योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-52

तृष्णाकरञ्जकुञ्जेषु कामकोलाहलेषु च ।
वासनावनजालेषु जन्मकूपान्तरेषु च ॥ ५२ ॥

tṛṣṇākarañjakuñjeṣu kāmakolāhaleṣu ca ,
vāsanāvanajāleṣu janmakūpāntareṣu ca 52

52. tṛṣṇā-karañja-kuñjeṣu kāma-kolāhaleṣu ca
vāsanā-vana-jāleṣu janma-kūpa-antareṣu ca

52. tṛṣṇā-karañja-kuñjeṣu ca kāma-kolāhaleṣu ca
vāsanā-vana-jāleṣu janma-kūpa-antareṣu ca

52. (It was entangled) in the groves of craving's thorny karañja trees, in the clamor of desires, in the networks of the forest of inherent tendencies (vāsanā), and in the deep wells of rebirth.

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णा-करञ्ज-कुञ्जेषु (tṛṣṇā-karañja-kuñjeṣu) - in the thickets of the karañja trees of craving

• काम-कोलाहलेषु (kāma-kolāhaleṣu) - in the clamor of desires, in the uproar of lust

• च (ca) - and, also

• वासना-वन-जालेषु (vāsanā-vana-jāleṣu) - in the networks of the forest of inherent tendencies

• जन्म-कूप-अन्तरेषु (janma-kūpa-antareṣu) - in the depths of the well of rebirth

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णा-करञ्ज-कुञ्जेषु (tṛṣṇā-karañja-kuñjeṣu) - in the thickets of the karañja trees of craving

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tṛṣṇākarañjakuñja

tṛṣṇākarañjakuñja - thicket of karañja trees associated with craving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇā+karañja+kuñja)

• tṛṣṇā – craving, thirst, desire, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• karañja – Indian Beech tree, Pongamia pinnata (often thorny)
  noun (masculine)
• kuñja – thicket, bower, grove, arbour
  noun (masculine)

काम-कोलाहलेषु (kāma-kolāhaleṣu) - in the clamor of desires, in the uproar of lust

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāmakolāhala

kāmakolāhala - clamor/uproar of desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+kolāhala)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, lust
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• kolāhala – clamor, uproar, tumult, noise
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वासना-वन-जालेषु (vāsanā-vana-jāleṣu) - in the networks of the forest of inherent tendencies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vāsanāvanajāla

vāsanāvanajāla - net/trap of the forest of inherent tendencies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+vana+jāla)

• vāsanā – inherent tendency, latent impression, mental trace (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, trap, web, network
  noun (neuter)

जन्म-कूप-अन्तरेषु (janma-kūpa-antareṣu) - in the depths of the well of rebirth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of janmakūpāntara

janmakūpāntara - interior/depths of the well of rebirth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janma+kūpa+antara)

• janma – birth, rebirth, existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kūpa – well, pit, shaft
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interior, inside, middle, depth, interval
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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