योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-4

नष्टोत्सवपुरप्रायमगस्त्यात्तमिवार्णवम् ।
ग्रीष्मदग्धमिवोद्यानं विद्युद्दग्धमिव द्रुमम् ॥ ४ ॥

naṣṭotsavapuraprāyamagastyāttamivārṇavam ,
grīṣmadagdhamivodyānaṃ vidyuddagdhamiva drumam 4

4. naṣṭotsavapuraprāyam agastyāttam iva arṇavam
grīṣmadagdham iva udyānam vidyuddagdham iva drumam

4. naṣṭotsavapuraprāyam iva,
agastyāttam iva arṇavam,
grīṣmadagdham iva udyānam,
vidyuddagdham iva drumam

4. Like a city almost devoid of festivals; like the ocean swallowed by Agastya; like a garden scorched by summer; like a tree struck by lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टोत्सवपुरप्रायम् (naṣṭotsavapuraprāyam) - almost like a city with lost festivals

• अगस्त्यात्तम् (agastyāttam) - referring to the mythological feat of the sage Agastya drinking the entire ocean (swallowed by Agastya)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean, sea

• ग्रीष्मदग्धम् (grīṣmadagdham) - burnt by summer, scorched by heat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्यानम् (udyānam) - garden, park, grove

• विद्युद्दग्धम् (vidyuddagdham) - burnt by lightning, struck by lightning

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमम् (drumam) - tree

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टोत्सवपुरप्रायम् (naṣṭotsavapuraprāyam) - almost like a city with lost festivals

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naṣṭotsavapuraprāya

naṣṭotsavapuraprāya - almost like a city with lost festivals

Compound type : bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+utsava+pura+prāya)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root naś- (to perish, be lost)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• utsava – festival, celebration, joy
  noun (masculine)
  From root su- (to press out soma) with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: su (class 2)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• prāya – almost, nearly, mostly; similar to, resembling
  adjective
  Suffix -prāya meaning 'mostly, almost'

Note: Adjective modifying an implied noun (like 'house' from context of later verses).

अगस्त्यात्तम् (agastyāttam) - referring to the mythological feat of the sage Agastya drinking the entire ocean (swallowed by Agastya)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agastyātta

agastyātta - swallowed by Agastya

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (agastya+atta)

• agastya – Agastya (a revered sage in Hindu mythology)
  proper noun (masculine)
• atta – eaten, consumed, swallowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ad- (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea

From root ṛ- (to go, move) related to arṇa- (wave, stream)

Root: ṛ (class 1)

ग्रीष्मदग्धम् (grīṣmadagdham) - burnt by summer, scorched by heat

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of grīṣmadagdha

grīṣmadagdha - burnt by summer, scorched by heat

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (grīṣma+dagdha)

• grīṣma – summer, hot season
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire, scorched
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dah- (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्यानम् (udyānam) - garden, park, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, grove

From prefix ud- and root yā- (to go)

Prefix: ud

Root: yā (class 2)

विद्युद्दग्धम् (vidyuddagdham) - burnt by lightning, struck by lightning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidyuddagdha

vidyuddagdha - burnt by lightning, struck by lightning

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyut+dagdha)

• vidyut – lightning, electricity
  noun (feminine)
  From root dyut- (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire, scorched
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dah- (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'drumam' (tree).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमम् (drumam) - tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree