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.

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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