योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-74

मदनानलसंतप्ते शीतेन मनसा मनः ।
भग्नमन्तर्मया तप्तमयसेव बलादयः ॥ ७४ ॥

madanānalasaṃtapte śītena manasā manaḥ ,
bhagnamantarmayā taptamayaseva balādayaḥ 74

74. madanānalasantapte śītena manasā manaḥ
bhagnam antar mayā tapta-ayasā iva balāt ayaḥ

74. mayā madanānalasantapte manaḥ śītena manasā
antar bhagnam tapta-ayasā iva balāt ayaḥ

74. When my mind was intensely tormented by the fire of passion, I shattered it internally with a cool mind, just as iron is forcefully broken by heated iron.

74. באמצעות רוחי הצנונה והרגועה, הכנעתי ושברתי מבפנים את רוחי שלוהטה מאש התשוקה, כפי שברזל מכניע ברזל בכוח.

Words meanings summery:

• मदनानलसन्तप्ते (madanānalasantapte) - when intensely tormented by the fire of passion

• शीतेन (śītena) - by the cool

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - shattered, broken

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, internally

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तप्त-अयसा (tapta-ayasā) - by heated iron

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• बलात् (balāt) - forcefully, by force, with strength

• अयः (ayaḥ) - iron, metal

Words meanings and morphology

मदनानलसन्तप्ते (madanānalasantapte) - when intensely tormented by the fire of passion

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of madanānalasaṃtapta

madanānalasaṁtapta - intensely tormented by the fire of passion

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective formed from madanānala (fire of passion) and saṃtapta (tormented)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (madana+anala+saṃtapta)

• madana – passion, lust, god of love
  noun (masculine)
• anala – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtapta – heated, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from saṃ-√tap (to heat thoroughly, torment)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'manas' (mind), implicitly in the locative case for condition.

शीतेन (śītena) - by the cool

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cool, cold

Note: Agrees with 'manasā'

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - shattered, broken

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhañj (to break)

Root: √bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

अन्तर् (antar) - within, internally

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

तप्त-अयसा (tapta-ayasā) - by heated iron

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapta-ayas

tapta-ayas - heated iron

Compound type : Karmadharaya (tapta+ayas)

• tapta – heated, hot, tormented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √tap (to heat)
  Root: √tap (class 1)
• ayas – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

बलात् (balāt) - forcefully, by force, with strength

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Used adverbially here.

अयः (ayaḥ) - iron, metal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayas

ayas - iron, metal

Note: Subject of the implied breaking in the simile.

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