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.

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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