योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-49

क्षिप्रमाक्रन्दिनी क्षिप्रं मौनमूका वियोगिनी ।
बभूव चक्रवाकीव मानिनी मरणोन्मुखी ॥ ४९ ॥

kṣipramākrandinī kṣipraṃ maunamūkā viyoginī ,
babhūva cakravākīva māninī maraṇonmukhī 49

49. kṣipram ākrandinī kṣipram maunamūkā viyoginī
babhūva cakravākī iva māninī maraṇonmukhī

49. kṣipram ākrandinī kṣipram maunamūkā viyoginī
cakravākī iva māninī maraṇonmukhī babhūva

49. Quickly she became a wailing woman, then swiftly silent and mute, a woman separated [from her beloved]. Like a female ruddy goose, she became a proud woman facing death.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• आक्रन्दिनी (ākrandinī) - wailing, crying out, lamenting (woman)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• मौनमूका (maunamūkā) - silently mute, rendered speechless

• वियोगिनी (viyoginī) - separated, bereaved (woman)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• चक्रवाकी (cakravākī) - female ruddy goose

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मानिनी (māninī) - proud, self-respecting, resentful (woman)

• मरणोन्मुखी (maraṇonmukhī) - facing death, on the verge of death

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of quality.

आक्रन्दिनी (ākrandinī) - wailing, crying out, lamenting (woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākrandinī

ākrandinī - wailing, crying out (feminine)

Present Active Participle (feminine)

From ā-√krand (to cry out) + ṇin (agent suffix) + ī (feminine suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: krand (class 1)

Note: A feminine agent noun derived from a participle.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative of quality.

मौनमूका (maunamūkā) - silently mute, rendered speechless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maunamūkā

maunamūkā - silently mute, speechless

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mauna+mūka)

• mauna – silence, silent
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  From muni (sage) + aṇ (nominal suffix), or from √man (to think)
  Root: man
• mūka – mute, dumb, speechless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: A descriptive compound.

वियोगिनी (viyoginī) - separated, bereaved (woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viyoginī

viyoginī - separated, bereaved, a woman separated from her lover (feminine)

From viyoga (separation) + in + ī (feminine suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect active

Reduplicated perfect form of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

चक्रवाकी (cakravākī) - female ruddy goose

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cakravākī

cakravākī - female ruddy goose (Anas Casarca), a bird famed for separation from its mate at night

Feminine of cakravāka (ruddy goose)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मानिनी (māninī) - proud, self-respecting, resentful (woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māninī

māninī - a proud woman, a resentful woman (feminine)

From mānin (one who thinks highly of oneself) + ī (feminine suffix)

Root: man

मरणोन्मुखी (maraṇonmukhī) - facing death, on the verge of death

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maraṇonmukhī

maraṇonmukhī - facing death, having one's face towards death (feminine)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+unmukha)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From √mṛ (to die) + lyuṭ
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• unmukha – facing, having the face turned towards, intent on, eager for
  adjective (masculine)
  From ud (up, out) + mukha (face)
  Prefix: ud

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