योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-58

रक्तकर्दमवाष्पाम्बुक्लिन्नग्रन्धितवाससः ।
भुजमूलार्पितभुजैर्नीयमाना बलान्नृभिः ॥ ५८ ॥

raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsasaḥ ,
bhujamūlārpitabhujairnīyamānā balānnṛbhiḥ 58

58. raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsasaḥ
bhujamūlārpitabhujaiḥ nīyamānāḥ balāt nṛbhiḥ

58. raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsasaḥ
nīyamānāḥ balāt bhujamūlārpitabhujaiḥ nṛbhiḥ

58. Whose garments were wet and knotted with blood-soaked mud and tear-water, and who were being forcibly led away by men whose arms were placed at their (the women's) shoulders.

58. בגדיהן, שהסתבכו ונרטבו בבוץ של דם ובדמעות, נגררו בכוח על ידי אנשים שאחזו בזרועותיהן.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्तकर्दमवाष्पाम्बुक्लिन्नग्रन्धितवाससः (raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsasaḥ) - whose garments were wet and knotted with blood-soaked mud and tear-water

• भुजमूलार्पितभुजैः (bhujamūlārpitabhujaiḥ) - describing the men who are leading the women (by men whose arms were placed at the armpits/shoulders (of the women))

• नीयमानाः (nīyamānāḥ) - being led away (being led, being carried)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, violently

• नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men, by persons

Words meanings and morphology

रक्तकर्दमवाष्पाम्बुक्लिन्नग्रन्धितवाससः (raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsasaḥ) - whose garments were wet and knotted with blood-soaked mud and tear-water

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsas

raktakardamavāṣpāmbuklinnagrandhitavāsas - whose garments were wet and knotted with blood-soaked mud and tear-water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+kardama+vāṣpa+ambu+klinna+grandhita+vāsas)

• rakta – blood, red, colored
  participle (neuter)
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √rañj
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• vāṣpa – tears, vapor, steam
  noun (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• klinna – wet, moist, soaked, dirty
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √klid
  Root: klid (class 4)
• grandhita – tied, knotted, fastened
  participle
  Past passive participle (from denominative verb grandh)
  Derived from root √granth (to tie, compose)
  Root: granth (class 9)
• vāsas – garment, clothing, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound in nominative plural feminine, acting as an adjective describing implied women.

भुजमूलार्पितभुजैः (bhujamūlārpitabhujaiḥ) - describing the men who are leading the women (by men whose arms were placed at the armpits/shoulders (of the women))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujamūlārpitabhuja

bhujamūlārpitabhuja - whose arms are placed at the armpits/shoulders

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhuja+mūla+arpita+bhuja)

• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, offered, entrusted
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from causal of root √ṛ (to go) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound in instrumental plural masculine, describing the men (nṛbhiḥ).

नीयमानाः (nīyamānāḥ) - being led away (being led, being carried)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nīyamāna

nīyamāna - being led, being carried

Present passive participle

Derived from root √nī, passive voice, śānac suffix

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied women.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, violently

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcibly'.

नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, male

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'nīyamānāḥ'.

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