योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-42

मर्मव्यथाविच्छुरितः प्रभ्रमदृष्टिमण्डलः ।
आकाशीभूतवसुधो वसुधाभूतखान्तरः ॥ ४२ ॥

marmavyathāvicchuritaḥ prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍalaḥ ,
ākāśībhūtavasudho vasudhābhūtakhāntaraḥ 42

42. marmavyathāvicchuritaḥ prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍalaḥ
ākāśībhūtavasudhaḥ vasudhābhūtakāntaraḥ

42. marmavyathāvicchuritaḥ prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍalaḥ
ākāśībhūtavasudhaḥ vasudhābhūtakāntaraḥ

42. Pervaded by deep anguish, with a bewildered gaze, he perceived the earth as sky and the sky as earth.

42. הוא מיוסר בכאב חד באיברי התורף, שדה ראייתו מסתחרר, והארץ נראית לו כהופכת לחלל, ואילו החלל הופך לאדמה מוצקה.

Words meanings summery:

• मर्मव्यथाविच्छुरितः (marmavyathāvicchuritaḥ) - pervaded by deep pain/anguish

• प्रभ्रमदृष्टिमण्डलः (prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍalaḥ) - whose circle of sight is wandering/bewildered

• आकाशीभूतवसुधः (ākāśībhūtavasudhaḥ) - one for whom the earth appears indistinguishable from the sky due to disorientation (whose earth has become like the sky)

• वसुधाभूतकान्तरः (vasudhābhūtakāntaraḥ) - one for whom the sky appears indistinguishable from the earth due to disorientation (whose space/sky has become like the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

मर्मव्यथाविच्छुरितः (marmavyathāvicchuritaḥ) - pervaded by deep pain/anguish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marmavyathāvicchurita

marmavyathāvicchurita - one pervaded by vital spot pain/anguish

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing someone who is pervaded by inner pain.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (marma+vyathā+vicchurita)

• marma – vital spot, vulnerable point, inner core, secret
  noun (neuter)
• vyathā – pain, anguish, distress, suffering
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root 'vyath' (to tremble, be distressed).
  Root: vyath (class 1)
• vicchurita – pervaded, covered, smeared, strewn, filled with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the prefix 'vi' and the root 'chur' (to sprinkle, strew, cover).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chur (class 1)

प्रभ्रमदृष्टिमण्डलः (prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍalaḥ) - whose circle of sight is wandering/bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍala

prabhramadṛṣṭimaṇḍala - one whose gaze or field of vision is wandering/confused

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing someone with a disoriented gaze.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prabhramat+dṛṣṭi+maṇḍala)

• prabhramat – wandering, reeling, confused, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Formed from the prefix 'pra' and the root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, gaze, view, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk, region, sphere
  noun (neuter)

आकाशीभूतवसुधः (ākāśībhūtavasudhaḥ) - one for whom the earth appears indistinguishable from the sky due to disorientation (whose earth has become like the sky)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśībhūtavasudha

ākāśībhūtavasudha - one for whom the earth has become sky-like

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing someone whose perception of earth is transformed to resemble the sky.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ākāśībhūta+vasudhā)

• ākāśībhūta – having become like the sky, sky-like
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  A compound indicating 'having become sky-like'. 'Ākāśī' is an adverbial derivative of 'ākāśa' meaning 'like the sky', combined with 'bhūta' (past participle of 'bhū' - to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vasudhā – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)

वसुधाभूतकान्तरः (vasudhābhūtakāntaraḥ) - one for whom the sky appears indistinguishable from the earth due to disorientation (whose space/sky has become like the earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasudhābhūtakāntara

vasudhābhūtakāntara - one for whom the space/sky has become earth-like

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing someone whose perception of space/sky is transformed to resemble the earth.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vasudhābhūta+khāntara)

• vasudhābhūta – having become like the earth, earth-like
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  A compound indicating 'having become earth-like'. 'Vasudhā' (earth) + 'bhūta' (past participle of 'bhū' - to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• khāntara – space, sky, inner space
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'kha' (sky, ether, space) and 'antara' (interior, between, space).

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