योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-8

निरुद्यमा गतश्रीका दीनाः प्रकटिताशयाः ।
बान्धवा न विराजन्ते पद्माः प्लुष्टदला इव ॥ ८ ॥

nirudyamā gataśrīkā dīnāḥ prakaṭitāśayāḥ ,
bāndhavā na virājante padmāḥ pluṣṭadalā iva 8

8. nirudyamaḥ gataśrīkāḥ dīnāḥ prakaṭitāśayāḥ |
bāndhavāḥ na virājante padmāḥ pluṣṭadalāḥ iva || 8 ||

8. nirudyamaḥ gataśrīkāḥ dīnāḥ prakaṭitāśayāḥ
bāndhavāḥ padmāḥ pluṣṭadalāḥ iva na virājante 8

8. Relatives who are without effort, deprived of their glory, miserable, and whose inner intentions have been revealed do not appear splendid, just like lotuses with burnt petals.

8. קרובינו, מחוסרי מעש, נטולי תהילה, דלים ופגיעים, אינם קורנים עוד, כנילופרים שעליהם נחרכו.

Words meanings summery:

• निरुद्यमः (nirudyamaḥ) - without effort, without enterprise

• गतश्रीकाः (gataśrīkāḥ) - deprived of glory/prosperity

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - miserable, wretched, dejected

• प्रकटिताशयाः (prakaṭitāśayāḥ) - whose intentions/thoughts are revealed/manifested

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

• न (na) - not, no

• विराजन्ते (virājante) - shine, appear splendid

• पद्माः (padmāḥ) - lotuses

• प्लुष्टदलाः (pluṣṭadalāḥ) - with burnt leaves/petals

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

निरुद्यमः (nirudyamaḥ) - without effort, without enterprise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirudyama

nirudyama - without effort, without enterprise, inactive

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+udyama)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• udyama – effort, exertion, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bāndhavāḥ`

गतश्रीकाः (gataśrīkāḥ) - deprived of glory/prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gataśrīka

gataśrīka - whose glory/prosperity has departed, unfortunate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+śrī+ka)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root gam (to go) + kta
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• ka – suffix indicating possession or connection
  suffix

Note: Qualifies `bāndhavāḥ`

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - miserable, wretched, dejected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, dejected, sad

Past Passive Participle

Root dai (to be miserable) + kta (past participle suffix)

Root: dai

Note: Qualifies `bāndhavāḥ`

प्रकटिताशयाः (prakaṭitāśayāḥ) - whose intentions/thoughts are revealed/manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakaṭitāśaya

prakaṭitāśaya - whose intentions/thoughts are revealed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakaṭita+āśaya)

• prakaṭita – revealed, manifested, made public
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root kaṭ (to open) with pra, then in causative form + kta
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)
• āśaya – intention, meaning, thought, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `bāndhavāḥ`

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - a relative, kinsman, friend

Note: Subject of the sentence

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

विराजन्ते (virājante) - shine, appear splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of virāj

Present tense, Atmanepada

Root rāj (to shine) with vi prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

पद्माः (padmāḥ) - lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of padma

padma - lotus, water-lily

Note: Compared to `bāndhavāḥ`

प्लुष्टदलाः (pluṣṭadalāḥ) - with burnt leaves/petals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pluṣṭadala

pluṣṭadala - having burnt leaves/petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pluṣṭa+dala)

• pluṣṭa – burnt, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root pluṣ (to burn) + kta
  Root: pluṣ (class 1)
• dala – leaf, petal, fragment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `padmāḥ`

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

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