योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-52

इममौशनसं त्यक्त्वा देहं मन्दरकन्दरे ।
प्रयातो वैबुधं सद्म नीडोड्डीनः खगो यथा ॥ ५२ ॥

imamauśanasaṃ tyaktvā dehaṃ mandarakandare ,
prayāto vaibudhaṃ sadma nīḍoḍḍīnaḥ khago yathā 52

52. imam auśanasam tyaktvā deham mandarakandare
prayātaḥ vaibudham sadma nīḍodḍīnaḥ khagaḥ yathā

52. yathā nīḍodḍīnaḥ khagaḥ (tathā saḥ) mandarakandare
imam auśanasam deham tyaktvā vaibudham sadma prayātaḥ

52. Having abandoned this body, which was related to Uśanas, in the cave of Mount Mandara, he departed to the divine abode, just as a bird flies away from its nest.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this

• औशनसम् (auśanasam) - Refers to a body that belonged to or was associated with Uśanas. (relating to Uśanas, of Uśanas (Śukra))

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• देहम् (deham) - body

• मन्दरकन्दरे (mandarakandare) - in the cave of Mandara (mountain)

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth, passed away

• वैबुधम् (vaibudham) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• सद्म (sadma) - abode, dwelling, house

• नीडोद्डीनः (nīḍodḍīnaḥ) - flown from the nest

• खगः (khagaḥ) - bird

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Modifies `deham`

औशनसम् (auśanasam) - Refers to a body that belonged to or was associated with Uśanas. (relating to Uśanas, of Uśanas (Śukra))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of auśanasa

auśanasa - related to Uśanas, of Uśanas (a name for Śukra, guru of the asuras)

derived from Uśanas (proper noun) + `aṇ` (suffix)

Note: Modifies `deham`

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root `tyaj` (to abandon) + `ktvā` suffix

Root: tyaj (class 1)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

Root: dih (class 1)

मन्दरकन्दरे (mandarakandare) - in the cave of Mandara (mountain)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mandarakandara

mandarakandara - cave of Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandara+kandara)

• mandara – Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain used in the Samudra manthan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, grotto
  noun (neuter)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth, passed away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, passed away, dead

Past Passive Participle

from `pra-yā` (to go forth) + `kta` suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is implicitly "he" (referring to the son)

वैबुधम् (vaibudham) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaibudha

vaibudha - divine, heavenly, celestial, relating to the gods (vibudha)

derived from `vibudha` (god) + `aṇ` (suffix)

सद्म (sadma) - abode, dwelling, house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - dwelling, abode, house, seat

from root `sad` (to sit, to dwell) + `manin` suffix

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of `prayātaḥ`

नीडोद्डीनः (nīḍodḍīnaḥ) - flown from the nest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīḍodḍīna

nīḍodḍīna - one who has flown from the nest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīḍa+udḍīna)

• nīḍa – nest, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• udḍīna – flown up, flown away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from `ut-ḍī` (to fly up) + `kta` suffix
  Prefix: ut
  Root: ḍī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `khagaḥ`.

खगः (khagaḥ) - bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga

khaga - bird (lit. 'sky-goer')

from `kha` (sky) + `ga` (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  suffix `ḍa` from `gam`
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

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