योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-5

निर्जीवं पतितं भूमौ संशुष्कमिव पल्लवम् ।
काष्ठकुड्योपमो जातः शवस्तु हिमशीतलः ॥ ५ ॥

nirjīvaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau saṃśuṣkamiva pallavam ,
kāṣṭhakuḍyopamo jātaḥ śavastu himaśītalaḥ 5

5. nirjīvam patitam bhūmau saṃśuṣkam iva pallavam
kāṣṭhakuḍyopamaḥ jātaḥ śavaḥ tu himaśītalaḥ

5. (tat) nirjīvam patitam bhūmau saṃśuṣkam pallavam
iva śavaḥ tu kāṣṭhakuḍyopamaḥ himaśītalaḥ jātaḥ

5. Lifeless, it fell to the ground like a dried-up leaf. The corpse became like a block of wood and was cold as ice.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्जीवम् (nirjīvam) - lifeless, inanimate, dead

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, dropped

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

• संशुष्कम् (saṁśuṣkam) - dried up, withered

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पल्लवम् (pallavam) - sprout, young leaf, twig

• काष्ठकुड्योपमः (kāṣṭhakuḍyopamaḥ) - like a wooden wall, like a wooden block

• जातः (jātaḥ) - became (born, produced, become)

• शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• हिमशीतलः (himaśītalaḥ) - cold as ice, icy cold

Words meanings and morphology

निर्जीवम् (nirjīvam) - lifeless, inanimate, dead

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirjīva

nirjīva - lifeless, inanimate, dead

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+jīva)

• nir – without, devoid of, out of
  indeclinable
• jīva – life, soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

संशुष्कम् (saṁśuṣkam) - dried up, withered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśuṣka

saṁśuṣka - dried up, withered, completely dry

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: sam

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पल्लवम् (pallavam) - sprout, young leaf, twig

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pallava

pallava - sprout, young leaf, shoot, twig

काष्ठकुड्योपमः (kāṣṭhakuḍyopamaḥ) - like a wooden wall, like a wooden block

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṣṭhakuḍyopama

kāṣṭhakuḍyopama - like a wooden wall or block

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāṣṭha+kuḍya+upama)

• kāṣṭha – wood, log, piece of wood
  noun (neuter)
• kuḍya – wall, mud wall
  noun (neuter)
• upama – like, similar to, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

जातः (jātaḥ) - became (born, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

शवः (śavaḥ) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

हिमशीतलः (himaśītalaḥ) - cold as ice, icy cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himaśītala

himaśītala - cold as snow/ice, icy cold

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+śītala)

• hima – snow, ice, frost
  noun (neuter)
• śītala – cold, cool, chilly
  adjective (masculine)

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