योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-14

बलिमुक्ताबलपुरं मर्यादाक्रमवर्जितम् ।
सर्वार्ताशेषवनितं परस्परहृताम्बरम् ॥ १४ ॥

balimuktābalapuraṃ maryādākramavarjitam ,
sarvārtāśeṣavanitaṃ parasparahṛtāmbaram 14

14. balimuktābalapuram maryādākramavarjitam |
sarvārtāśeṣavanitam parasparahṛtāmbaram ||

14. balimuktābalapuram maryādākramavarjitam
sarvārtāśeṣavanitam parasparahṛtāmbaram

14. It (Pātāla) was a city where tribute (bali) was no longer collected and which was weakened, devoid of any sense of propriety or order (maryādā-krama), with all its women (vanitā) utterly distressed, and where people stole garments from one another.

14. העיר איבדה את חוסנה, גבולות המוסר והנימוס התפוגגו, הנשים כולן היו במצוקה, והתושבים בזזו בגדים זה מזו.

Words meanings summery:

• बलिमुक्ताबलपुरम् (balimuktābalapuram) - a city (pura) that is weak (abala) and freed from tribute (bali)

• मर्यादाक्रमवर्जितम् (maryādākramavarjitam) - deprived of the order of propriety/limits

• सर्वार्ताशेषवनितम् (sarvārtāśeṣavanitam) - with all women completely distressed

• परस्परहृताम्बरम् (parasparahṛtāmbaram) - where clothes are stolen from one another

Words meanings and morphology

बलिमुक्ताबलपुरम् (balimuktābalapuram) - a city (pura) that is weak (abala) and freed from tribute (bali)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balimuktābalapura

balimuktābalapura - a city where tribute is ceased and which is weak

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (balimukta+abalapura)

• bali-mukta – released from tribute, tribute-free
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound of bali (tribute) and mukta (released).
• abala-pura – weak city, powerless city
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of a (not) and bala (strength) and pura (city).

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

मर्यादाक्रमवर्जितम् (maryādākramavarjitam) - deprived of the order of propriety/limits

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maryādākramavarjita

maryādākramavarjita - deprived of the order of propriety/limits

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maryādākrama+varjita)

• maryādā-krama – order of propriety, sequence of limits
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – deprived of, forsaken, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj (to abandon) with suffix -kta (pp. participle).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

सर्वार्ताशेषवनितम् (sarvārtāśeṣavanitam) - with all women completely distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvārtāśeṣavanita

sarvārtāśeṣavanita - with all women completely distressed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarvārta+aśeṣa+vanita)

• sarvārta – all distressed, completely afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of sarva (all) and ārta (distressed).
• aśeṣa – without remainder, complete, all
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of a (not) and śeṣa (remainder).
• vanita – woman, desired
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vanitā (woman). Here likely used collectively or as a state.

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

परस्परहृताम्बरम् (parasparahṛtāmbaram) - where clothes are stolen from one another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parasparahṛtāmbara

parasparahṛtāmbara - where clothes are stolen from one another

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paraspara+hṛtāmbara)

• paraspara – mutual, one another
  indeclinable
• hṛtāmbara – stolen garment
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of hṛta (stolen) and ambara (garment).

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

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