योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-15, verse-14
द्रवत्काञ्चनकान्तेन लोभं नीता वराङ्गनाः ।
येन मद्वपुषा तेन पश्य कङ्कालतोह्यते ॥ १४ ॥
येन मद्वपुषा तेन पश्य कङ्कालतोह्यते ॥ १४ ॥
dravatkāñcanakāntena lobhaṃ nītā varāṅganāḥ ,
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālatohyate 14
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālatohyate 14
14.
dravat-kāñcana-kāntena lobham nītā varāṅganāḥ
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālataḥ uhyate
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālataḥ uhyate
14.
paśya yena dravat-kāñcana-kāntena madvapuṣā varāṅganāḥ lobham nītāḥ,
tena (tat eva) kaṅkālataḥ uhyate.
tena (tat eva) kaṅkālataḥ uhyate.
14.
See how this very body (mad-vapuṣā), by whose molten-gold-like radiance excellent women were once captivated by desire, is now merely a skeleton (kaṅkāla) being carried away.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्रवत्-काञ्चन-कान्तेन (dravat-kāñcana-kāntena) - by the splendor of molten gold
- लोभम् (lobham) - desire, greed
- नीता (nītā) - led, brought
- वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women
- येन (yena) - by which
- मद्वपुषा (madvapuṣā) - by my body
- तेन (tena) - by that
- पश्य (paśya) - see, behold
- कङ्कालतः (kaṅkālataḥ) - from a skeleton, as a skeleton
- उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried, is borne, is reduced (to)
Words meanings and morphology
द्रवत्-काञ्चन-कान्तेन (dravat-kāñcana-kāntena) - by the splendor of molten gold
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dravat-kāñcana-kānti
dravat-kāñcana-kānti - splendor of molten gold
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dravat+kāñcana+kānti)
- dravat – flowing, molten
participle
Present Active Participle
Root: dru (class 1) - kāñcana – gold
noun (neuter) - kānti – splendor, luster, beauty
noun (feminine)
Note: Adjectival compound describing 'madvapuṣā'.
लोभम् (lobham) - desire, greed
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha
lobha - desire, greed, covetousness
नीता (nītā) - led, brought
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nīta
nīta - led, brought, guided
Past Passive Participle
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'varāṅganāḥ'.
वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā
varāṅganā - an excellent woman, a beautiful lady
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)
- vara – excellent, best, chosen
adjective - aṅganā – woman, lady
noun (feminine)
येन (yena) - by which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
मद्वपुषा (madvapuṣā) - by my body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of madvapus
madvapus - my body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+vapus)
- mad – my, of me
pronoun - vapus – body, form, figure
noun (neuter)
Note: Internal sandhi of 'mat' + 'vapus' results in 'madvapuṣā'.
तेन (tena) - by that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पश्य (paśya) - see, behold
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कङ्कालतः (kaṅkālataḥ) - from a skeleton, as a skeleton
(indeclinable)
Note: Formed with the ablative suffix -tas.
उह्यते (uhyate) - is carried, is borne, is reduced (to)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vah
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Passive form of 'vah'.