योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-68, verse-10

न कदाचन सा तृप्तिमुपयाता महोदरी ।
वडवानलजिह्वेव चिन्तयामास चैकदा ॥ १० ॥

na kadācana sā tṛptimupayātā mahodarī ,
vaḍavānalajihveva cintayāmāsa caikadā 10

10. na kadācana sā tṛptim upayātā mahodarī |
vaḍavānalajihvā iva cintayāmāsa ca ekadā ||

10. sā mahodarī kadācana tṛptim na upayātā
ekadā ca vaḍavānalajihvā iva cintayāmāsa

10. She, the large-bellied one, was never satisfied. And once, like the tongue of the submarine fire (vaḍavānala), she pondered.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment

• उपयाता (upayātā) - attained, reached, gone towards

• महोदरी (mahodarī) - the large-bellied one, one with a big belly

• वडवानलजिह्वा (vaḍavānalajihvā) - the tongue of the submarine fire (vaḍavānala)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, pondered

• च (ca) - and, also

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: negation

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

Note: often used with 'na' for 'never'

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment

उपयाता (upayātā) - attained, reached, gone towards

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - attained, reached, approached

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root √yā (to go) with prefix upa (near, towards)

Prefix: upa

Root: √yā (class 2)

महोदरी (mahodarī) - the large-bellied one, one with a big belly

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahodarī

mahodarī - large-bellied (feminine)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+udara)

• mahā – great, large, big
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

वडवानलजिह्वा (vaḍavānalajihvā) - the tongue of the submarine fire (vaḍavānala)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaḍavānalajihvā

vaḍavānalajihvā - tongue of the vaḍavānala (submarine fire)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vaḍavānala+jihvā)

• vaḍavānala – submarine fire
  noun (masculine)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of √cint

denominative root derived from noun 'cintā'

Root: √cint (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)