योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-39

अन्तःस्थस्नायुसरिति दुर्भगे पांशुपाण्डुरे ।
शुष्करेखासरित्खाते सूक्ष्मरेखाजरत्तृणे ॥ ३९ ॥

antaḥsthasnāyusariti durbhage pāṃśupāṇḍure ,
śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāte sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇe 39

39. antaḥsthasnāyusariti durbhage pāṃśupāṇḍure |
śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāte sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇe ||

39. antaḥsthasnāyusariti durbhage pāṃśupāṇḍure
śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāte sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇe

39. She (folly) is found in the stream-like internal sinews, in desolate forms pale with dust, in riverbeds where only dry lines remain, and in old grass with minute streaks.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःस्थस्नायुसरिति (antaḥsthasnāyusariti) - in the stream-like internal sinews (in a river of internal sinews, in a stream of inner tendons)

• दुर्भगे (durbhage) - in desolate (forms/conditions) (in the unfortunate, in the wretched, in the ill-fated)

• पांशुपाण्डुरे (pāṁśupāṇḍure) - (in forms) pale with dust (in the dust-pale, in the pale with dust)

• शुष्करेखासरित्खाते (śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāte) - in riverbeds where only dry lines remain (in a dry riverbed marked by lines)

• सूक्ष्मरेखाजरत्तृणे (sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇe) - in old grass with minute streaks (in old grass with subtle lines/streaks)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःस्थस्नायुसरिति (antaḥsthasnāyusariti) - in the stream-like internal sinews (in a river of internal sinews, in a stream of inner tendons)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of antaḥsthasnāyusarit

antaḥsthasnāyusarit - river/stream of internal sinews

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (antas+stha+snāyu+sarit)

• antas – within, inside
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective
  root suffix
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• snāyu – sinew, tendon, nerve
  noun (masculine)
• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: The whole compound acts as a locative description.

दुर्भगे (durbhage) - in desolate (forms/conditions) (in the unfortunate, in the wretched, in the ill-fated)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of durbhaga

durbhaga - unfortunate, wretched, ill-fated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bhaga)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, prosperity, good luck
  noun (masculine)

Note: This agrees with an implied neuter noun in the locative.

पांशुपाण्डुरे (pāṁśupāṇḍure) - (in forms) pale with dust (in the dust-pale, in the pale with dust)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pāṃśupāṇḍura

pāṁśupāṇḍura - pale/whitish due to dust, dust-pale

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (pāṃśu+pāṇḍura)

• pāṃśu – dust, sand, fine powder
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍura – pale, whitish, yellowish-white
  adjective (neuter)

Note: This adjective agrees with an implied neuter noun in the locative, coordinating with durbhage.

शुष्करेखासरित्खाते (śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāte) - in riverbeds where only dry lines remain (in a dry riverbed marked by lines)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāta

śuṣkarekhāsaritkhāta - dry riverbed with lines

Compound type : karmadhāraya-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śuṣka+rekhā+sarit+khāta)

• śuṣka – dry, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śuṣ
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• rekhā – line, streak, furrow
  noun (feminine)
• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• khāta – ditch, trench, excavation, bed (of a river)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root khan - to dig
  Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Compound acting as a single locative.

सूक्ष्मरेखाजरत्तृणे (sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇe) - in old grass with minute streaks (in old grass with subtle lines/streaks)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇa

sūkṣmarekhājarattṛṇa - old grass with subtle lines

Compound type : karmadhāraya-bahuvrihi (sūkṣma+rekhā+jarat+tṛṇa)

• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine
  adjective
• rekhā – line, streak, mark
  noun (feminine)
• jarat – aging, decaying, old, worn out
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jṛ
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw, blade of grass
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound acting as a single locative.

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