योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-51

बलीवर्दवदामग्नं मनो मदनपल्वले ।
आलूनशीर्णावयवं बलाद्राम समुद्धर ॥ ५१ ॥

balīvardavadāmagnaṃ mano madanapalvale ,
ālūnaśīrṇāvayavaṃ balādrāma samuddhara 51

51. balīvardavat āmagnam manaḥ madanapalvale
ālūnaśīrṇāvayavam balāt rāma samuddhara

51. rāma balīvardavat madanapalvale āmagnam
ālūnaśīrṇāvayavam manaḥ balāt samuddhara

51. O Rama, forcibly rescue my mind, which is immersed like an ox in the marsh of desire, with its faculties torn and wasted.

51. החשיבה, ששקעה בביצת התשוקה כמו שור, ואיבריה קטועים ובלויים – הרם וחלץ אותה בכוח, הוֹ רָאמָה!

Words meanings summery:

• बलीवर्दवत् (balīvardavat) - like an ox, like a bull

• आमग्नम् (āmagnam) - immersed (in the pond of desire) (immersed, sunk, plunged)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मदनपल्वले (madanapalvale) - in the marsh of desire (in the pond of desire/lust)

• आलूनशीर्णावयवम् (ālūnaśīrṇāvayavam) - with its faculties torn and wasted (with limbs/parts torn and wasted/destroyed)

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, violently

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• समुद्धर (samuddhara) - uplift, rescue, raise up

Words meanings and morphology

बलीवर्दवत् (balīvardavat) - like an ox, like a bull

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix -vat to balīvarda (ox)

Note: Adverbial form modifying 'āmagnam'

आमग्नम् (āmagnam) - immersed (in the pond of desire) (immersed, sunk, plunged)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmagna

āmagna - immersed, sunk, plunged, submerged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ā- + root maj (to sink)

Prefix: ā

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, faculty of thought

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'samuddhara'

मदनपल्वले (madanapalvale) - in the marsh of desire (in the pond of desire/lust)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madanapalvala

madanapalvala - pond of desire, marsh of lust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madana+palvala)

• madana – lust, desire, passion, love
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• palvala – pond, marsh, puddle, small lake
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the mind is immersed

आलूनशीर्णावयवम् (ālūnaśīrṇāvayavam) - with its faculties torn and wasted (with limbs/parts torn and wasted/destroyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ālūnaśīrṇāvayava

ālūnaśīrṇāvayava - having torn and wasted limbs/parts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ālūna+śīrṇa+avayava)

• ālūna – torn, cut, plucked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ā- + root lū (to cut)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lū (class 9)
• śīrṇa – wasted, decayed, fallen, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śṝ (to tear, to waste away)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• avayava – limb, part, component, faculty
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, violently

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Adverbial usage

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

Note: Addressed to Rama

समुद्धर (samuddhara) - uplift, rescue, raise up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of samuddhṛ

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Command to Rama

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