योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-10

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न वर्षति घनव्राते दृष्टनष्टे क्वचित्स्थिते ।
पूतांगारकणोन्मिश्रगतौ वहति मारुते ॥ १० ॥

na varṣati ghanavrāte dṛṣṭanaṣṭe kvacitsthite ,
pūtāṃgārakaṇonmiśragatau vahati mārute 10

10. na varṣati ghana-vrāte dṛṣṭa-naṣṭe kvacit sthite
| pūta-aṅgāra-kaṇa-unmiśra-gatau vahati mārute ||

10. ghana-vrāte kvacit sthite (sati),
dṛṣṭa-naṣṭe (sati),
na varṣati (sati) mārute vahati (sati),
pūta-aṅgāra-kaṇa-unmiśra-gatau (sati)

10. When the masses of clouds, having appeared and then vanished, remained somewhere without raining; and when the wind blew, its course mingled with particles of burnt charcoal.

10. כשעננים כבדים הופיעו ונעלמו מבלי להמטיר גשם, ורוחות לוהטות נשבו כשהן מעורבות בגחלים לוחשות...

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

वर्षति (varṣati) - raining

घनव्राते (ghanavrāte) - in the mass of clouds

दृष्ट-नष्टे (dṛṣṭa-naṣṭe) - having appeared and then vanished

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

स्थिते (sthite) - remaining, situated

पूत-अङ्गार-कण-उन्मिश्र-गतौ (pūta-aṅgāra-kaṇa-unmiśra-gatau) - whose movement was mixed with purified/burnt charcoal particles

वहति (vahati) - blowing, carrying

मारुते (mārute) - in the wind

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

वर्षति (varṣati) - raining

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of varṣat

varṣat - raining, showering

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

घनव्राते (ghanavrāte) - in the mass of clouds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghanavrāta

ghanavrāta - mass of clouds, multitude of clouds

Tatpurusha compound of 'ghana' (cloud) and 'vrāta' (multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+vrāta)

ghana – cloud; dense, thick
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'han' (to strike, condense).
Root: han (class 2)
vrāta – multitude, collection, swarm, group
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'vṛ' (to choose, to cover).
Root: vṛ (class 1)

दृष्ट-नष्टे (dṛṣṭa-naṣṭe) - having appeared and then vanished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭanaṣṭa

dṛṣṭanaṣṭa - seen and then lost/disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Dwandwa compound of 'dṛṣṭa' (seen) and 'naṣṭa' (lost/disappeared). Refers to the clouds.

Compound type : dvandva (dṛṣṭa+naṣṭa)

dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, disappeared, ruined
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, to disappear).
Root: naś (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'ka' + '-cit'.

स्थिते (sthite) - remaining, situated

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

पूत-अङ्गार-कण-उन्मिश्र-गतौ (pūta-aṅgāra-kaṇa-unmiśra-gatau) - whose movement was mixed with purified/burnt charcoal particles

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of pūtāṅgārakaṇonmiśragati

pūtāṅgārakaṇonmiśragati - whose motion is mixed with particles of burnt charcoal

Bahuvrihi compound. 'pūta-aṅgāra-kaṇa-unmiśra' (mixed with burnt charcoal particles) describing 'gati' (movement).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūta+aṅgāra+kaṇa+unmiśra+gati)

pūta – purified, clean, burnt
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'pū' (to purify, cleanse) or 'puṭ' (to burn).
Root: pū (class 1)
aṅgāra – charcoal, live coal, ember
noun (masculine)
kaṇa – a small particle, grain, atom
noun (masculine)
unmiśra – mixed, mingled
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'miśr' (to mix) with prefix 'ut'.
Prefix: ut
Root: miśr (class 10)
gati – motion, movement, course; destiny, state
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)