योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-29

वहन्ति देहयन्त्राणि कृष्टान्याशावरत्रया
चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि मनःसारथिमन्ति च ॥ २९ ॥

vahanti dehayantrāṇi kṛṣṭānyāśāvaratrayā
carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni manaḥsārathimanti ca 29

29. vahanti dehayantrāṇi kṛṣṭāni āśāvaratrayā
carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni manaḥsārathimanti ca

29. dehayantrāṇi carmamāṃsāsthidigdhāni
manaḥsārathimanti ca āśāvaratrayā kṛṣṭāni vahanti

29. These body-machines, smeared with skin, flesh, and bones, and having the mind as their charioteer, are pulled by the three ropes of desire.

29. מכונות הגוף הללו פועלות ומובלות, קשורות בחבלי התשוקה, מורכבות מעור, בשר ועצמות — כשרוחן משמשת להן כרכב.

Words meanings summery:

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

• देहयन्त्राणि (dehayantrāṇi) - body-machines, physical mechanisms

• कृष्टानि (kṛṣṭāni) - pulled, drawn, ploughed

• आशावरत्रया (āśāvaratrayā) - by the three ropes of hope/desire

• चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि (carmamāṁsāsthidigdhāni) - smeared with skin, flesh, and bones

• मनःसारथिमन्ति (manaḥsārathimanti) - having the mind as a charioteer

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they bear, they convey

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice. From 1st class verb (bhvādi).

Root: vah (class 1)

देहयन्त्राणि (dehayantrāṇi) - body-machines, physical mechanisms

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dehayantra

dehayantra - body-machine, physical mechanism

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+yantra)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  From root √yam + suffix -tra.
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural. Context indicates nominative as subject of 'vahanti'.

कृष्टानि (kṛṣṭāni) - pulled, drawn, ploughed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛṣṭa

kṛṣṭa - pulled, drawn, ploughed, cultivated

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛṣ (to pull, to plough). Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

आशावरत्रया (āśāvaratrayā) - by the three ropes of hope/desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āśāvaratrī

āśāvaratrī - set of three ropes of hope/desire

Compound formed from āśā (hope/desire) and varatrā (rope), with the suffix -traya indicating a group of three. Feminine instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśā+varatrā+traya)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• varatrā – rope, strap, thong
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• traya – three, triad, group of three
  noun (neuter)
  Numerical suffix often used to form collective nouns. Here implied as part of the feminine collective 'varatrī'.

Note: Describes the agent pulling the 'dehayantrāṇi'.

चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि (carmamāṁsāsthidigdhāni) - smeared with skin, flesh, and bones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of carmamāṃsāsthidigdhā

carmamāṁsāsthidigdhā - smeared/covered with skin, flesh, and bones

Compound: Dvandva (carma, māṃsa, asthi) + Tatpuruṣa (digdhā). 'digdhā' is a past passive participle (from √dih 'to smear'). Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (carman+māṃsa+asthi+digdha)

• carman – skin, hide
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛt
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• digdha – smeared, anointed, covered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dih (to smear, anoint).
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Also accusative plural. Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

मनःसारथिमन्ति (manaḥsārathimanti) - having the mind as a charioteer

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of manaḥsārathimat

manaḥsārathimat - having the mind as a charioteer

Possessive suffix -mat

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'manaḥsārathi' (mind as charioteer) + possessive suffix -mat. Neuter nominative/accusative plural.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+sārathi)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• sārathi – charioteer, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Also accusative plural. Qualifies 'dehayantrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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