योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-38

रजस्तिरोहिता भूमौ हस्तेऽङ्गुलितिरोहिता ।
प्रभातिरोहिता व्योम्नि वस्त्रे सूत्रतिरोहिता ॥ ३८ ॥

rajastirohitā bhūmau haste'ṅgulitirohitā ,
prabhātirohitā vyomni vastre sūtratirohitā 38

38. rajas tirohitā bhūmau haste aṅgulitirohitā |
prabhātirohitā vyomni vastre sūtratirohitā ||

38. bhūmau rajas tirohitā haste aṅgulitirohitā
vyomni prabhātirohitā vastre sūtratirohitā

38. She (folly) is concealed by dust on the ground, by a finger in the hand, by light in the sky, and by a thread in clothing.

Words meanings summery:

• रजस् (rajas) - dust (dust, pollen, fine particles, subtle essence, impurity)

• तिरोहिता (tirohitā) - concealed (hidden, concealed, vanished)

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

• हस्ते (haste) - in the hand (in the hand, on the hand)

• अङ्गुलितिरोहिता (aṅgulitirohitā) - concealed by a finger

• प्रभातिरोहिता (prabhātirohitā) - concealed by light (concealed by light, hidden by radiance)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

• वस्त्रे (vastre) - in clothing (in a garment, in clothing)

• सूत्रतिरोहिता (sūtratirohitā) - concealed by a thread

Words meanings and morphology

रजस् (rajas) - dust (dust, pollen, fine particles, subtle essence, impurity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, fine particles, subtle essence, impurity

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: The agent of concealment, used almost adverbially, 'by dust'.

तिरोहिता (tirohitā) - concealed (hidden, concealed, vanished)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tirohita

tirohita - hidden, concealed, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā with upasarga tiras.

Prefix: tiras

Root: dhā (class 3)

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

हस्ते (haste) - in the hand (in the hand, on the hand)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk of an elephant

अङ्गुलितिरोहिता (aṅgulitirohitā) - concealed by a finger

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅgulitirohita

aṅgulitirohita - concealed by a finger

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (aṅguli+tirohita)

• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)
• tirohita – hidden, concealed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with upasarga tiras.
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.

प्रभातिरोहिता (prabhātirohitā) - concealed by light (concealed by light, hidden by radiance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhātirohita

prabhātirohita - concealed by light

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (prabhā+tirohita)

• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• tirohita – hidden, concealed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with upasarga tiras.
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

वस्त्रे (vastre) - in clothing (in a garment, in clothing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastra

vastra - cloth, garment, clothing

Root: vas (class 2)

सूत्रतिरोहिता (sūtratirohitā) - concealed by a thread

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūtratirohita

sūtratirohita - concealed by a thread

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (sūtra+tirohita)

• sūtra – thread, string, aphorism (sūtra)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sīv (class 4)
• tirohita – hidden, concealed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā with upasarga tiras.
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.

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