योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-12

पुनर्दूरतरं गत्वा करञ्जवनगुल्मकम् ।
प्रविष्टः कण्टकव्याप्तं शलभः पावकं यथा ॥ १२ ॥

punardūrataraṃ gatvā karañjavanagulmakam ,
praviṣṭaḥ kaṇṭakavyāptaṃ śalabhaḥ pāvakaṃ yathā 12

12. punaḥ dūrataram gatvā karañjavanagulmakam
praviṣṭaḥ kaṇṭakavyāptam śalabhaḥ pāvakam yathā

12. punaḥ dūrataram gatvā kaṇṭakavyāptam
karañjavanagulmakam praviṣṭaḥ śalabhaḥ pāvakam yathā

12. Again, having gone even farther, he entered a thicket of Karanja bushes pervaded by thorns, just as a moth [flies] into a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - farther away, more distant

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• करञ्जवनगुल्मकम् (karañjavanagulmakam) - into a thicket of Karanja trees

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

• कण्टकव्याप्तम् (kaṇṭakavyāptam) - pervaded by thorns, full of thorns

• शलभः (śalabhaḥ) - a moth, a grasshopper

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - into fire

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

दूरतरम् (dūrataram) - farther away, more distant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūratara

dūratara - farther, more distant (comparative degree)

Comparative suffix '-tara' added to 'dūra'.

Note: Used adverbially to indicate farther distance.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from √gam (to go) with -tvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

करञ्जवनगुल्मकम् (karañjavanagulmakam) - into a thicket of Karanja trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karañjavanagulmaka

karañjavanagulmaka - a thicket or cluster of Karanja trees/bushes (Karanja is Pongamia pinnata)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (karañja+vana+gulmaka)

• karañja – a type of tree (Pongamia pinnata)
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, grove, collection
  noun (neuter)
• gulmaka – bush, thicket, cluster
  noun (masculine)

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated

Past Passive Participle

derived from √viś (to enter) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

कण्टकव्याप्तम् (kaṇṭakavyāptam) - pervaded by thorns, full of thorns

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭakavyāpta

kaṇṭakavyāpta - pervaded or covered by thorns

Compound type : Tatpurusha (Instrumental) (kaṇṭaka+vyāpta)

• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle, impediment
  noun (masculine)
• vyāpta – pervaded, occupied, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'karañjavanagulmakam'.

शलभः (śalabhaḥ) - a moth, a grasshopper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalabha

śalabha - a moth, a locust, a grasshopper

पावकम् (pāvakam) - into fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, pure

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

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