योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-5

वातच्छिन्नमिवाम्भोदं हिमदग्धमिवाम्बुजम् ।
अल्पस्नेहदशं दीपमिवालोकनभेदनम् ॥ ५ ॥

vātacchinnamivāmbhodaṃ himadagdhamivāmbujam ,
alpasnehadaśaṃ dīpamivālokanabhedanam 5

5. vātacchinnam iva ambhodam himadagdham iva
ambujam alpasnehedaśam dīpam iva ālokanabhedanam

5. vātacchinnam iva ambhodam,
himadagdham iva ambujam,
alpasnehedaśam dīpam iva ālokanabhedanam

5. Like a cloud torn by the wind; like a lotus scorched by frost; or like a lamp with a wick low on oil, hindering proper illumination.

Words meanings summery:

• वातच्छिन्नम् (vātacchinnam) - torn by wind

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भोदम् (ambhodam) - cloud

• हिमदग्धम् (himadagdham) - burnt by frost/snow, scorched by cold

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus (born of water)

• अल्पस्नेहेदशम् (alpasnehedaśam) - having a wick with little oil

• दीपम् (dīpam) - lamp, light, lantern

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आलोकनभेदनम् (ālokanabhedanam) - obstructing sight, hindering illumination

Words meanings and morphology

वातच्छिन्नम् (vātacchinnam) - torn by wind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vātacchinna

vātacchinna - torn by wind

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+chinna)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From root vā- (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• chinna – cut, torn, broken, severed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid- (to cut, tear)
  Root: chid (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भोदम् (ambhodam) - cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambhoda

ambhoda - cloud (giver of water)

Compound of ambha (water) + da (giver)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambha+da)

• ambha – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From root dā- (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)

हिमदग्धम् (himadagdham) - burnt by frost/snow, scorched by cold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of himadagdha

himadagdha - burnt by frost/snow, scorched by cold

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+dagdha)

• hima – frost, snow, cold
  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)

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus (born of water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (born of water)

Compound of ambu (water) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+ja)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अल्पस्नेहेदशम् (alpasnehedaśam) - having a wick with little oil

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alpasnehedaśa

alpasnehedaśa - having a wick with little oil

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+sneha+daśa)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• sneha – oil, fat; affection, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root snih- (to be sticky, to love)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• daśa – wick (of a lamp); condition, state
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'dīpam'.

दीपम् (dīpam) - lamp, light, lantern

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, lantern

From root dīp- (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आलोकनभेदनम् (ālokanabhedanam) - obstructing sight, hindering illumination

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālokanabhedana

ālokanabhedana - obstructing sight, hindering illumination

Compound type : tatpurusha (ālokana+bhedana)

• ālokana – seeing, looking, perception, illumination
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix ā- and root lok- (to see, perceive)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• bhedana – breaking, splitting, obstruction, hindering
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhid- (to break, split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'dīpam'.