योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-47

छिन्नमूलमिवाम्भोजं परमां म्लानिमागतम् ।
छिन्नाङ्गमात्मनः स्थानाद्विशेषासङ्गदुःस्थितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

chinnamūlamivāmbhojaṃ paramāṃ mlānimāgatam ,
chinnāṅgamātmanaḥ sthānādviśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthitam 47

47. chinnamūlam iva ambhojam paramām mlānim āgatam
chinnāṅgam ātmanaḥ sthānāt viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthitam

47. (tat) chinnamūlam ambhojam iva,
paramām mlānim āgatam,
ātmanaḥ sthānāt chinnāṅgam,
(ca) viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthitam (asti).

47. Like a lotus with its roots cut, which has reached extreme withering; with its limbs severed from its own place, suffering due to particular attachment.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नमूलम् (chinnamūlam) - with roots cut, uprooted

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - lotus (literally 'water-born')

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, utmost, extreme

• म्लानिम् (mlānim) - withering, fading, exhaustion, sadness

• आगतम् (āgatam) - reached, obtained, arrived, attained

• छिन्नाङ्गम् (chinnāṅgam) - with limbs severed, dismembered

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, from the self, of one's own

• स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from a place, from a state

• विशेषासङ्गदुःस्थितम् (viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthitam) - suffering due to excessive attachment or particular attachment

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नमूलम् (chinnamūlam) - with roots cut, uprooted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chinnamūla

chinnamūla - having roots cut, uprooted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+mūla)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root छिद् (chid) 'to cut, cleave'
  Root: chid (class 7)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'ambhojam' (implied subject).

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अम्भोजम् (ambhojam) - lotus (literally 'water-born')

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambhoja

ambhoja - lotus (literally 'water-born')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root जन् (jan) 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, utmost, extreme

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, utmost, highest, extreme

Note: Qualifies 'mlānim'.

म्लानिम् (mlānim) - withering, fading, exhaustion, sadness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mlāni

mlāni - withering, fading, exhaustion, sadness, languor

From root म्लै (mlai) 'to wither, fade'

Root: mlai (class 1)

आगतम् (āgatam) - reached, obtained, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root गम् (gam) 'to go' with prefix आ (ā)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ambhojam' (implied subject).

छिन्नाङ्गम् (chinnāṅgam) - with limbs severed, dismembered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chinnāṅga

chinnāṅga - having limbs cut off, dismembered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+aṅga)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root छिद् (chid) 'to cut, cleave'
  Root: chid (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'mind' or 'being'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, from the self, of one's own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual essence, life-breath

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Here, 'from its own'.

स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from a place, from a state

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode, state, condition

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used with ātmanaḥ, 'from its own place/position'.

विशेषासङ्गदुःस्थितम् (viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthitam) - suffering due to excessive attachment or particular attachment

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthita

viśeṣāsaṅgaduḥsthita - suffering due to excessive attachment or particular attachment

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (viśeṣa+āsaṅga+duḥsthita)

• viśeṣa – distinction, particularity, excess, special
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• āsaṅga – attachment, close contact, clinging
  noun (masculine)
  From root सञ्ज् (sañj) 'to cling, attach' with prefix आ (ā)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• duḥsthita – ill-situated, distressed, in a bad state
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root स्था (sthā) 'to stand' with prefix दुस् (dus)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'mind' or 'being'.