योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-12

उदरेणातिरिक्तेन चर्मशेषेण शोषिणा ।
प्रदर्शयदिवाज्ञस्य हृदयस्यातिशून्यताम् ॥ १२ ॥

udareṇātiriktena carmaśeṣeṇa śoṣiṇā ,
pradarśayadivājñasya hṛdayasyātiśūnyatām 12

12. udareṇa atiriktena carmaśeṣeṇa śoṣiṇā
pradarśayat iva ajñasya hṛdayasya atiśūnyatām

12. tasya udareṇa atiriktena carmaśeṣeṇa śoṣiṇā (tat)
ajñasya hṛdayasya atiśūnyatām iva pradarśayat

12. With his abdomen, which was loose, reduced to mere skin, and shriveled, he seemed to reveal the extreme emptiness of an ignorant person's heart.

Words meanings summery:

• उदरेण (udareṇa) - by the belly, by the abdomen

• अतिरिक्तेन (atiriktena) - by the loose/flabby (skin of the) (by the excessive, by the remaining, by the superfluous)

• चर्मशेषेण (carmaśeṣeṇa) - by the abdomen that is merely skin (by that whose remainder is skin, by that reduced to skin)

• शोषिणा (śoṣiṇā) - by the drying, by the emaciated, by the withered

• प्रदर्शयत् (pradarśayat) - showing, exhibiting, displaying

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant, of the foolish

• हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart, of the mind

• अतिशून्यताम् (atiśūnyatām) - excessive emptiness, extreme voidness

Words meanings and morphology

उदरेण (udareṇa) - by the belly, by the abdomen

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of udara

udara - belly, abdomen, interior, hollow

Note: Describes the means or characteristic.

अतिरिक्तेन (atiriktena) - by the loose/flabby (skin of the) (by the excessive, by the remaining, by the superfluous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of atirikta

atirikta - excessive, superfluous, remaining, left over

Past Passive Participle

From 'ati-ric' (to leave over, exceed).

Prefix: ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'udareṇa'.

चर्मशेषेण (carmaśeṣeṇa) - by the abdomen that is merely skin (by that whose remainder is skin, by that reduced to skin)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of carmaśeṣa

carmaśeṣa - whose remainder is skin, reduced to mere skin

Bahuvrihi compound. 'carma' (skin) + 'śeṣa' (remainder).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (carma+śeṣa)

• carma – skin, hide
  noun (neuter)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, rest
  noun (masculine)
  From 'śiṣ' (to leave).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'udareṇa'.

शोषिणा (śoṣiṇā) - by the drying, by the emaciated, by the withered

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śoṣin

śoṣin - drying up, emaciated, withered

Agent Noun / Adjective from root 'śuṣ'

From 'śuṣ' (to dry, wither) + 'in' suffix.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'udareṇa'.

प्रदर्शयत् (pradarśayat) - showing, exhibiting, displaying

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pradarśayat

pradarśayat - showing, exhibiting, displaying

Present Active Participle

From 'pra-dṛś' (to show, display). 'dṛś' is in causative 'darśayati'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially or as an attribute of the implied subject (the state of the abdomen).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant, of the foolish

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unwise, unknowing

Negative compound 'a-jña' (not knowing).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jña – knowing, aware, wise
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Possessive, refers to the heart of an ignorant person.

हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart, of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core, essence

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive.

अतिशून्यताम् (atiśūnyatām) - excessive emptiness, extreme voidness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atiśūnyatā

atiśūnyatā - excessive emptiness, extreme voidness

Compound noun. 'ati' (excessive) + 'śūnyatā' (emptiness). 'śūnyatā' is from 'śūnya' (empty) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ati+śūnyatā)

• ati – excessive, beyond, very
  prefix/indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix.
• śūnyatā – emptiness, void, nothingness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'śūnya' (empty) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).

Note: Object being shown.

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