योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-15, verse-8
अदृश्यैवात्ति मांसास्थिरुधिरादि शरीरकात् ।
मनोबिलविलीनैषा तृष्णावनशुनी नृणाम् ॥ ८ ॥
मनोबिलविलीनैषा तृष्णावनशुनी नृणाम् ॥ ८ ॥
adṛśyaivātti māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt ,
manobilavilīnaiṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām 8
manobilavilīnaiṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām 8
8.
adṛśyā eva atti māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt
manobilavilīnā eṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām
manobilavilīnā eṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām
8.
eṣā adṛśyā manobilavilīnā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī
nṛṇām māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt eva atti
nṛṇām māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt eva atti
8.
Hidden in the cave of the mind, this invisible forest dog, craving (tṛṣṇā), devours the flesh, bones, blood, and other components from the bodies of humans.
Words meanings summery:
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- अदृश्या (adṛśyā) - invisible, unseen
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
- अत्ति (atti) - eats, consumes, devours
- मांसास्थिरुधिरादि (māṁsāsthirudhirādi) - flesh, bones, blood, etc.
- शरीरकात् (śarīrakāt) - from the body, from the physical form
- मनोबिलविलीना (manobilavilīnā) - hidden in the cave of the mind, concealed in the mind's hollow
- एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)
- तृष्णावनशुनी (tṛṣṇāvanaśunī) - The relentless, destructive nature of craving, likened to a wild dog. (the forest dog of craving)
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, of men, of people
Words meanings and morphology
अदृश्या (adṛśyā) - invisible, unseen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛśya
adṛśya - invisible, unseen, not perceived
Gerundive (passive participial adjective)
From a- (negation) + root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ya.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tṛṣṇāvanaśunī'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
अत्ति (atti) - eats, consumes, devours
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ad
Present active indicative
Class 2 root ad (no conjugational sign).
Root: ad (class 2)
मांसास्थिरुधिरादि (māṁsāsthirudhirādi) - flesh, bones, blood, etc.
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsāsthirudhirādi
māṁsāsthirudhirādi - flesh, bone, blood, etc.
Compound type : dvandva and tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+asthi+rudhira+ādi)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - asthi – bone
noun (neuter) - rudhira – blood
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable
Note: The compound functions as a single noun in the accusative case.
शरीरकात् (śarīrakāt) - from the body, from the physical form
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīraka
śarīraka - body, physical form (diminutive/generic form of śarīra)
śarīra + ka (diminutive/intensifying suffix).
मनोबिलविलीना (manobilavilīnā) - hidden in the cave of the mind, concealed in the mind's hollow
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manobilavilīna
manobilavilīna - hidden in the cave of the mind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa and descriptive compound (manas+bila+vilīna)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter) - bila – cave, hole, hollow
noun (neuter) - vilīna – hidden, concealed, dissolved, merged
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From prefix vi- + root lī (to stick, cling, dissolve).
Prefix: vi
Root: lī (class 4)
एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers to 'tṛṣṇāvanaśunī'.
तृष्णावनशुनी (tṛṣṇāvanaśunī) - The relentless, destructive nature of craving, likened to a wild dog. (the forest dog of craving)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇāvanaśunī
tṛṣṇāvanaśunī - forest dog of craving
Compound type : tatpuruṣa and descriptive compound (tṛṣṇā+vana+śunī)
- tṛṣṇā – craving, thirst, desire
noun (feminine)
From root tṛṣ (to thirst).
Root: tṛṣ (class 4) - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - śunī – female dog, bitch
noun (feminine)
Feminine form of śvan (dog).
Note: Subject of the verb 'atti'.
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, of men, of people
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human, person