योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-48

दह्यमानो विनिर्याति न कलत्रं विना नरः ।
अहो बत दुरुच्छेदाः प्राणिनां स्नेहवागुराः ॥ ४८ ॥

dahyamāno viniryāti na kalatraṃ vinā naraḥ ,
aho bata durucchedāḥ prāṇināṃ snehavāgurāḥ 48

48. dahyamānaḥ viniryāti na kalatram vinā naraḥ
aho bata durucchedāḥ prāṇinām snehavāgurāḥ

48. dahyamānaḥ naraḥ kalatram vinā na viniryāti
aho bata prāṇinām snehavāgurāḥ durucchedāḥ

48. A person, even while being consumed by suffering, does not depart without his spouse. Oh, alas, how difficult it is for living beings to break free from the snares of affection!

Words meanings summery:

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being consumed by suffering (being burned, being tormented, suffering)

• विनिर्याति (viniryāti) - departs, leaves (goes out, departs, leaves)

• न (na) - not, no

• कलत्रम् (kalatram) - spouse (wife, spouse, family, household)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person, human being)

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, ah

• बत (bata) - alas, ah, how pitiful

• दुरुच्छेदाः (durucchedāḥ) - difficult to break free from (difficult to cut off, difficult to eradicate)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• स्नेहवागुराः (snehavāgurāḥ) - snares of affection, traps of love

Words meanings and morphology

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being consumed by suffering (being burned, being tormented, suffering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, being tormented, consumed by suffering

Present Passive Participle

present passive participle of the root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

विनिर्याति (viniryāti) - departs, leaves (goes out, departs, leaves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinir-yā

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कलत्रम् (kalatram) - spouse (wife, spouse, family, household)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalatra

kalatra - wife, spouse, family, any woman, private parts

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, male, person, human being

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, ah

(indeclinable)

बत (bata) - alas, ah, how pitiful

(indeclinable)

दुरुच्छेदाः (durucchedāḥ) - difficult to break free from (difficult to cut off, difficult to eradicate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duruccheda

duruccheda - difficult to cut off, hard to eradicate

compound of dur (difficult) + ut-chid (to cut off)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+uccheda)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard (prefix)
  indeclinable
• uccheda – cutting off, eradication, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  derived from ut-chid (to cut off)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: chid (class 7)

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, sentient being

derived from prāṇa (life-breath)

स्नेहवागुराः (snehavāgurāḥ) - snares of affection, traps of love

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of snehavāgurā

snehavāgurā - snare or trap of affection/love

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sneha+vāgurā)

• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oil
  noun (masculine)
• vāgurā – net, trap, snare
  noun (feminine)

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