योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-24

शोकोपहतचित्तोऽसो भ्रमन्काननवीथिषु ।
ज्यायांसमनवेक्ष्यैव पावनो विललाप ह ॥ २४ ॥

śokopahatacitto'so bhramankānanavīthiṣu ,
jyāyāṃsamanavekṣyaiva pāvano vilalāpa ha 24

24. śoka-upahata-cittaḥ asau bhraman kānana-vīthiṣu
jyaayāṃsam anavekṣya eva pāvanaḥ vilalāpa ha

24. śoka-upahata-cittaḥ asau Pāvanaḥ kānana-vīthiṣu bhraman,
jyaayāṃsam anavekṣya eva ha vilalāpa

24. With his mind afflicted by sorrow, Pāvana, wandering through the forest paths, lamented, indeed, without finding his elder brother.

24. פָּאווַנָה, שמחשבתו הוכתה ביגון, נע ונד בשבילי היער, ומבלי לראות את אחיו הבכור, קונן בבכי.

Words meanings summery:

• शोक-उपहत-चित्तः (śoka-upahata-cittaḥ) - whose mind is struck/afflicted by sorrow

• असौ (asau) - he (Pāvana) (he, that one (demonstrative pronoun))

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

• कानन-वीथिषु (kānana-vīthiṣu) - in forest paths, on forest roads

• ज्यअयांसम् (jyaayāṁsam) - his elder brother (Puṇya, implied) (elder, older, superior (accusative))

• अनवेक्ष्य (anavekṣya) - without finding (without seeing, not having seen, not having found)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - Pāvana (the younger brother) (Pāvana (proper noun); purifying, holy)

• विललाप (vilalāpa) - he lamented, he wept, he cried aloud

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

शोक-उपहत-चित्तः (śoka-upahata-cittaḥ) - whose mind is struck/afflicted by sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka-upahata-citta

śoka-upahata-citta - having a mind afflicted by sorrow

bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose mind is upahata (struck/injured) by śoka (sorrow)'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śoka+upahata+citta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• upahata – struck, afflicted, injured, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from upa-han- to strike, injure
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• citta – mind, thought, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `asau` and `pāvanaḥ`.

असौ (asau) - he (Pāvana) (he, that one (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Pāvana.

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming, moving about

Present Active Participle

from bhram- to wander

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `pāvanaḥ`, indicating an ongoing action.

कानन-वीथिषु (kānana-vīthiṣu) - in forest paths, on forest roads

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kānana-vīthi

kānana-vīthi - forest path, forest road

compound of kānana and vīthi

Compound type : tatpurusha (kānana+vīthi)

• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vīthi – path, road, street, row, line
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates the location of wandering.

ज्यअयांसम् (jyaayāṁsam) - his elder brother (Puṇya, implied) (elder, older, superior (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyaayas

jyaayas - elder, older, superior, venerable

comparative degree of vṛddha (old)

Note: Object of `anavekṣya`. Refers to Puṇya, his elder brother.

अनवेक्ष्य (anavekṣya) - without finding (without seeing, not having seen, not having found)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from a-anu-īkṣ- (to see, look at)

Prefixes: a+anu

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action not performed before the main verb.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the lack of seeing.

पावनः (pāvanaḥ) - Pāvana (the younger brother) (Pāvana (proper noun); purifying, holy)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy; a proper name (Pāvana)

from pū- to purify

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: The main subject.

विललाप (vilalāpa) - he lamented, he wept, he cried aloud

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vilap

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

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