योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-20

ऐरावणस्य संशोषं यन्नाम्ना कटभित्तयः ।
केकयेवाहिहृन्नाड्यो जग्मुराजग्मुरार्तताम् ॥ २० ॥

airāvaṇasya saṃśoṣaṃ yannāmnā kaṭabhittayaḥ ,
kekayevāhihṛnnāḍyo jagmurājagmurārtatām 20

20. airāvaṇasya saṃśoṣam yat-nāmnā kaṭa-bhittayaḥ
keke iva ahi-hṛt-nāḍyaḥ jagmuḥ ā-jagmuḥ ārtatām

20. yat-nāmnā airāvaṇasya kaṭa-bhittayaḥ saṃśoṣam jagmuḥ,
keke iva ahi-hṛt-nāḍyaḥ ca ārtatām ā-jagmuḥ

20. By whose name, the temples of Airavata (Indra's elephant) withered (reached a state of drying up), and the heart-veins of snakes, (as delicate) like Kekaya women, experienced profound anguish.

20. למשמע שמו בלבד, התייבשו רקותיו של הַפִיל אֵירָאוָואטַה מרוב פחד, ממש כפי שנחשים נתקפים אימה ורועדים למשמע קריאת הטווס.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐरावणस्य (airāvaṇasya) - of Airavata, Indra's elephant (of Airavata)

• संशोषम् (saṁśoṣam) - drying up, withering, shrinking

• यत्-नाम्ना (yat-nāmnā) - by whose name

• कट-भित्तयः (kaṭa-bhittayaḥ) - temple sides (of elephants)

• केके (keke) - referring to the delicate nature of Kekaya women (like delicate ones, Kekaya women (implied))

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अहि-हृत्-नाड्यः (ahi-hṛt-nāḍyaḥ) - heart-veins of snakes

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they reached, they experienced

• आ-जग्मुः (ā-jagmuḥ) - they came to, they reached, they experienced (emphatic)

• आर्तताम् (ārtatām) - distress, anguish, suffering (accusative)

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावणस्य (airāvaṇasya) - of Airavata, Indra's elephant (of Airavata)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of airāvaṇa

airāvaṇa - Airavata (Indra's elephant)

संशोषम् (saṁśoṣam) - drying up, withering, shrinking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśoṣa

saṁśoṣa - drying up, withering

action noun

From root √śuṣ (to dry) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate accusative with `jagmuḥ` (reached a state of).

यत्-नाम्ना (yat-nāmnā) - by whose name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yat-nāman

yat-nāman - whose name

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yad+nāman)

• yad – which, whose
  pronoun
• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)

कट-भित्तयः (kaṭa-bhittayaḥ) - temple sides (of elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṭa-bhitti

kaṭa-bhitti - side of an elephant's temple

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṭa+bhitti)

• kaṭa – temple (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• bhitti – wall, side
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `jagmuḥ`.

केके (keke) - referring to the delicate nature of Kekaya women (like delicate ones, Kekaya women (implied))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kekī

kekī - female of the Kekaya tribe, delicate woman

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison, part of the sandhi `kekeyevāhihṛnnāḍyo`.

अहि-हृत्-नाड्यः (ahi-hṛt-nāḍyaḥ) - heart-veins of snakes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ahi-hṛt-nāḍī

ahi-hṛt-nāḍī - heart-vein of a snake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahi+hṛt+nāḍī)

• ahi – snake
  noun (masculine)
• hṛt – heart
  noun (neuter)
• nāḍī – vein, tube, pulse
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `jagmuḥ`.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they reached, they experienced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

perfect active indicative

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used emphatically with `ājagmuḥ`.

आ-जग्मुः (ā-jagmuḥ) - they came to, they reached, they experienced (emphatic)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ā-gam

perfect active indicative

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: `ā` (upasarga) indicates coming/reaching. Used emphatically with `jagmuḥ`.

आर्तताम् (ārtatām) - distress, anguish, suffering (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ārtatā

ārtatā - distress, anguish, suffering

Derived from `ārta` (distressed) + `tā` (feminine suffix)

Note: Object of `jagmuḥ ājagmuḥ`.

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