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.

8. עושר ונכסים אינם מחזיקים מעמד, בדיוק כמו מטפסים שנרמסו תחת רגלי פיל מלכותי. כשהם אומרים בחיבה זוהי אהובתי, הבריות למעשה מחבקות בובה של בשר ודם.

Words meanings summery:

• लताः (latāḥ) - creepers, vines

• नागेन्द्रमृदिताः (nāgendramṛditāḥ) - crushed by a great elephant

• धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they hold, they support, they retain, they bear

• न (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)

न (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)

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