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4,15

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-14

द्रवत्काञ्चनकान्तेन लोभं नीता वराङ्गनाः ।
येन मद्वपुषा तेन पश्य कङ्कालतोह्यते ॥ १४ ॥
dravatkāñcanakāntena lobhaṃ nītā varāṅganāḥ ,
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālatohyate 14
14. dravat-kāñcana-kāntena lobham nītā varāṅganāḥ
yena madvapuṣā tena paśya kaṅkālataḥ uhyate
14. paśya yena dravat-kāñcana-kāntena madvapuṣā varāṅganāḥ lobham nītāḥ,
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'.