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3,37

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-35

धराधरणधर्मिण्या धीरया हीनसेनया ।
लुण्ठिताः पाण्डुनगराश्चलनोल्लासमात्रतः ॥ ३५ ॥
dharādharaṇadharmiṇyā dhīrayā hīnasenayā ,
luṇṭhitāḥ pāṇḍunagarāścalanollāsamātrataḥ 35
35. dharādharana-dharmiṇyā dhīrayā hīna-senayā
luṇṭhitāḥ pāṇḍu-nagarāḥ calana-ullāsa-mātrataḥ
35. pāṇḍu-nagarāḥ dharādharana-dharmiṇyā dhīrayā
hīna-senayā calana-ullāsa-mātrataḥ luṇṭhitāḥ
35. The cities of the Pandavas were plundered by the steadfast, diminished army, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is to sustain the earth, merely with the joy of agitation.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धराधरन-धर्मिण्या (dharādharana-dharmiṇyā) - by one whose intrinsic nature is to support the earth
  • धीरया (dhīrayā) - by the steadfast, by the firm
  • हीन-सेनया (hīna-senayā) - by the diminished army, by the army that has lost
  • लुण्ठिताः (luṇṭhitāḥ) - plundered, pillaged
  • पाण्डु-नगराः (pāṇḍu-nagarāḥ) - Pandava cities
  • चलन-उल्लास-मात्रतः (calana-ullāsa-mātrataḥ) - merely by the joy/exultation of movement

Words meanings and morphology

धराधरन-धर्मिण्या (dharādharana-dharmiṇyā) - by one whose intrinsic nature is to support the earth
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dharādharana-dharmin
dharādharana-dharmin - one whose characteristic/nature (dharma) is to support the earth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharādharana+dharmin)
  • dharādharana – supporting the earth
    noun (neuter)
    agent noun/derivative
    Compound of dharā (earth) and ādharana (supporting). From root dhṛ (to hold/support) + ādharana (supporting/holding).
    Root: dhṛ (class 3)
  • dharmin – possessing a quality/characteristic; righteous, virtuous
    adjective (masculine)
    From dharma with suffix -in.
Note: Adjective modifying hīna-senayā.
धीरया (dhīrayā) - by the steadfast, by the firm
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīra
dhīra - steadfast, firm, resolute, courageous, brave
Note: Adjective modifying hīna-senayā.
हीन-सेनया (hīna-senayā) - by the diminished army, by the army that has lost
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of hīna-senā
hīna-senā - diminished army, weakened army
Compound type : karmadhāraya (hīna+senā)
  • hīna – diminished, deprived, left, abandoned, inferior
    past passive participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root hā (to abandon, leave, lose).
    Root: hā (class 3)
  • senā – army, host, troop
    noun (feminine)
Note: Agent of plundering.
लुण्ठिताः (luṇṭhitāḥ) - plundered, pillaged
(past passive participle)
Note: Participle functioning as verb/predicate.
पाण्डु-नगराः (pāṇḍu-nagarāḥ) - Pandava cities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu-nagara
pāṇḍu-nagara - city of the Pandavas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+nagara)
  • pāṇḍu – Pandu (the father of the Pandavas); yellowish-white
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of the passive verb luṇṭhitāḥ.
चलन-उल्लास-मात्रतः (calana-ullāsa-mātrataḥ) - merely by the joy/exultation of movement
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (calana+ullāsa+mātra)
  • calana – moving, shaking, agitation, motion
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    From root cal (to move).
    Root: cal (class 1)
  • ullāsa – joy, delight, exultation, manifestation
    noun (masculine)
    From ud- + las (to shine, appear).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: las (class 1)
  • mātra – only, merely, size, quantity
    indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Adverbial ablative indicating cause.