योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-20

तृष्णाग्राहगृहीतानां संसारार्णवरंहसि ।
आवर्तैरुह्यमानानां दूरे स्वं मन एव नौः ॥ २० ॥

tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānāṃ saṃsārārṇavaraṃhasi ,
āvartairuhyamānānāṃ dūre svaṃ mana eva nauḥ 20

20. tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānām saṃsārārṇavaraṃhasi
āvartaiḥ uhyamānānām dūre svam manaḥ eva nauḥ

20. tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānām saṃsārārṇavaraṃhasi
āvartaiḥ uhyamānānām svam manaḥ eva dūre nauḥ

20. For those caught by the crocodiles of craving, being carried away by the whirlpools in the swift current of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra), their own mind (manas) is the only distant boat (for salvation).

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णाग्राहगृहीतानाम् (tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānām) - of those ensnared by the powerful 'crocodiles' of desire/craving (of those seized by the crocodiles of craving, of those caught by the alligators of desire)

• संसारार्णवरंहसि (saṁsārārṇavaraṁhasi) - in the swift current of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra) (in the current of the ocean of saṃsāra, in the speed of the ocean of transmigration)

• आवर्तैः (āvartaiḥ) - by whirlpools (by whirlpools, by eddies)

• उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those being carried away (of those being carried, of those being swept away)

• दूरे (dūre) - at a distance, as a last resort (implying unique, far-off solution) (far, at a distance, remote)

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own (one's own, personal)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the savior) (mind, intellect, thought)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, certainly)

• नौः (nauḥ) - the (only) boat, means of salvation (boat, ship, vessel)

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णाग्राहगृहीतानाम् (tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhītānām) - of those ensnared by the powerful 'crocodiles' of desire/craving (of those seized by the crocodiles of craving, of those caught by the alligators of desire)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhīta

tṛṣṇāgrāhagṛhīta - seized by the crocodiles of craving

Compound: tṛṣṇā (craving) + grāha (crocodile) + gṛhīta (seized).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tṛṣṇā+grāha+gṛhīta)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire, longing
  noun (feminine)
  From √tṛṣ 'to thirst'.
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• grāha – seizing, holding; an alligator, crocodile, large fish
  noun (masculine)
  From √grah 'to seize'.
  Root: grah (class 9)
• gṛhīta – seized, caught, taken, held
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √grah 'to seize'.
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'people' or 'beings'.

संसारार्णवरंहसि (saṁsārārṇavaraṁhasi) - in the swift current of the ocean of transmigration (saṃsāra) (in the current of the ocean of saṃsāra, in the speed of the ocean of transmigration)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārārṇavaraṃhas

saṁsārārṇavaraṁhas - current/speed of the ocean of saṃsāra

Compound: saṃsāra (transmigration) + arṇava (ocean) + raṃhas (speed, current).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+arṇava+raṃhas)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√sṛ 'to go through'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• raṃhas – speed, velocity, current, rush
  noun (neuter)
  From √raṃh 'to go quickly'.
  Root: raṃh (class 1)

आवर्तैः (āvartaiḥ) - by whirlpools (by whirlpools, by eddies)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, circle, turning

From ā-√vṛt 'to turn around'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agent of being carried away.

उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those being carried away (of those being carried, of those being swept away)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried, being swept away, being borne

Present Passive Participle

Formed from √vah 'to carry' + ya (passive) + śānac (present participle).

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'people' or 'beings'.

दूरे (dūre) - at a distance, as a last resort (implying unique, far-off solution) (far, at a distance, remote)

(indeclinable)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own (one's own, personal)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, own, proper

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (as the savior) (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, perception, heart

एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the mind is the *only* boat.

नौः (nauḥ) - the (only) boat, means of salvation (boat, ship, vessel)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel, raft

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