योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-22

गृहे वसन्तदाहाय रूक्षक्षारविधूसरम् ।
स्वदेहमिव पञ्चाक्षं पश्येमं प्रघणं मम ॥ २२ ॥

gṛhe vasantadāhāya rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram ,
svadehamiva pañcākṣaṃ paśyemaṃ praghaṇaṃ mama 22

22. gṛhe vasantadāhāya rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram svadeham
iva pañcākṣam paśya imam praghaṇam mama

22. mama gṛhe vasantadāhāya rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram
svadeham iva pañcākṣam imam praghaṇam paśya

22. Look at this porch (praghaṇa) of mine in the house, which is rough, alkaline, and ash-gray from the scorching heat of spring. It is five-sectioned (pañcākṣa), like my own body.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

• वसन्तदाहाय (vasantadāhāya) - for the burning of spring, for the heat of spring

• रूक्षक्षारविधूसरम् (rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram) - rough, alkaline, and ash-gray/discolored

• स्वदेहम् (svadeham) - one's own body, my own body

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पञ्चाक्षम् (pañcākṣam) - five-sectioned, referring to the porch (five-sectioned, five-eyed, having five parts/divisions)

• पश्य (paśya) - look, see

• इमम् (imam) - this

• प्रघणम् (praghaṇam) - porch, verandah, entrance hall

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

वसन्तदाहाय (vasantadāhāya) - for the burning of spring, for the heat of spring

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vasantadāha

vasantadāha - burning/heat of spring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasanta+dāha)

• vasanta – spring
  noun (masculine)
• dāha – burning, heat, combustion, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root 'dah' with suffix '-a'
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or reason.

रूक्षक्षारविधूसरम् (rūkṣakṣāravidhūsaram) - rough, alkaline, and ash-gray/discolored

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rūkṣakṣāravidhūsara

rūkṣakṣāravidhūsara - rough, alkaline, discolored by ash

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūkṣa+kṣāra+vidhūsara)

• rūkṣa – rough, harsh, dry
  adjective (masculine)
• kṣāra – alkaline, saline, caustic; salt
  adjective (masculine)
• vidhūsara – ash-colored, gray, discolored, faded
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi- + dhūsara (ash-colored)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Agrees with 'praghaṇam'.

स्वदेहम् (svadeham) - one's own body, my own body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadeha

svadeha - one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+deha)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

पञ्चाक्षम् (pañcākṣam) - five-sectioned, referring to the porch (five-sectioned, five-eyed, having five parts/divisions)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pañcākṣa

pañcākṣa - five-eyed, having five divisions/parts/sections, five-sensed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+akṣa)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, division, part, die, axle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'praghaṇam'.

पश्य (paśya) - look, see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' forms present stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'praghaṇam'.

प्रघणम् (praghaṇam) - porch, verandah, entrance hall

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praghaṇa

praghaṇa - porch, verandah, entrance, an open room or gallery

Prefix: pra

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

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