योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-8

ऋज्व्या संशुष्कशिरया स्वास्थिमात्रावशेषया ।
ग्रीवयात्मानुसृतया दीर्घीकुर्वदिवाकृतिम् ॥ ८ ॥

ṛjvyā saṃśuṣkaśirayā svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā ,
grīvayātmānusṛtayā dīrghīkurvadivākṛtim 8

8. ṛjvyā saṃśuṣkaśirayā svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā
grīvayā ātmanusṛtayā dīrghīkurvat iva ākṛtim

8. ṛjvyā saṃśuṣkaśirayā svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā
ātmanusṛtayā grīvayā iva ākṛtim dīrghīkurvat

8. And with its straight neck, whose head (top) was completely dried and only bones remained, (a neck) that seemed to extend its own form as if making it longer.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋज्व्या (ṛjvyā) - by the straight

• संशुष्कशिरया (saṁśuṣkaśirayā) - with a completely dried head/top

• स्वास्थिमात्रावशेषया (svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā) - with only its bones remaining

• ग्रीवया (grīvayā) - with the neck

• आत्मनुसृतया (ātmanusṛtayā) - by that which is followed by itself, by the self-extended

• दीर्घीकुर्वत् (dīrghīkurvat) - making long, extending

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - form, shape, appearance

Words meanings and morphology

ऋज्व्या (ṛjvyā) - by the straight

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ṛjū

ṛjū - straight, direct, honest

संशुष्कशिरया (saṁśuṣkaśirayā) - with a completely dried head/top

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃśuṣkaśirā

saṁśuṣkaśirā - having a completely dried head/top

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+śuṣka+śiras)

• sam – completely, thoroughly (prefix)
  indeclinable
• śuṣka – dry, dried up
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śuṣ'
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)

स्वास्थिमात्रावशेषया (svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā) - with only its bones remaining

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svāsthimātrāvaśeṣā

svāsthimātrāvaśeṣā - having only bones remaining as its own substance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+asthi+mātra+avaśeṣa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring
  adjective (masculine)
• avaśeṣa – remainder, residue, what is left
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

ग्रीवया (grīvayā) - with the neck

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck

आत्मनुसृतया (ātmanusṛtayā) - by that which is followed by itself, by the self-extended

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmanusṛtā

ātmanusṛtā - followed by itself, self-extended

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'ātmanā anusṛtā'

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+anusṛtā)

• ātman – self, soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• anusṛtā – followed, pursued, extended
  verbal derivative (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sṛ' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

दीर्घीकुर्वत् (dīrghīkurvat) - making long, extending

(verbal derivative)

Note: Could be masculine or neuter nominative/accusative singular

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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