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.

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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