योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-6

आसन्नमृत्युकरुणाकुलवक्त्रकान्तिसंशीर्णजीर्णतरुपर्णवनोपमानम् ।
वृष्टिव्यपायपरिधूसरदेशरूक्षं जातं गृहेश्वरवियोगहतं गृहं तत् ॥ ६ ॥

āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakāntisaṃśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamānam ,
vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣaṃ jātaṃ gṛheśvaraviyogahataṃ gṛhaṃ tat 6

6. āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti
saṃśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamānam
vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣam
jātam gṛheśvaraviyogahatam gṛham tat

6. tat gṛham gṛheśvaraviyogahatam,
āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti saṃśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamānam,
vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣam jātam

6. That house, struck by the separation from its owner, became like a face agitated with pity at the approach of death; resembling a forest of scattered, old, withered tree leaves; and dry and rough, like a land made grey and dusty by the end of the rainy season.

6. הבית שאיבד את אדונו נראה עצוב כמו יער שעלעליו נשרו בעונה היבשה, קודר ואפרורי כמו אדמה שחרבה לאחר שחלפו הגשמים, ופני היושבים בו היו מלאים צער עמוק מול חרדת המוות הקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• आसन्नमृत्युकरुणाकुलवक्त्रकान्ति (āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti) - having the luster of a face distressed with pity due to imminent death

• संशीर्णजीर्णतरुपर्णवनोपमानम् (saṁśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamānam) - resembling a forest of withered, old tree leaves

• वृष्टिव्यपायपरिधूसरदेशरूक्षम् (vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣam) - dry and rough like a region made very grey by the cessation of rain

• जातम् (jātam) - become, happened, produced

• गृहेश्वरवियोगहतम् (gṛheśvaraviyogahatam) - afflicted/struck by the separation from the lord of the house

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home, dwelling

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

आसन्नमृत्युकरुणाकुलवक्त्रकान्ति (āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti) - having the luster of a face distressed with pity due to imminent death

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti

āsannamṛtyukaruṇākulavaktrakānti - having the luster of a face distressed with pity due to imminent death

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āsanna+mṛtyu+karuṇā+ākula+vaktra+kānti)

• āsanna – near, imminent, approaching
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- and root sad- (to sit, approach)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)
• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  From root mṛ- (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• karuṇā – pity, compassion, tenderness
  noun (feminine)
• ākula – agitated, confused, distressed, perturbed
  adjective
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac- (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kānti – luster, beauty, charm, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From root kam- (to desire, to be beautiful)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gṛham'.

संशीर्णजीर्णतरुपर्णवनोपमानम् (saṁśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamānam) - resembling a forest of withered, old tree leaves

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamāna

saṁśīrṇajīrṇataruparṇavanopamāna - resembling a forest of withered, old tree leaves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśīrṇa+jīrṇa+taru+parṇa+vana+upamāna)

• saṃśīrṇa – withered, fallen off, decayed, completely broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam- and root śṝ- (to crush, break)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• jīrṇa – old, worn out, dilapidated, digested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jṝ- (to wear out, decay)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• upamāna – comparison, simile, standard of comparison; that which is compared to
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix upa- and root mā- (to measure, compare)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'gṛham'.

वृष्टिव्यपायपरिधूसरदेशरूक्षम् (vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣam) - dry and rough like a region made very grey by the cessation of rain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣa

vṛṣṭivyapāyaparidhūsaradeśarūkṣa - dry and rough like a region made very grey by the cessation of rain

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛṣṭi+vyapāya+paridhūsara+deśa+rūkṣa)

• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛṣ- (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• vyapāya – cessation, disappearance, passing away, absence
  noun (masculine)
  From prefixes vi-apa- and root i- (to go)
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• paridhūsara – very grey, dusty, dirty
  adjective
  From prefix pari- and dhūsara (grey, dusty)
  Prefix: pari
• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• rūkṣa – dry, rough, harsh
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'gṛham'.

जातम् (jātam) - become, happened, produced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - become, happened, produced, born

Past Passive Participle

From root jan- (to be born, produced)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'gṛham'.

गृहेश्वरवियोगहतम् (gṛheśvaraviyogahatam) - afflicted/struck by the separation from the lord of the house

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛheśvaraviyogahata

gṛheśvaraviyogahata - afflicted/struck by the separation from the lord of the house

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛheśvara+viyoga+hata)

• gṛheśvara – master of the house, householder
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of gṛha (house) + īśvara (lord)
• viyoga – separation, disjunction, absence
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi- and root yuj- (to join)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• hata – struck, afflicted, killed, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han- (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'gṛham'.

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun modifying 'gṛham'.

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