योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-28

चित्रार्पितोपमदुराकृतयो निरीहा दीनाशया हि महताम्बुरुहोपमानाः ।
शोकोपतप्तमनसोऽसुरनायकास्ते दग्धद्रुमा इव निरस्तविकारमासन् ॥ २८ ॥

citrārpitopamadurākṛtayo nirīhā dīnāśayā hi mahatāmburuhopamānāḥ ,
śokopataptamanaso'suranāyakāste dagdhadrumā iva nirastavikāramāsan 28

28. citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ nirīhāḥ
dīna-āśayāḥ hi mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ
śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ asura-nāyakāḥ te
dagdha-drumāḥ iva nirasta-vikāram āsan

28. hi te asura-nāyakāḥ citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ
nirīhāḥ dīna-āśayāḥ
śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ
dagdha-drumāḥ iva nirasta-vikāram āsan

28. Indeed, those demon chiefs, whose forms were as unmoving as figures painted in a picture, became devoid of desire and had pitiable hopes. Their minds were afflicted by sorrow. They were like great lotuses and like burnt trees, completely devoid of activity.

28. מנהיגי הַאֲסוּרִים, שדמו לתמונות מצוירות, היו מחוסרי כוח וקצורי רוח; רוחם נשרפה מיגון, והם עמדו ללא תנועה, ממש כמו עצים שרופים.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्र-अर्पित-उपम-दुराकृतयः (citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ) - whose forms were difficult to achieve or alter, like those fixed in a painting

• निरीहाः (nirīhāḥ) - without desire, inactive, motionless

• दीन-आशयाः (dīna-āśayāḥ) - with pitiable intentions/hopes, with wretched spirits

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly, because

• महताम्-अम्बुरुह-उपमानाः (mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ) - compared to lotuses that were once great or in their prime, now implying a withered state (comparable to great lotuses)

• शोक-उपतप्त-मनसः (śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ) - whose minds were distressed by sorrow, sorrow-afflicted in mind

• असुर-नायकाः (asura-nāyakāḥ) - demon chiefs/leaders

• ते (te) - those demon chiefs (those)

• दग्ध-द्रुमाः (dagdha-drumāḥ) - burnt trees

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निरस्त-विकारम् (nirasta-vikāram) - devoid of change/activity, motionless, inert

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

Words meanings and morphology

चित्र-अर्पित-उपम-दुराकृतयः (citra-arpita-upama-durākṛtayaḥ) - whose forms were difficult to achieve or alter, like those fixed in a painting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citra-arpita-upama-durākṛti

citra-arpita-upama-durākṛti - whose forms are difficult to act upon, like (those) placed in a painting

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (citra+arpita+upama+durākṛti)

• citra – painting, picture, image
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, offered, entrusted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ṛ (to go, move) with prefix api, forming 'placed upon'.
  Prefix: api
  Root: √ṛ (class 1)
• upama – resembling, like, comparable to, simile
  adjective (masculine)
• durākṛti – bad form, difficult form/action, distorted shape
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: dur

निरीहाः (nirīhāḥ) - without desire, inactive, motionless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirīha

nirīha - without desire or effort, inactive, tranquil

Formed with 'nis' (without) and 'īhā' (desire, effort).

दीन-आशयाः (dīna-āśayāḥ) - with pitiable intentions/hopes, with wretched spirits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna-āśaya

dīna-āśaya - having pitiable intentions/hopes, having a wretched spirit

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīna+āśaya)

• dīna – pitiable, wretched, distressed, poor
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: √dī (class 4)
• āśaya – intention, hope, thought, mind, spirit, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √śī (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

महताम्-अम्बुरुह-उपमानाः (mahatām-amburuha-upamānāḥ) - compared to lotuses that were once great or in their prime, now implying a withered state (comparable to great lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat-amburuha-upamāna

mahat-amburuha-upamāna - comparable to great lotuses

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+amburuha+upamāna)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• amburuha – lotus (literally 'born from water')
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ambu
  Root: √ruh (class 1)
• upamāna – comparison, simile, that with which something is compared
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √mā (class 2)

शोक-उपतप्त-मनसः (śoka-upatapta-manasaḥ) - whose minds were distressed by sorrow, sorrow-afflicted in mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śoka-upatapta-manas

śoka-upatapta-manas - having a mind distressed by sorrow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śoka+upatapta+manas)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √śuc (class 1)
• upatapta – distressed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tap (to heat, torment) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √tap (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √man (class 4)

असुर-नायकाः (asura-nāyakāḥ) - demon chiefs/leaders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura-nāyaka

asura-nāyaka - leader of demons, demon chief

Compound type : Tatpurusha (asura+nāyaka)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √nī (class 1)

ते (te) - those demon chiefs (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

दग्ध-द्रुमाः (dagdha-drumāḥ) - burnt trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdha-druma

dagdha-druma - a burnt tree

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (dagdha+druma)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dah (to burn, consume).
  Root: √dah (class 1)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निरस्त-विकारम् (nirasta-vikāram) - devoid of change/activity, motionless, inert

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirasta-vikāra

nirasta-vikāra - devoid of change, free from modification, without activity

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nirasta+vikāra)

• nirasta – cast off, removed, dispelled, inactive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefix nis.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: √as (class 4)
• vikāra – change, modification, alteration, disorder
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of being.

आसन् (āsan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)

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