योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-38

धूमायन्ति महाभ्राणि ज्वालाः शिखरिकोटिषु ।
सरसान्यपि शुष्यन्ति हृदयानीव रागिणाम् ॥ ३८ ॥

dhūmāyanti mahābhrāṇi jvālāḥ śikharikoṭiṣu ,
sarasānyapi śuṣyanti hṛdayānīva rāgiṇām 38

38. dhūmāyanti mahābhrāṇi jvālāḥ śikharikoṭiṣu
sarasāni api śuṣyanti hṛdayāni iva rāgiṇām

38. mahābhrāṇi dhūmāyanti jvālāḥ śikharikoṭiṣu
api sarasāni śuṣyanti iva rāgiṇām hṛdayāni

38. Huge clouds emit smoke, and flames are on the mountain peaks. Even moist things dry up, just like the hearts of passionate individuals (rāgiṇām).

Words meanings summery:

• धूमायन्ति (dhūmāyanti) - they smoke, they emit smoke

• महाभ्राणि (mahābhrāṇi) - great clouds, huge clouds

• ज्वालाः (jvālāḥ) - flames

• शिखरिकोटिषु (śikharikoṭiṣu) - on the peaks of mountains

• सरसानि (sarasāni) - moist (things) (moist, juicy, fresh)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शुष्यन्ति (śuṣyanti) - they dry up, they wither

• हृदयानि (hṛdayāni) - hearts

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• रागिणाम् (rāgiṇām) - of passionate individuals (rāgiṇām) (of the passionate, of those attached)

Words meanings and morphology

धूमायन्ति (dhūmāyanti) - they smoke, they emit smoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhūmāy

denominative verb

Formed from the noun dhūma ('smoke') with the suffix -āy (to behave like, to become, to emit).

Root: dhū (class 10)

महाभ्राणि (mahābhrāṇi) - great clouds, huge clouds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahābhrā

mahābhrā - huge cloud, great cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abhrā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• abhrā – cloud
  noun (neuter)

ज्वालाः (jvālāḥ) - flames

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze, torch

From root jval (to burn, to blaze).

Root: jval (class 1)

शिखरिकोटिषु (śikharikoṭiṣu) - on the peaks of mountains

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śikharikoṭi

śikharikoṭi - mountain peak, summit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śikhari+koṭi)

• śikhari – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• koṭi – peak, point, end
  noun (feminine)

सरसानि (sarasāni) - moist (things) (moist, juicy, fresh)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarasa

sarasa - moist, juicy, tasteful, charming

Note: Qualifies an implied noun, e.g., 'things'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शुष्यन्ति (śuṣyanti) - they dry up, they wither

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śuṣ

Root form śuṣ, Class 4.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

हृदयानि (hṛdayāni) - hearts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

रागिणाम् (rāgiṇām) - of passionate individuals (rāgiṇām) (of the passionate, of those attached)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rāgin

rāgin - passionate, loving, attached, desirous

Formed from rāga (passion, attachment) + -in suffix.

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hearts'.

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