योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-73

विविधविषयवासनानुवृत्त्या खदिरकरञ्जकरालकोटरासु ।
जगति जठरयोनिषु प्रयातो गहनतरासु च काननस्थलीषु ॥ ७३ ॥

vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu ,
jagati jaṭharayoniṣu prayāto gahanatarāsu ca kānanasthalīṣu 73

73. vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu
jagati jaṭharayoniṣu prayātaḥ gahanatarāsu ca kānanastalīṣu

73. (saḥ) vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā
jagati jaṭharayoniṣu
gahanatarāsu kānanastalīṣu ca
khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu prayātaḥ

73. Due to the persistent attachment to various sense objects, he has journeyed through this world, taking birth in various wombs and residing in exceedingly dense forest regions, as well as the terrible hollows of Khadira and Karañja trees.

Words meanings summery:

• विविधविषयवासनानुवृत्त्या (vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā) - by the persistence of desires for various sense objects

• खदिरकरञ्जकरालकोटरासु (khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu) - in the terrible hollows of Khadira and Karañja trees

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• जठरयोनिषु (jaṭharayoniṣu) - in wombs, in origins from the belly

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - has gone, has passed, has entered

• गहनतरासु (gahanatarāsu) - in exceedingly dense, in deeper

• च (ca) - and, also

• काननस्तलीषु (kānanastalīṣu) - in forest regions, in forest lands

Words meanings and morphology

विविधविषयवासनानुवृत्त्या (vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛttyā) - by the persistence of desires for various sense objects

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛtti

vividhaviṣayavāsanānuvṛtti - persistence of desires for various sense objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+viṣaya+vāsanā+anuvṛtti)

• vividha – various, diverse
  adjective
• viṣaya – object, sphere, range, sense object
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• vāsanā – impression, desire, latent tendency, perfume
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 4)
• anuvṛtti – persistence, continuation, following, succession
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

खदिरकरञ्जकरालकोटरासु (khadirakarañjakarālakoṭarāsu) - in the terrible hollows of Khadira and Karañja trees

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of khadirakarañjakarālakoṭara

khadirakarañjakarālakoṭara - terrible hollows of Khadira and Karañja trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khadira+karañja+karāla+koṭara)

• khadira – acacia catechu (a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• karañja – pongamia pinnata (a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• karāla – terrible, frightful, gaping, formidable
  adjective
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, tree hollow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the hollows (koṭarāsu) which are feminine plural, hence the adjective (karāla) and the compound ending (khadirakarañjakarāla) also take feminine plural locative ending.

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living being

present active participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: gam (class 1)

जठरयोनिषु (jaṭharayoniṣu) - in wombs, in origins from the belly

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of jaṭharayoni

jaṭharayoni - womb, origin from the belly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaṭhara+yoni)

• jaṭhara – belly, abdomen, interior
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – womb, source, origin, female organ
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - has gone, has passed, has entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, proceeded

past passive participle

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Implies a past action by an unstated masculine singular agent.

गहनतरासु (gahanatarāsu) - in exceedingly dense, in deeper

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of gahanatara

gahanatara - deeper, more dense, exceedingly dense

Comparative form of 'gahana' (dense, deep).

Note: Agrees with 'kānanastalīṣu'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

काननस्तलीषु (kānanastalīṣu) - in forest regions, in forest lands

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kānanastalī

kānanastalī - forest region, forest land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kānana+stalī)

• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kan
• stalī – place, region, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthal (class 1)

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