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).

5. הוא ספוג תמצית חיים, השמש סובבת בשמיו כמו אווז לבן, הלילה גורם לו להיסגר, ושורשי הגבעול שלו נתונים ברפש של הפָּאתָאָלָה (העולם התחתון), שם מלכי הנָאגָה (נחשי הקודש) לופתים אותם.

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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