योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-30

संकल्पितानन्दलवस्तिष्ठत्युद्धरकन्धरम् ।
अकस्मात्प्रच्युतमधुबिन्दुभुक्करभो यथा ॥ ३० ॥

saṃkalpitānandalavastiṣṭhatyuddharakandharam ,
akasmātpracyutamadhubindubhukkarabho yathā 30

30. saṅkalpitānandalavaḥ tiṣṭhati uddharakandharam
akasmāt pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabhaḥ yathā

30. saṅkalpitānandalavaḥ uddharakandharam akasmāt
pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabhaḥ yathā tiṣṭhati

30. A mere fragment of conceptualized (saṅkalpita) joy (ānanda) endures, like a camel (karabha) with its neck uplifted, unexpectedly consuming drops of fallen honey (madhubindu).

30. בלוחכה טיפה קטנה של אושר מדומיין, היא זוקפת את צווארה בגאווה, כמו גמל צעיר שטועם טיפת דבש שנפלה בפתאומיות.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्कल्पितानन्दलवः (saṅkalpitānandalavaḥ) - a fragment of conceptualized joy

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, endures, exists

• उद्धरकन्धरम् (uddharakandharam) - with an uplifted neck

• अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - unexpectedly, suddenly, by chance

• प्रच्युतमधुबिन्दुभुक्करभः (pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabhaḥ) - a camel eating fallen honey-drops

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्कल्पितानन्दलवः (saṅkalpitānandalavaḥ) - a fragment of conceptualized joy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpitānandalava

saṅkalpitānandalava - a particle of desired happiness, a small portion of imagined bliss

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpita+ānanda+lava)

• saṅkalpita – conceptualized (saṅkalpita), imagined, resolved, intended
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + root kḷp (to arrange, to resolve).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ānanda – joy (ānanda), happiness, bliss, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + root nand (to rejoice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• lava – fragment, particle, atom, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Subject of tiṣṭhati.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stands, endures, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

From root sthā (1st class), active voice, present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

उद्धरकन्धरम् (uddharakandharam) - with an uplifted neck

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uddharakandhara

uddharakandhara - having a raised neck, with an uplifted neck

Bahuvrihi compound, used adverbially.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uddhara+kandhara)

• uddhara – lifting up, raising, delivering, uplifted
  adjective (masculine)
  From ud + root hṛ (to carry).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kandhara – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially, describing the manner of existence.

अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - unexpectedly, suddenly, by chance

(indeclinable)

From a (not) + kasma (cause).

प्रच्युतमधुबिन्दुभुक्करभः (pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabhaḥ) - a camel eating fallen honey-drops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabha

pracyutamadhubindubhukkarabha - a camel that consumes dropped honey-drops

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pracyuta+madhubindu+bhuj+karabha)

• pracyuta – fallen, dropped, slipped
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra + root cyu (to move, to fall).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cyu (class 1)
• madhubindu – honey-drop (madhubindu), drop of honey
  noun (masculine)
  Compound madhu + bindu.
• bhuj – eating, enjoying, consumer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root bhuj (to eat, to enjoy) with kvip suffix.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• karabha – camel (karabha), elephant's trunk, wrist, hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: The subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a comparison.

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