योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-5

रसार्द्रं खे भ्रमद्धंसं रात्रिसंकोचभाजनम् ।
पातालपङ्कनिर्मग्ननागनाथमृणालकम् ॥ ५ ॥

rasārdraṃ khe bhramaddhaṃsaṃ rātrisaṃkocabhājanam ,
pātālapaṅkanirmagnanāganāthamṛṇālakam 5

5. rasārdram khe bhramat-haṃsam rātri-saṅkoca-bhājanam
pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālakam

5. rasārdram khe bhramat-haṃsam rātri-saṅkoca-bhājanam
pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālakam

5. It is moist with vital essence (rasa), having wandering swans (haṃsa) in its ethereal space (khe), an object that contracts at night (like a lotus), and its lotus stalk (mṛṇālaka) is the lord of serpents (Nāganātha) submerged in the mud of the netherworld (pātāla).

Words meanings summery:

• रसार्द्रम् (rasārdram) - moist with sap/essence; juicy

• खे (khe) - in the sky; in space; in the ethereal region

• भ्रमत्-हंसम् (bhramat-haṁsam) - having wandering swans; that which has a wandering swan

• रात्रि-सङ्कोच-भाजनम् (rātri-saṅkoca-bhājanam) - an object of night's contraction; a vessel that shrinks at night

• पाताल-पङ्क-निर्मग्न-नाग-नाथ-मृणालकम् (pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālakam) - a lotus stalk that is the lord of serpents, submerged in the mud of the netherworld (pātāla)

Words meanings and morphology

रसार्द्रम् (rasārdram) - moist with sap/essence; juicy

(adjective)

neuter, singular of rasārdra

rasārdra - moist with sap/essence

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rasa+ārdra)

• rasa – sap; juice; essence; taste; sentiment; vital fluid
  noun (masculine)
• ārdra – moist; wet; fresh; tender
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

खे (khe) - in the sky; in space; in the ethereal region

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

भ्रमत्-हंसम् (bhramat-haṁsam) - having wandering swans; that which has a wandering swan

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhramat-haṃsa

bhramat-haṁsa - having wandering swans (haṃsa)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bhramat+haṃsa)

• bhramat – wandering; roaming; moving about
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root BHRAM (भ्रम्) 'to wander'.
  Root: BHRAM (भ्रम्) (class 1)
• haṃsa – swan; goose; a particular mythical bird; soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

रात्रि-सङ्कोच-भाजनम् (rātri-saṅkoca-bhājanam) - an object of night's contraction; a vessel that shrinks at night

(noun)

neuter, singular of rātri-saṅkoca-bhājana

rātri-saṅkoca-bhājana - an object that contracts at night (like a lotus)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rātri+saṅkoca+bhājana)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• saṅkoca – contraction; shrinking; closing
  noun (masculine)
  From root KUC (कुच्) with prefix SAṄ (सङ्).
  Prefix: saṅ
  Root: KUC (कुच्) (class 1)
• bhājana – vessel; receptacle; object; deserving of
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

पाताल-पङ्क-निर्मग्न-नाग-नाथ-मृणालकम् (pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālakam) - a lotus stalk that is the lord of serpents, submerged in the mud of the netherworld (pātāla)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālaka

pātāla-paṅka-nirmagna-nāga-nātha-mṛṇālaka - lotus stalk, which is the serpent king, submerged in the mud of the netherworld

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pātāla+paṅka+nirmagna+nāga-nātha+mṛṇālaka)

• pātāla – netherworld; lowest region
  noun (neuter)
• paṅka – mud; mire; dirt; sin
  noun (masculine)
• nirmagna – submerged; plunged; immersed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root MAJJ (मज्ज्) 'to sink, dive' with prefix NIR (निर्).
  Prefix: nir
  Root: MAJJ (मज्ज्) (class 1)
• nāga – serpent; snake; Nāga (mythical serpent-being)
  noun (masculine)
• nātha – lord; master; protector
  noun (masculine)
• mṛṇālaka – lotus stalk; lotus fiber (diminutive/affectionate)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

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