योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-31

धरासाररणच्छैलाः प्रज्वलज्ज्वलनोज्ज्वलाः ।
ककुभो न विशीर्यन्ते तनुं त्यजसि किं मुधा ॥ ३१ ॥

dharāsāraraṇacchailāḥ prajvalajjvalanojjvalāḥ ,
kakubho na viśīryante tanuṃ tyajasi kiṃ mudhā 31

31. dharā-sāra-raṇa-śailāḥ prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvalāḥ
kakubhaḥ na viśīryante tanum tyajasi kim mudhā

31. dharā-sāra-raṇa-śailāḥ prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvalāḥ
kakubhaḥ na viśīryante kim mudhā tanum tyajasi

31. The quarters of the sky, characterized by mountains resounding with torrential earth-showers and glowing brightly with intensely burning flames, are not disintegrating. Why do you abandon your body in vain?

Words meanings summery:

• धरा-सार-रण-शैलाः (dharā-sāra-raṇa-śailāḥ) - having mountains resounding with earth-torrents/torrential rains

• प्रज्वलत्-ज्वलन-उज्ज्वलाः (prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvalāḥ) - shining brightly with intensely burning flames

• ककुभः (kakubhaḥ) - quarters of the sky, directions

• न (na) - not, no

• विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - they disintegrate, they fall apart

• तनुम् (tanum) - body, form, person

• त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you forsake, you give up

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, foolishly

Words meanings and morphology

धरा-सार-रण-शैलाः (dharā-sāra-raṇa-śailāḥ) - having mountains resounding with earth-torrents/torrential rains

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharā-sāra-raṇa-śaila

dharā-sāra-raṇa-śaila - characterized by mountains resounding with torrents of earth or torrential rains

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharā-sāra+raṇa+śaila)

• dharā-sāra – earth's essence/strength; torrential rain
  noun (masculine)
• raṇa – sound, resonance, clanging, battle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

प्रज्वलत्-ज्वलन-उज्ज्वलाः (prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvalāḥ) - shining brightly with intensely burning flames

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvala

prajvalat-jvalana-ujjvala - shining brightly with intensely burning flames

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajvalat+jvalana+ujjvala)

• prajvalat – blazing forth, intensely burning
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'jval' (to burn) with upasarga 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jval (class 1)
• jvalana – fire, flame, burning
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• ujjvala – shining, bright, brilliant, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jval (class 1)

ककुभः (kakubhaḥ) - quarters of the sky, directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kakubh

kakubh - quarter of the sky, direction, region

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - they disintegrate, they fall apart

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of vi-śī

Present Indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: śī (class 9)

तनुम् (tanum) - body, form, person

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, skin

Root: tan (class 8)

त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon, you forsake, you give up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tyaj

Present Indicative

Root: tyaj (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, why, how

(indeclinable)

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, foolishly

(indeclinable)

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