योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-30

प्रशान्तजनसंचारा रथ्या क्षारविधूसरा ।
विधवाविगतानन्दा संशून्यहृदया स्थिता ॥ ३० ॥

praśāntajanasaṃcārā rathyā kṣāravidhūsarā ,
vidhavāvigatānandā saṃśūnyahṛdayā sthitā 30

30. praśāntajanasaṃcārā rathyā kṣāravidhūsarā
vidhavāvigatānandā saṃśūnyahṛdayā sthitā

30. rathyā praśāntajanasaṃcārā kṣāravidhūsarā
vidhavāvigatānandā saṃśūnyahṛdayā sthitā

30. The road, deserted by the movement of people and dusty-grey with alkali, lay like a widow bereft of joy, with an utterly empty heart.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रशान्तजनसंचारा (praśāntajanasaṁcārā) - whose movement of people has ceased, deserted by people

• रथ्या (rathyā) - street, road

• क्षारविधूसरा (kṣāravidhūsarā) - dusty-grey with alkali/salt

• विधवाविगतानन्दा (vidhavāvigatānandā) - (the road) like a widow bereft of joy (like a widow whose joy has departed)

• संशून्यहृदया (saṁśūnyahṛdayā) - with an utterly empty heart, despondent

• स्थिता (sthitā) - (the road) remained in that state, was situated (stood, remained, was)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रशान्तजनसंचारा (praśāntajanasaṁcārā) - whose movement of people has ceased, deserted by people

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praśāntajanasaṃcāra

praśāntajanasaṁcāra - whose movement of people has ceased

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśānta+jana+saṃcāra)

• praśānta – calmed, tranquil, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `śam` (to be calm) with prefix `pra-`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃcāra – movement, going about
  noun (masculine)
  From root `car` (to move) with prefix `sam-`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `rathyā`.

रथ्या (rathyā) - street, road

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rathyā

rathyā - street, road, highway

From `ratha` (chariot) + suffix `-ya`.

क्षारविधूसरा (kṣāravidhūsarā) - dusty-grey with alkali/salt

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣāravidhūsara

kṣāravidhūsara - dusty-grey with alkali/salt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣāra+vidhūsara)

• kṣāra – alkali, saline, caustic, ashes
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṣar` (to flow, melt).
  Root: kṣar (class 1)
• vidhūsara – dusty-grey, ash-colored
  adjective (feminine)
  From `dhūsara` (grey) with `vi-` (intensive).
  Prefix: vi

Note: Agreement with `rathyā`.

विधवाविगतानन्दा (vidhavāvigatānandā) - (the road) like a widow bereft of joy (like a widow whose joy has departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavāvigatānanda

vidhavāvigatānanda - like a widow whose joy has departed

Compound type : upamā / bahuvrīhi (vidhavā+vigata+ānanda)

• vidhavā – widow
  noun (feminine)
• vigata – departed, lost, gone
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ānanda – joy, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  From root `nand` (to rejoice) with prefix `ā-`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `rathyā`.

संशून्यहृदया (saṁśūnyahṛdayā) - with an utterly empty heart, despondent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃśūnyahṛdaya

saṁśūnyahṛdaya - whose heart is utterly empty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśūnya+hṛdaya)

• saṃśūnya – utterly empty, completely void
  adjective (masculine)
  From `śūnya` (empty) with prefix `sam-` (intensive).
  Prefix: sam
• hṛdaya – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `rathyā`.

स्थिता (sthitā) - (the road) remained in that state, was situated (stood, remained, was)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `rathyā`.

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