योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-42

तालीनां तलकच्छेषु राजदुष्कृतदोषतः ।
नकुली नववर्षाणि कुष्ठनष्टाङ्गिकाभवम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tālīnāṃ talakaccheṣu rājaduṣkṛtadoṣataḥ ,
nakulī navavarṣāṇi kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikābhavam 42

42. tālīnām talakaccheṣu rājaduṣkṛtadoṣataḥ
nakulī navavarṣāṇi kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikā abhavam

42. rājaduṣkṛtadoṣataḥ tālīnām talakaccheṣu
nakulī kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikā navavarṣāṇi abhavam

42. Due to the fault of a king's evil deed, I became a female mongoose (nakulī) for nine years in the marshy coastal areas among the palmyra trees, with my limbs ravaged by leprosy.

42. בשל חטאי שלטוני כמלך, הפכתי לנמייה מנגוסט בחורשות התמרים במשך תשע שנים, כשאיבריי מוכים ומעוותים בצרעת.

Words meanings summery:

• तालीनाम् (tālīnām) - of palmyra trees

• तलकच्छेषु (talakaccheṣu) - in the marshy coastal areas (in the marshy regions at the base, in coastal areas)

• राजदुष्कृतदोषतः (rājaduṣkṛtadoṣataḥ) - due to the fault of a king's evil deed

• नकुली (nakulī) - a female mongoose

• नववर्षाणि (navavarṣāṇi) - nine years

• कुष्ठनष्टाङ्गिका (kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikā) - having limbs destroyed by leprosy

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became (I became, I was)

Words meanings and morphology

तालीनाम् (tālīnām) - of palmyra trees

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tālī

tālī - palmyra tree, toddy palm

तलकच्छेषु (talakaccheṣu) - in the marshy coastal areas (in the marshy regions at the base, in coastal areas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of talakaccha

talakaccha - marshy land at the base, coastal region, low ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (tala+kaccha)

• tala – base, bottom, surface, plain
  noun (masculine)
• kaccha – marshy land, shore, bank, coastal region
  noun (masculine)

राजदुष्कृतदोषतः (rājaduṣkṛtadoṣataḥ) - due to the fault of a king's evil deed

(indeclinable)

Becomes indeclinable with 'tas' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+duṣkṛta+doṣa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• duṣkṛta – evil deed, sin, misdeed
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (compound)
  From 'dus' (bad, evil) + 'kṛta' (done, made)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• doṣa – fault, defect, sin, vice
  noun (masculine)

नकुली (nakulī) - a female mongoose

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nakulī

nakulī - female mongoose

Feminine form of 'nakula'

नववर्षाणि (navavarṣāṇi) - nine years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of navavarṣa

navavarṣa - nine years

Compound type : dvigu (nava+varṣa)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes duration of time.

कुष्ठनष्टाङ्गिका (kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikā) - having limbs destroyed by leprosy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgika

kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgika - having limbs destroyed by leprosy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kuṣṭha+naṣṭa+aṅgikā)

• kuṣṭha – leprosy, a skin disease
  noun (neuter)
• naṣṭa – destroyed, lost, perished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'naś'
  Root: naś (class 4)
• aṅgikā – having limbs, small limb (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine diminutive/possessive from 'aṅga' (limb)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became (I became, I was)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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