योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-16

पश्यामि संशुष्कतया शवोदरदरी मम ।
प्रकाशार्कांशुजालेन विवेकेनेव शोभते ॥ १६ ॥

paśyāmi saṃśuṣkatayā śavodaradarī mama ,
prakāśārkāṃśujālena vivekeneva śobhate 16

16. paśyāmi saṃśuṣkatayā śavodara-darī mama
prakāśārkāṃśu-jālena vivekena iva śobhate

16. paśyāmi,
mama śavodara-darī saṃśuṣkatayā prakāśārkāṃśu-jālena vivekena iva śobhate.

16. I observe that due to extreme dryness, the cavity of my corpse-like belly (śavodara-darī) now shines, as if with pure discernment (viveka), illuminated by a network of bright sunbeams.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• संशुष्कतया (saṁśuṣkatayā) - due to extreme dryness

• शवोदर-दरी (śavodara-darī) - cavity of the corpse's belly

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• प्रकाशार्कांशु-जालेन (prakāśārkāṁśu-jālena) - by a network of bright sunbeams

• विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discernment, by discrimination

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संशुष्कतया (saṁśuṣkatayā) - due to extreme dryness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃśuṣkatā

saṁśuṣkatā - extreme dryness, complete dryness

Note: The instrumental case indicates 'by means of' or 'due to'.

शवोदर-दरी (śavodara-darī) - cavity of the corpse's belly

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śavodara-darī

śavodara-darī - the cave-like cavity of a corpse's belly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śava+udara+darī)

• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)
• darī – cave, grotto, cavity
  noun (feminine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रकाशार्कांशु-जालेन (prakāśārkāṁśu-jālena) - by a network of bright sunbeams

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prakāśārkāṃśu-jāla

prakāśārkāṁśu-jāla - network of bright sunbeams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakāśa+arka+aṃśu+jāla)

• prakāśa – light, brightness, splendor
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – ray, beam
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Internal sandhi is preserved in the word form.

विवेकेन (vivekena) - by discernment, by discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discernment, discrimination, judgment, proper understanding (viveka)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

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