योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-42, verse-43
स्वदृश्यमपि शैलेन्द्रसमभारभयावहम् ।
जरामरणशाखाढ्यं संसारविषदुर्द्रुमम् ॥ ४३ ॥
जरामरणशाखाढ्यं संसारविषदुर्द्रुमम् ॥ ४३ ॥
svadṛśyamapi śailendrasamabhārabhayāvaham ,
jarāmaraṇaśākhāḍhyaṃ saṃsāraviṣadurdrumam 43
jarāmaraṇaśākhāḍhyaṃ saṃsāraviṣadurdrumam 43
43.
svadṛśyam api śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaham
jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam
jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam
43.
svadṛśyam api śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaham
jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam
jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam
43.
Even though perceivable, this terrible, poisonous tree of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) carries a burden as fearsome as a great mountain and is laden with branches of old age and death.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वदृश्यम् (svadṛśyam) - visible to oneself, perceivable
- अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, although, even if)
- शैलेन्द्र-सम-भार-भयावहम् (śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaham) - having a burden like a great mountain, causing fear
- जरा-मरण-शाखाढ्यम् (jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam) - rich in branches of old age and death, laden with branches of old age and death
- संसार-विष-दुर्द्रुमम् (saṁsāra-viṣa-durdrumam) - the poisonous, evil tree of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वदृश्यम् (svadṛśyam) - visible to oneself, perceivable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svadṛśya
svadṛśya - visible to oneself, self-evident
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from sva (self) and dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya. Means 'to be seen by oneself'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Modifies saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam.
अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, although, even if)
(indeclinable)
शैलेन्द्र-सम-भार-भयावहम् (śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaham) - having a burden like a great mountain, causing fear
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaha
śailendra-sama-bhāra-bhayāvaha - carrying a burden like a great mountain and causing fear
Compound
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śailendra+sama+bhāra+bhayāvaha)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, best
noun (masculine)
Used as a suffix to denote 'chief' or 'king' - sama – equal, like, similar
adjective - bhāra – burden, weight, load
noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 3) - bhayāvaha – causing fear, dreadful, terrible
adjective (neuter)
Derived from bhaya (fear) and ā-vah (to bring)
Prefix: ā
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Modifies saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam.
जरा-मरण-शाखाढ्यम् (jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhyam) - rich in branches of old age and death, laden with branches of old age and death
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhya
jarā-maraṇa-śākhāḍhya - abounding in branches of old age and death
Compound
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (jarā+maraṇa+śākhā+āḍhya)
- jarā – old age, decrepitude
noun (feminine)
Root: jṝ (class 9) - maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
Root: mṛ (class 6) - śākhā – branch, limb
noun (feminine) - āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, full of
adjective
Note: Modifies saṃsāra-viṣa-durdrumam.
संसार-विष-दुर्द्रुमम् (saṁsāra-viṣa-durdrumam) - the poisonous, evil tree of the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsāra-viṣa-durdruma
saṁsāra-viṣa-durdruma - the evil tree of the poison of saṃsāra
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (saṃsāra+viṣa+durdruma)
- saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
noun (masculine)
Root sṛ (to move) with prefix sam- (together) and suffix -a
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - viṣa – poison, venom
noun (neuter) - durdruma – evil tree, bad tree
noun (masculine)
Derived from dur- (bad, evil) and druma (tree)
Prefix: dur
Note: Main noun being described by the adjectives. Accusative case due to an implied verb like 'seeing' or 'experiencing'.