योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-53

दुःखदावाग्निदाहेषु दुःखदावाग्निहारिषु ।
पातोत्पातदशालक्षैर्मज्जनोन्मज्जनभ्रमैः ॥ ५३ ॥

duḥkhadāvāgnidāheṣu duḥkhadāvāgnihāriṣu ,
pātotpātadaśālakṣairmajjanonmajjanabhramaiḥ 53

53. duḥkhadāvāgnidāheṣu duḥkhadāvāgnihāriṣu
pātotpātadaśālakṣaiḥ majjanonmajjanabhramaiḥ

53. duḥkhadāvāgnidāheṣu duḥkhadāvāgnihāriṣu
pātotpātadaśālakṣaiḥ majjanonmajjanabhramaiḥ

53. Amidst the burnings caused by the forest fire of suffering, and amidst the attempts to extinguish this forest fire of suffering, by millions of states of rising and falling, and by the delusive cycles of sinking and emerging.

Words meanings summery:

• दुःखदावाग्निदाहेषु (duḥkhadāvāgnidāheṣu) - in the burnings by the forest fire of suffering

• दुःखदावाग्निहारिषु (duḥkhadāvāgnihāriṣu) - in those removing/extinguishing the forest fire of suffering, in the efforts to remove the forest fire of suffering

• पातोत्पातदशालक्षैः (pātotpātadaśālakṣaiḥ) - by millions of states of falling and rising

• मज्जनोन्मज्जनभ्रमैः (majjanonmajjanabhramaiḥ) - by the confusions/delusions of sinking and emerging

Words meanings and morphology

दुःखदावाग्निदाहेषु (duḥkhadāvāgnidāheṣu) - in the burnings by the forest fire of suffering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of duḥkhadāvāgnidāha

duḥkhadāvāgnidāha - the burning by the forest fire of suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+dāvāgni+dāha)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dāvāgni – forest fire
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dāva (forest) and agni (fire)
• dāha – burning, combustion, heat
  noun (masculine)
  From root dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)

दुःखदावाग्निहारिषु (duḥkhadāvāgnihāriṣu) - in those removing/extinguishing the forest fire of suffering, in the efforts to remove the forest fire of suffering

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of duḥkhadāvāgnihārin

duḥkhadāvāgnihārin - one who removes/extinguishes the forest fire of suffering

Compound of duḥkhadāvāgni and hārin. hārin is derived from root hṛ (to take, carry, remove).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+dāvāgni+hārin)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dāvāgni – forest fire
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dāva (forest) and agni (fire)
• hārin – removing, taking away, carrying off, captivating
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root hṛ (to take, carry, remove) with suffix -in
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: It modifies an implied noun like avasthāsu (in states) or prayatneṣu (in efforts).

पातोत्पातदशालक्षैः (pātotpātadaśālakṣaiḥ) - by millions of states of falling and rising

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pātotpātadaśālakṣa

pātotpātadaśālakṣa - millions of states of falling and rising

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāta+utpāta+daśā+lakṣa)

• pāta – falling, descent, fall
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• utpāta – rising, flying up, sudden calamity
  noun (masculine)
  From root pat (to fall) with prefix ut (up)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pat (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
• lakṣa – a hundred thousand, a million (often used loosely for many)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the means or cause.

मज्जनोन्मज्जनभ्रमैः (majjanonmajjanabhramaiḥ) - by the confusions/delusions of sinking and emerging

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of majjanonmajjanabhrama

majjanonmajjanabhrama - the delusion/confusion of sinking and emerging

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (majjana+unmajjana+bhrama)

• majjana – sinking, dipping, bathing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root majj (to sink)
  Root: majj (class 6)
• unmajjana – emerging, rising, coming out of water
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root majj (to sink) with prefix ud (up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: majj (class 6)
• bhrama – wandering, moving about, confusion, delusion, error
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram (to wander, be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the means or cause.

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