योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-38

धारा जलधरस्येव सुदीर्घा जलनिर्मिता ।
असारसंसारदृढा रज्जुस्तृणगणैरिव ॥ ३८ ॥

dhārā jaladharasyeva sudīrghā jalanirmitā ,
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā rajjustṛṇagaṇairiva 38

38. dhārā jaladharasya iva sudīrghā jalanirmitā
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā rajjuḥ tṛṇagaṇaiḥ iva

38. jaladharasya iva sudīrghā jalanirmitā dhārā
asārasaṃsāradṛḍhā tṛṇagaṇaiḥ iva rajjuḥ

38. Like a very long stream of water from a cloud, formed of water, it is the rope that strongly binds this essence-less world (saṃsāra), as if made of strands of grass.

38. כמו זרם גשם ממושך היורד מן הענן, וכמו חבל חזק השזור מקשיים רפים, היא מעניקה אחיזה מדומה לַסַבַךְ הַקִּיוּם הַתּוֹפַעָתִי נטול המהות.

Words meanings summery:

• धारा (dhārā) - stream, current, flow, cascade

• जलधरस्य (jaladharasya) - of the cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

• जलनिर्मिता (jalanirmitā) - made of water, formed by water

• असारसंसारदृढा (asārasaṁsāradṛḍhā) - strongly binding the essence-less world (saṃsāra)

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

• तृणगणैः (tṛṇagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of grass, by bundles of grass, by strands of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

धारा (dhārā) - stream, current, flow, cascade

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, continuous line, cascade

जलधरस्य (jaladharasya) - of the cloud

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud (lit. 'water-bearer'), ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix -ra from root dhṛ- (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudīrgha

sudīrgha - very long, exceedingly long

Compound type : praadi (su+dīrgha)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  prefix
• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective (masculine)

जलनिर्मिता (jalanirmitā) - made of water, formed by water

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jalanirmita

jalanirmita - made of water, formed by water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+nirmita)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• nirmita – made, created, formed, constructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mā- (to measure, construct) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)

असारसंसारदृढा (asārasaṁsāradṛḍhā) - strongly binding the essence-less world (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asārasaṃsāradṛḍha

asārasaṁsāradṛḍha - firmly binding the essence-less saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (asārasaṃsāra+dṛḍha)

• asārasaṃsāra – essence-less (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute, binding
  adjective (masculine)

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

तृणगणैः (tṛṇagaṇaiḥ) - by groups of grass, by bundles of grass, by strands of grass

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tṛṇagaṇa

tṛṇagaṇa - group of grasses, collection of straws

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+gaṇa)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection, host
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

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