योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-23

तुम्बीलताभिरुग्राभिः पुष्टाभिरिव वेष्टितम् ।
महानसस्थानमिदं मम देहमिवापरम् ॥ २३ ॥

tumbīlatābhirugrābhiḥ puṣṭābhiriva veṣṭitam ,
mahānasasthānamidaṃ mama dehamivāparam 23

23. tumbīlatābhiḥ ugrābhiḥ puṣṭābhiḥ iva veṣṭitam
mahānasasthānam idam mama deham iva aparam

23. ugrābhiḥ puṣṭābhiḥ tumbīlatābhiḥ iva veṣṭitam
idam mama mahānasasthānam aparam deham iva

23. This kitchen (mahānasasthāna) of mine, surrounded as if by formidable and thriving gourd-creepers, is like another body (deha) for me.

Words meanings summery:

• तुम्बीलताभिः (tumbīlatābhiḥ) - by gourd-creepers

• उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - by formidable, by fierce, by strong

• पुष्टाभिः (puṣṭābhiḥ) - by strong, by nourished, by thriving

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वेष्टितम् (veṣṭitam) - surrounded, encircled, covered

• महानसस्थानम् (mahānasasthānam) - kitchen place, kitchen

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• देहम् (deham) - body

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other

Words meanings and morphology

तुम्बीलताभिः (tumbīlatābhiḥ) - by gourd-creepers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tumbīlatā

tumbīlatā - gourd-creeper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tumbī+latā)

• tumbī – bottle gourd
  noun (feminine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates agent of 'veṣṭitam'.

उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - by formidable, by fierce, by strong

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ugra

ugra - formidable, fierce, mighty, strong, terrible

Note: Agrees with 'tumbīlatābhiḥ'.

पुष्टाभिः (puṣṭābhiḥ) - by strong, by nourished, by thriving

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of puṣṭa

puṣṭa - nourished, strong, thriving, plump, developed

past passive participle

From root 'puṣ' (to nourish, thrive) with past passive participle suffix '-ta'

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tumbīlatābhiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

वेष्टितम् (veṣṭitam) - surrounded, encircled, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of veṣṭita

veṣṭita - surrounded, encircled, covered, wrapped

past passive participle

From root 'veṣṭ' (to wrap, surround) with past passive participle suffix '-ta'

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahānasasthānam'.

महानसस्थानम् (mahānasasthānam) - kitchen place, kitchen

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahānasasthāna

mahānasasthāna - kitchen, place of cooking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahānasa+sthāna)

• mahānasa – kitchen, cook-room
  noun (neuter)
• sthāna – place, stand, position
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'mahānasasthānam'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Note: Used here in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, different, subsequent

Note: Agrees with 'deham'.

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