योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-15

पुण्यक्षयानुसंधानात्ततश्चावनिमण्डले ।
तयैव सह मानिन्या पपातोपहताकृतिः ॥ १५ ॥

puṇyakṣayānusaṃdhānāttataścāvanimaṇḍale ,
tayaiva saha māninyā papātopahatākṛtiḥ 15

15. puṇyakṣayānusaṃdhānāt tataḥ ca avanimaṇḍale
tayā eva saha māninyā papāta upahatākṛtiḥ

15. tataḥ ca puṇyakṣayānusaṃdhānāt tayā eva saha
māninyā avanimaṇḍale upahatākṛtiḥ papāta

15. And then, due to the ensuing exhaustion of his merit (puṇya), he fell to the surface of the earth, his form disfigured, along with his proud consort.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्यक्षयानुसंधानात् (puṇyakṣayānusaṁdhānāt) - due to the consequence of the exhaustion of merit

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereupon, then

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवनिमण्डले (avanimaṇḍale) - on the surface of the earth

• तया (tayā) - with her

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• मानिन्या (māninyā) - with the proud woman, with the self-respecting one

• पपात (papāta) - fell down

• उपहताकृतिः (upahatākṛtiḥ) - with a degraded or disfigured form

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्यक्षयानुसंधानात् (puṇyakṣayānusaṁdhānāt) - due to the consequence of the exhaustion of merit

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of puṇyakṣayānusaṃdhāna

puṇyakṣayānusaṁdhāna - the connection/consequence of the exhaustion of good deeds/merit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṣaya+anusaṃdhāna)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – decay, loss, exhaustion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• anusaṃdhāna – investigation, connection, consequence, inference
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefixes 'anu' and 'sam'
  Prefixes: anu+sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, thereupon, then

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवनिमण्डले (avanimaṇḍale) - on the surface of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of avanimaṇḍala

avanimaṇḍala - earth's surface, terrestrial globe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avani+maṇḍala)

• avani – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, region
  noun (neuter)

तया (tayā) - with her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Hariṇekṣaṇā from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

मानिन्या (māninyā) - with the proud woman, with the self-respecting one

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māninī

māninī - a proud woman, a self-respecting woman, a sulky woman

Feminine form of 'mānin', derived from 'manas' (mind) with suffix '-inī'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tayā'.

पपात (papāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

perfect

Reduplicated past tense (Liṭ lakāra).

Root: pat (class 1)

उपहताकृतिः (upahatākṛtiḥ) - with a degraded or disfigured form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upahatākṛti

upahatākṛti - having a degraded or injured form, disfigured, deformed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upahata+ākṛti)

• upahata – injured, degraded, struck, spoilt
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Formed from 'han' (to strike, injure) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Shukra).

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