योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-46

लता परशुकृत्तेव मूर्च्छिता भुवि सापतत् ।
विदूरथोऽपि निर्जानुः प्रहरन्नेव विद्विषि ॥ ४६ ॥

latā paraśukṛtteva mūrcchitā bhuvi sāpatat ,
vidūratho'pi nirjānuḥ praharanneva vidviṣi 46

46. latā paraśukṛtā iva mūrcchitā bhuvi sā apatat
vidūrarathaḥ api nirjānuḥ praharan eva vidviṣi

46. sā paraśukṛtā iva latā mūrcchitā bhuvi apatat
api vidūrarathaḥ nirjānuḥ eva vidviṣi praharan

46. She fell to the ground, unconscious, like a creeper cut down by an axe. Vidūratha also, with shattered knees, continued to strike his enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• लता (latā) - creeper, vine

• परशुकृता (paraśukṛtā) - cut by an axe

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• मूर्च्छिता (mūrcchitā) - fainted, unconscious, swooning

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell, descended

• विदूररथः (vidūrarathaḥ) - Vidūratha (a proper name)

• अपि (api) - also, too, even

• निर्जानुः (nirjānuḥ) - knee-less, with shattered knees

• प्रहरन् (praharan) - striking, assailing, injuring

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• विद्विषि (vidviṣi) - at the enemy, towards the foe

Words meanings and morphology

लता (latā) - creeper, vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, plant

परशुकृता (paraśukṛtā) - cut by an axe

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paraśukṛta

paraśukṛta - cut by an axe

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'paraśu' (axe) and 'kṛta' (done, made, cut).

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (paraśu+kṛta)

• paraśu – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed, cut
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

मूर्च्छिता (mūrcchitā) - fainted, unconscious, swooning

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrcchita

mūrcchita - fainted, unconscious, stupefied, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From root mūrcch (to faint, to be bewildered).

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अपतत् (apatat) - fell, descended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

विदूररथः (vidūrarathaḥ) - Vidūratha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūraratha

vidūraratha - Vidūratha (name of a king/warrior)

अपि (api) - also, too, even

(indeclinable)

निर्जानुः (nirjānuḥ) - knee-less, with shattered knees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirjānu

nirjānu - without knees, with shattered knees

Compound formed from 'nis' (without) and 'jānu' (knee).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+jānu)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• jānu – knee
  noun (neuter)

प्रहरन् (praharan) - striking, assailing, injuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praharan

praharan - striking, assailing, injuring, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root hṛ (to seize, carry, strike) with the prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

विद्विषि (vidviṣi) - at the enemy, towards the foe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidviṣ

vidviṣ - enemy, opponent, foe

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

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