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4,53

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-17

वातयन्त्रप्रवाहेण चलन्तो मांसमृन्मयाः ।
सितास्थिदारवश्चित्रास्त्वग्लेपमसृणामलाः ॥ १७ ॥
vātayantrapravāheṇa calanto māṃsamṛnmayāḥ ,
sitāsthidāravaścitrāstvaglepamasṛṇāmalāḥ 17
17. vātayantrapravāheṇa calantaḥ māṃsamṛnmayāḥ
sitāsthidāravaḥ citrāḥ tvaglepamasṛṇāmalāḥ
17. vātayantrapravāheṇa calantaḥ māṃsamṛnmayāḥ
sitāsthidāravaḥ tvaglepamasṛṇāmalāḥ citrāḥ
17. These variegated beings, moving by the current of the vital breath (vāta-yantra), are fashioned from flesh and clay, and from white bones and wood, appearing smooth and pure due to a coating of skin.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वातयन्त्रप्रवाहेण (vātayantrapravāheṇa) - by the current of the vital breath (vāta-yantra) (by the current of the wind-machine, by the flow of the vital breath)
  • चलन्तः (calantaḥ) - moving, going, stirring
  • मांसमृन्मयाः (māṁsamṛnmayāḥ) - fashioned from flesh and clay (made of flesh and clay)
  • सितास्थिदारवः (sitāsthidāravaḥ) - fashioned from white bones and wood (made of white bones and wood)
  • चित्राः (citrāḥ) - variegated (beings) (variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange)
  • त्वग्लेपमसृणामलाः (tvaglepamasṛṇāmalāḥ) - appearing smooth and pure due to a coating of skin (smooth and pure with a coating of skin)

Words meanings and morphology

वातयन्त्रप्रवाहेण (vātayantrapravāheṇa) - by the current of the vital breath (vāta-yantra) (by the current of the wind-machine, by the flow of the vital breath)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vātayantrapravāha
vātayantrapravāha - current of the wind-machine; flow of vital breath (vāta-yantra)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāta+yantra+pravāha)
  • vāta – wind, air, vital air, breath
    noun (masculine)
  • yantra – machine, instrument, device, contrivance
    noun (neuter)
  • pravāha – current, stream, flow, course
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: vah (class 1)
चलन्तः (calantaḥ) - moving, going, stirring
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of calat
calat - moving, trembling, unsteady
Present Active Participle
From root cal (class 1) + śatṛ suffix.
Root: cal (class 1)
मांसमृन्मयाः (māṁsamṛnmayāḥ) - fashioned from flesh and clay (made of flesh and clay)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsamṛnmaya
māṁsamṛnmaya - made of flesh and clay
Compound type : Dvandva + Tatpurusha (māṃsa+mṛt+maya)
  • māṃsa – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
  • mṛt – clay, earth, soil
    noun (feminine)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    suffix (masculine)
    Suffix -maya/-mayī/-mayam, forming adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.
सितास्थिदारवः (sitāsthidāravaḥ) - fashioned from white bones and wood (made of white bones and wood)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sitāsthidāru
sitāsthidāru - made of white bones and wood
Compound type : Dvandva + Tatpurusha (sita+asthi+dāru)
  • sita – white, pure, pale
    adjective (neuter)
  • asthi – bone
    noun (neuter)
  • dāru – wood, timber
    noun (neuter)
चित्राः (citrāḥ) - variegated (beings) (variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of citra
citra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange, bright, clear
त्वग्लेपमसृणामलाः (tvaglepamasṛṇāmalāḥ) - appearing smooth and pure due to a coating of skin (smooth and pure with a coating of skin)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tvaglepamasṛṇāmala
tvaglepamasṛṇāmala - smooth and pure due to a coating of skin
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tvak+lepa+masṛṇa+amala)
  • tvak – skin, hide, bark
    noun (feminine)
  • lepa – coating, smear, plaster, anointing
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lip (class 6)
  • masṛṇa – smooth, soft, sleek, oily
    adjective (masculine)
  • amala – pure, spotless, stainless, clean, faultless
    adjective (masculine)