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.

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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