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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-8

लता नागेन्द्रमृदिता धारयन्ति न संपदः ।
पुत्रिका रक्तमांसस्य कान्तेयमिति सादरम् ॥ ८ ॥
latā nāgendramṛditā dhārayanti na saṃpadaḥ ,
putrikā raktamāṃsasya kānteyamiti sādaram 8
8. latāḥ nāgendramṛditāḥ dhārayanti na sampadaḥ
putrikā raktamāṃsasya kāntā iyam iti sādaram
8. nāgendramṛditāḥ latāḥ sampadaḥ na dhārayanti.
iyam raktamāṃsasya putrikā (eva),
(tathāpi) 'kāntā' iti sādaram (manyate).
8. Creepers crushed by a mighty elephant do not retain their prosperity. (Yet, people fondly regard) this doll of blood and flesh, thinking 'This is my beloved,' with great affection.

Words meanings summery:

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  • लताः (latāḥ) - creepers, vines
  • नागेन्द्रमृदिताः (nāgendramṛditāḥ) - crushed by a great elephant
  • धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they hold, they support, they retain, they bear
  • (na) - not, no
  • सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - prosperity, vitality, good qualities (prosperity, wealth, success, good qualities)
  • पुत्रिका (putrikā) - a doll, a mere figure (a doll, a puppet, a little daughter)
  • रक्तमांसस्य (raktamāṁsasya) - of blood and flesh
  • कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, desired, beautiful
  • इयम् (iyam) - this
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech/thought)
  • सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, with reverence, with affection

Words meanings and morphology

लताः (latāḥ) - creepers, vines
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of latā
latā - creeper, vine, tendril
नागेन्द्रमृदिताः (nāgendramṛditāḥ) - crushed by a great elephant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nāgendramṛditā
nāgendramṛditā - crushed by a great elephant (fem. form of nāgendramṛdita)
Past Passive Participle
derived from 'nāgendra' (great elephant) + √mṛd (to crush)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāgendra+mṛdita)
  • nāgendra – great elephant, king of elephants
    noun (masculine)
  • mṛdita – crushed, trampled, pressed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: mṛd (class 9)
धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they hold, they support, they retain, they bear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhṛ
present active
1st conjugation, parasmaipada, causative form often used for simple action
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - prosperity, vitality, good qualities (prosperity, wealth, success, good qualities)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sampad
sampad - prosperity, wealth, success, good quality, perfection
पुत्रिका (putrikā) - a doll, a mere figure (a doll, a puppet, a little daughter)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of putrikā
putrikā - a doll, a puppet, a little daughter
रक्तमांसस्य (raktamāṁsasya) - of blood and flesh
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of raktamāṃsa
raktamāṁsa - blood and flesh
Compound type : dvandva (rakta+māṃsa)
  • rakta – blood; red
    noun/adjective (neuter)
  • māṃsa – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, desired, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kānta
kānta - beloved, desired, beautiful, pleasing
Past Passive Participle
derived from √kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
इयम् (iyam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech/thought)
(indeclinable)
सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, with reverence, with affection
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+ādara)
  • sa – with, together with
    prefix
  • ādara – respect, reverence, affection
    noun (masculine)