योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-2

जीर्णपर्णसवर्णाभः क्षीणपाण्डुमुखच्छविः ।
भृङ्गध्वनितसच्छायश्वासकूजाविकूणितः ॥ २ ॥

jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābhaḥ kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchaviḥ ,
bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇitaḥ 2

2. jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābhaḥ kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchaviḥ
bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇitaḥ

2. (rājā) jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābhaḥ kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchaviḥ
bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇitaḥ

2. He had a complexion the color of dried leaves, the luster of his face was faded and pale, and he was agitated by the low, shadowy gasping sounds of his breath, which resembled the humming of a beetle.

Words meanings summery:

• जीर्णपर्णसवर्णाभः (jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābhaḥ) - having a complexion the color of dried leaves (having the luster/color of dried leaves)

• क्षीणपाण्डुमुखच्छविः (kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchaviḥ) - with the luster of his face faded and pale (with faded and pale facial luster)

• भृङ्गध्वनितसच्छायश्वासकूजाविकूणितः (bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇitaḥ) - agitated by the low, shadowy gasping sounds of his breath, which resembled the humming of a beetle (one who is agitated/distorted by gasping breaths like the shadowy hum of a beetle)

Words meanings and morphology

जीर्णपर्णसवर्णाभः (jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābhaḥ) - having a complexion the color of dried leaves (having the luster/color of dried leaves)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābha

jīrṇaparṇasavarṇābha - one whose luster/color is like dried leaves

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīrṇa+parṇa+savarṇa+ābha)

• jīrṇa – old, worn out, withered, dried
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jṝ
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• savarṇa – of the same color, similar in hue
  adjective (masculine)
• ābha – luster, color, resemblance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes `rājā` (king).

क्षीणपाण्डुमुखच्छविः (kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchaviḥ) - with the luster of his face faded and pale (with faded and pale facial luster)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchavi

kṣīṇapāṇḍumukhacchavi - one whose facial luster is faded and pale

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+pāṇḍu+mukha+cchavi)

• kṣīṇa – faded, diminished, wasted
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṣi
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• pāṇḍu – pale, yellowish-white
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• cchavi – luster, complexion, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes `rājā`.

भृङ्गध्वनितसच्छायश्वासकूजाविकूणितः (bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇitaḥ) - agitated by the low, shadowy gasping sounds of his breath, which resembled the humming of a beetle (one who is agitated/distorted by gasping breaths like the shadowy hum of a beetle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇita

bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūjāvikūṇita - one who is agitated/distorted by breaths whose sound is shadowy like a beetle's hum

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūja+avikūṇita)

• bhṛṅgadhvanitasacchāyaśvāsakūja – gasping breath sound that is shadowy and like a beetle's hum
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya/Tatpuruṣa compound describing the nature of the breath sound
• avikūṇita – agitated, distorted, not contracted
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle with 'a' implying agitation
  From root kūṇ, with prefix vi and negative 'a'. Contextually means agitated or distorted.
  Prefixes: a+vi
  Root: kūṇ (class 10)

Note: Describes `rājā`.

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