योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-5

नेत्रगर्तकसंसक्तप्रसूतनवकीटकम् ।
पर्शुकापञ्जरप्रोतकोशकारकृमिव्रजम् ॥ ५ ॥

netragartakasaṃsaktaprasūtanavakīṭakam ,
parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivrajam 5

5. netragartakasaṃsaktaprasūtanavakīṭakam
parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivrajam

5. netragartakasaṃsaktaprasūtanavakīṭakam
parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivrajam

5. filled with new worms clinging to its eye-sockets, and a host of cocoon-making worms interwoven within its rib-cage.

Words meanings summery:

• नेत्रगर्तकसंसक्तप्रसूतनवकीटकम् (netragartakasaṁsaktaprasūtanavakīṭakam) - that which has new worms born and clinging to its eye-sockets

• पर्शुकापञ्जरप्रोतकोशकारकृमिव्रजम् (parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivrajam) - that which has a multitude of cocoon-making worms interwoven in its rib-cage

Words meanings and morphology

नेत्रगर्तकसंसक्तप्रसूतनवकीटकम् (netragartakasaṁsaktaprasūtanavakīṭakam) - that which has new worms born and clinging to its eye-sockets

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of netragartakasaṃsaktaprasūtanavakīṭaka

netragartakasaṁsaktaprasūtanavakīṭaka - having new worms born and clinging to eye-sockets

Compound type : bahuvrihi (netra+gartaka+saṃsakta+prasūta+nava+kīṭaka)

• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
• gartaka – socket, hole
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsakta – clinging, adhering, attached
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sañj' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• prasūta – born, produced
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sū' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 4)
• nava – new, fresh
  adjective (masculine)
• kīṭaka – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular form modifying an implied noun (e.g., 'body' or 'skull')

पर्शुकापञ्जरप्रोतकोशकारकृमिव्रजम् (parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivrajam) - that which has a multitude of cocoon-making worms interwoven in its rib-cage

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivraja

parśukāpañjaraprotakośakārakṛmivraja - having a multitude of cocoon-making worms interwoven in its rib-cage

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parśukā+pañjara+prota+kośakāra+kṛmi+vraja)

• parśukā – rib
  noun (feminine)
• pañjara – cage, framework
  noun (neuter)
• prota – strung, pierced, interwoven
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 've' (to weave) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ve (class 1)
• kośakāra – cocoon-maker, silkworm
  noun (masculine)
• kṛmi – worm, insect
  noun (masculine)
• vraja – multitude, host, group
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular form modifying an implied noun (e.g., 'body' or 'skull')

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