योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-24

एते रोदनताम्राक्षा बन्धवो भुवि बन्धनम् ।
अङ्गदार्पितरुद्राक्षा आहरन्त्यनलेन्धनम् ॥ २४ ॥

ete rodanatāmrākṣā bandhavo bhuvi bandhanam ,
aṅgadārpitarudrākṣā āharantyanalendhanam 24

24. ete rodanatāmrākṣāḥ bandhavaḥ bhuvi bandhanam
aṅgadārpitrudrākṣāḥ āharanti analendhanam

24. ete rodanatāmrākṣāḥ bandhavaḥ bhuvi bandhanam
(santi) aṅgadārpitrudrākṣāḥ analendhanam āharanti

24. These relatives (bandhava), whose eyes are red from weeping, are a worldly bond (bandhana). Wearing rudrākṣa beads on their armlets, they are bringing fuel (indhana) for the fire (anala).

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• रोदनताम्राक्षाः (rodanatāmrākṣāḥ) - whose eyes are red from crying

• बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - a worldly bond (saṃsāra) (bond, fetter, attachment)

• अङ्गदार्पित्रुद्राक्षाः (aṅgadārpitrudrākṣāḥ) - wearing rudrākṣa beads on their armlets

• आहरन्ति (āharanti) - they bring, they fetch

• अनलेन्धनम् (analendhanam) - fuel for the fire

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'bandhavaḥ'.

रोदनताम्राक्षाः (rodanatāmrākṣāḥ) - whose eyes are red from crying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rodanatāmrākṣa

rodanatāmrākṣa - having eyes red from weeping

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rodana+tāmra+akṣa)

• rodana – crying, weeping
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'rud' (to cry) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: rud (class 2)
• tāmra – red, copper-colored
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, sense organ
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bandhavaḥ'.

बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bandhava

bandhava - relative, kinsman, friend, connection

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, world, place

बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - a worldly bond (saṃsāra) (bond, fetter, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bandhana

bandhana - bond, fetter, tying, imprisonment, attachment

action noun

From root 'bandh' (to bind) with suffix '-ana'

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bandhavaḥ' (implied 'santi' - are).

अङ्गदार्पित्रुद्राक्षाः (aṅgadārpitrudrākṣāḥ) - wearing rudrākṣa beads on their armlets

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅgadārpitrudrākṣa

aṅgadārpitrudrākṣa - having rudrākṣa beads placed on armlets

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅgada+arpita+rudrākṣa)

• aṅgada – armlet, bracelet
  noun (masculine)
• arpita – placed, fixed, offered, committed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From causative of root 'ṛ' (to go) 'arpayati' and past passive participle suffix '-ta'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• rudrākṣa – rudrākṣa bead (seed of Elaeocarpus ganitrus, often worn by devotees of Shiva)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bandhavaḥ'.

आहरन्ति (āharanti) - they bring, they fetch

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'bandhavaḥ'.

अनलेन्धनम् (analendhanam) - fuel for the fire

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of analendhana

analendhana - fuel for fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anala+indhana)

• anala – fire, flame
  noun (masculine)
• indhana – fuel, kindling
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'indh' (to kindle, inflame) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Object of 'āharanti'.

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