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3,39

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-5

निःसत्त्वेषु तमोन्धेषु रसनारसशालिषु ।
संकोचमाययुः पद्मामृतानां हृदयेष्विव ॥ ५ ॥
niḥsattveṣu tamondheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu ,
saṃkocamāyayuḥ padmāmṛtānāṃ hṛdayeṣviva 5
5. niḥsattveṣu tamaḥ andheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu
saṅkocam āyayuḥ padmāmṛtānām hṛdayeṣu iva
5. niḥsattveṣu tamaḥ andheṣu rasanārasaśāliṣu
hṛdayeṣu iva padmāmṛtānām saṅkocam āyayuḥ
5. The nectar-like lotuses closed (contracted), just as hearts would, when they are devoid of vitality, blinded by darkness, and preoccupied with the flavors of sensory experience.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निःसत्त्वेषु (niḥsattveṣu) - devoid of strength/vitality, lifeless, without essence
  • तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance
  • अन्धेषु (andheṣu) - blinded (by darkness) (blind, dark, obscured)
  • रसनारसशालिषु (rasanārasaśāliṣu) - possessing flavors of the tongue, indulging in sensory pleasures
  • सङ्कोचम् (saṅkocam) - contraction, shrinking, closing
  • आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they attained (contraction) (they obtained, they reached, they went to)
  • पद्मामृतानाम् (padmāmṛtānām) - of the nectar-like lotuses
  • हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in hearts
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

निःसत्त्वेषु (niḥsattveṣu) - devoid of strength/vitality, lifeless, without essence
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of niḥsattva
niḥsattva - devoid of strength, spirit, vitality, or reality
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+sattva)
  • nis – without, out, away, absence of
    indeclinable
  • sattva – being, existence, essence, spirit, strength, vitality, goodness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: as (class 2)
तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom, ignorance
(noun)
neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom, obscurity; ignorance, inertia
Note: Used here as the first part of a compound with andheṣu, forming 'blinded by darkness'.
अन्धेषु (andheṣu) - blinded (by darkness) (blind, dark, obscured)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of andha
andha - blind, dark, obscured, ignorant
Note: Forms a compound 'tamo'ndheṣu' with tamas (darkness) meaning 'blinded by darkness'.
रसनारसशालिषु (rasanārasaśāliṣu) - possessing flavors of the tongue, indulging in sensory pleasures
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of rasanārasaśālin
rasanārasaśālin - possessing the flavors/pleasures of the tongue (or senses)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rasanā+rasa+śālin)
  • rasanā – tongue; sense of taste
    noun (feminine)
  • rasa – juice, sap, flavor, taste, pleasure, sentiment
    noun (masculine)
  • śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: śāl (class 1)
सङ्कोचम् (saṅkocam) - contraction, shrinking, closing
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅkoca
saṅkoca - contraction, shrinking, closing, drawing in
Prefixes: sam+ko
Root: kuc (class 6)
आययुः (āyayuḥ) - they attained (contraction) (they obtained, they reached, they went to)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of i
Prefix: ā
Root: i (class 2)
पद्मामृतानाम् (padmāmṛtānām) - of the nectar-like lotuses
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of padmāmṛta
padmāmṛta - a lotus that is like nectar, or nectar of a lotus
Compound type : karmadhāraya (padma+amṛta)
  • padma – lotus flower, water lily
    noun (neuter)
  • amṛta – nectar, ambrosia; immortal, deathless
    noun (neuter)
हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in hearts
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of hṛdaya
hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)