योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-29

हा मत्तमरुदूर्ध्वस्थानङ्गार गृहपादपान् ।
रणत्खरखरं नीरजालामातपपन्थिनः ॥ २९ ॥

hā mattamarudūrdhvasthānaṅgāra gṛhapādapān ,
raṇatkharakharaṃ nīrajālāmātapapanthinaḥ 29

29. hā matta-marut ūrdhvasthān aṅgāra gṛha-pādapān
raṇat-kharakharam nīra-jālām ātapa-panthinaḥ

29. hā matta-marut raṇat-kharakharam ūrdhvasthān
aṅgāra gṛha-pādapān nīra-jālām ātapa-panthinaḥ

29. Alas! The frenzied wind, roaring fiercely, [sweeps] the high-standing trees which are like houses of embers, and [carries] the smoke-haze towards those traveling in the scorching heat.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - Alas! Oh! Ah!

• मत्त-मरुत् (matta-marut) - wild wind, frenzied wind

• ऊर्ध्वस्थान् (ūrdhvasthān) - pertaining to high-standing trees (high-standing, elevated)

• अङ्गार (aṅgāra) - charcoal, acting as the first member of a compound describing trees (charcoal, ember)

• गृह-पादपान् (gṛha-pādapān) - trees near habitations, which are described as being made of or full of charcoal (from the preceding word aṅgāra) (trees of a house, domestic trees)

• रणत्-खरखरम् (raṇat-kharakharam) - roaring fiercely, making a harsh, loud noise

• नीर-जालाम् (nīra-jālām) - mist of smoke or heat haze (from fire) (water-net, mist of water, haze)

• आतप-पन्थिनः (ātapa-panthinaḥ) - sun-travelers, those journeying in heat

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - Alas! Oh! Ah!

(indeclinable)

मत्त-मरुत् (matta-marut) - wild wind, frenzied wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta-marut

matta-marut - mad wind, frenzied wind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+marut)

• matta – intoxicated, frenzied, mad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root √mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with suffix -ta
  Root: mad (class 4)
• marut – wind, air, a deity of the wind
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वस्थान् (ūrdhvasthān) - pertaining to high-standing trees (high-standing, elevated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ūrdhvastha

ūrdhvastha - standing high, elevated, placed above

Compound type : tatpurusha (ūrdhva+stha)

• ūrdhva – high, elevated, upper
  adjective
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  derived from root √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अङ्गार (aṅgāra) - charcoal, acting as the first member of a compound describing trees (charcoal, ember)

(noun)

masculine, singular of aṅgāra

aṅgāra - charcoal, ember, live coal

Note: This is a nominal stem form used in compounding with the following word.

गृह-पादपान् (gṛha-pādapān) - trees near habitations, which are described as being made of or full of charcoal (from the preceding word aṅgāra) (trees of a house, domestic trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aṅgāra-gṛha-pādapa

aṅgāra-gṛha-pādapa - trees serving as houses for embers, trees turned into charcoal

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅgāra+gṛha+pādapa)

• aṅgāra – charcoal, ember
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

रणत्-खरखरम् (raṇat-kharakharam) - roaring fiercely, making a harsh, loud noise

(indeclinable)

adverbial formation from raṇat (roaring) and kharakharam (onomatopoeic, harshly)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (raṇat+kharakharam)

• raṇat – roaring, sounding
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  from root √raṇ (to sound, roar)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• kharakharam – harshly, fiercely, intensely (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable

Note: Adverbial usage.

नीर-जालाम् (nīra-jālām) - mist of smoke or heat haze (from fire) (water-net, mist of water, haze)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīra-jālā

nīra-jālā - water-net, mist, cloud (lit. 'net of water')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīra+jālā)

• nīra – water
  noun (neuter)
• jālā – net, web, collection, mist
  noun (feminine)

आतप-पन्थिनः (ātapa-panthinaḥ) - sun-travelers, those journeying in heat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātapa-pathin

ātapa-pathin - traveler in the sun, one exposed to heat

Compound noun ending in -in suffix

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātapa+pathin)

• ātapa – sunshine, heat
  noun (masculine)
• pathin – traveler, one who goes
  noun (masculine)

Note: This form can also be genitive/dative singular. However, given parallel accusative forms, plural accusative is more likely here as an object of an implied verb.

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