योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-17

तरुगुल्मौषधादीनां हृदौजान्यनिलश्रिया ।
परिभुक्तान्यशुक्लानि हिंसयोधीकृतानि च ॥ १७ ॥

tarugulmauṣadhādīnāṃ hṛdaujānyanilaśriyā ,
paribhuktānyaśuklāni hiṃsayodhīkṛtāni ca 17

17. tarugulmauṣadhādīnām hṛdojāni anilaśriyā
paribhuktāni aśuklāni hiṃsayā udhīkṛtāni ca

17. tarugulmauṣadhādīnām hṛdojāni anilaśriyā paribhuktāni,
aśuklāni ca hiṃsayā udhīkṛtāni.

17. The vital essences of trees, bushes, medicinal plants, and others were consumed by the power of the wind, and they were rendered impure (transformed) and extracted by force.

Words meanings summery:

• तरुगुल्मौषधादीनाम् (tarugulmauṣadhādīnām) - of trees, bushes, medicinal plants, and others

• हृदोजानि (hṛdojāni) - heart-energies, vital essences

• अनिलश्रिया (anilaśriyā) - by the splendor/power of the wind

• परिभुक्तानि (paribhuktāni) - consumed, enjoyed

• अशुक्लानि (aśuklāni) - not white, dark, impure, transformed (from original pure state)

• हिंसया (hiṁsayā) - by violence, by force, by injury

• उधीकृतानि (udhīkṛtāni) - made potent, extracted, made to yield

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तरुगुल्मौषधादीनाम् (tarugulmauṣadhādīnām) - of trees, bushes, medicinal plants, and others

(noun)

Genitive, plural of tarugulmauṣadhādi

tarugulmauṣadhādi - trees, bushes, medicinal plants, etc.

Compound type : dvandva (taru+gulma+oṣadha+ādi)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• gulma – bush, shrub
  noun (masculine)
• oṣadha – medicinal plant, herb
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etc.
  indeclinable

Note: The compound takes the ending for the plural genitive.

हृदोजानि (hṛdojāni) - heart-energies, vital essences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of hṛdojas

hṛdojas - vital essence, heart's energy

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛd+ojas)

• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)
• ojas – vital energy, strength, power
  noun (neuter)
  from √uj (to be strong)
  Root: uj

Note: Subject of the passive verbs paribhuktāni, aśuklāni, udhīkṛtāni.

अनिलश्रिया (anilaśriyā) - by the splendor/power of the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anilaśrī

anilaśrī - splendor of wind, grace of wind, power of wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (anila+śrī)

• anila – wind, air, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  from √an (to breathe)
  Root: an (class 2)
• śrī – splendor, prosperity, grace, beauty, power
  noun (feminine)
  from √śrī (to mix, approach, resort to)
  Root: śrī (class 4)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

परिभुक्तानि (paribhuktāni) - consumed, enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of paribhukta

paribhukta - consumed, enjoyed, used up

Past Passive Participle

from pari-√bhuj (to consume, enjoy)

Prefix: pari

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with hṛdojāni.

अशुक्लानि (aśuklāni) - not white, dark, impure, transformed (from original pure state)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśukla

aśukla - not white, dark, impure, transformed

negation of śukla

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+śukla)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• śukla – white, pure, bright
  adjective

Note: Agrees with hṛdojāni.

हिंसया (hiṁsayā) - by violence, by force, by injury

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - violence, injury, force

from √hiṃs (to injure)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

उधीकृतानि (udhīkṛtāni) - made potent, extracted, made to yield

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of udhīkṛta

udhīkṛta - made to yield, extracted, made potent

Past Passive Participle

from a denominative verb udhī-kṛ, related to 'udhi' (source/reservoir) or 'ūdhas' (udder), meaning to extract or make potent. Contextually, 'made potent' or 'extracted by force'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with hṛdojāni.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `udhīkṛtāni` to previous adjectives.

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