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5,44

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-35

नीतं श्मशानं मांसान्त्रवसापङ्ककलङ्कितम् ।
शुष्काशुष्करसक्लिन्नं कंकालशतसंकुलम् ॥ ३५ ॥
nītaṃ śmaśānaṃ māṃsāntravasāpaṅkakalaṅkitam ,
śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinnaṃ kaṃkālaśatasaṃkulam 35
35. nītam śmaśānam māṃsāntravasāpaṅkakalankitam
śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinnam kaṅkālaśatasaṅkulam
35. nītam māṃsāntravasāpaṅkakalankitam
śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinnam kaṅkālaśatasaṅkulam śmaśānam
35. (That body was) then taken to the cremation ground, a place stained with the mire of flesh, entrails, and fat, reeking with both dry and wet fluids, and teeming with hundreds of skeletons.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • नीतम् (nītam) - was taken (referring to the dead body) (taken, carried, led, brought)
  • श्मशानम् (śmaśānam) - to the cremation ground (cremation ground, cemetery)
  • मांसान्त्रवसापङ्ककलन्कितम् (māṁsāntravasāpaṅkakalankitam) - stained with the mire of flesh, entrails, and fat (stained with the mud of flesh, entrails, and fat)
  • शुष्काशुष्करसक्लिन्नम् (śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinnam) - reeking with both dry and wet fluids (moistened with dry and wet fluids)
  • कङ्कालशतसङ्कुलम् (kaṅkālaśatasaṅkulam) - teeming with hundreds of skeletons (crowded with hundreds of skeletons)

Words meanings and morphology

नीतम् (nītam) - was taken (referring to the dead body) (taken, carried, led, brought)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nīta
nīta - taken, led, carried, brought
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'nī' (to lead, carry).
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'amaṅgalyam' from the previous verse, which is the implicit subject.
श्मशानम् (śmaśānam) - to the cremation ground (cremation ground, cemetery)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śmaśāna
śmaśāna - cremation ground, cemetery, burial place
From 'śava' (corpse) + 'śayana' (bed, lying place) or 'śam' (to be calm) + 'śāna'.
Note: Object of destination.
मांसान्त्रवसापङ्ककलन्कितम् (māṁsāntravasāpaṅkakalankitam) - stained with the mire of flesh, entrails, and fat (stained with the mud of flesh, entrails, and fat)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsāntravasāpaṅkakalankita
māṁsāntravasāpaṅkakalankita - stained with the mud of flesh, entrails, and fat
Past Passive Participle at the end of the compound
Compound adjective describing 'śmaśānam'.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (māṃsa+antra+vasā+paṅka+kalankita)
  • māṃsa – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
  • antra – entrail, intestine, gut
    noun (neuter)
  • vasā – fat, marrow, grease
    noun (feminine)
  • paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, slime
    noun (masculine)
  • kalankita – stained, soiled, defiled, disgraced
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from 'kalaṅka' (stain, blemish).
Note: Qualifies 'śmaśānam'.
शुष्काशुष्करसक्लिन्नम् (śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinnam) - reeking with both dry and wet fluids (moistened with dry and wet fluids)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinna
śuṣkāśuṣkarasaklinna - moistened/wet with dry and wet fluids/juices
Past Passive Participle at the end of the compound
Compound adjective describing 'śmaśānam'.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śuṣka+aśuṣka+rasa+klinna)
  • śuṣka – dry, withered, parched
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'śuṣ' (to dry).
    Root: śuṣ (class 4)
  • aśuṣka – not dry, wet, moist
    adjective
    Negative compound with 'a' (not) and 'śuṣka' (dry).
  • rasa – fluid, juice, liquid, essence, taste
    noun (masculine)
  • klinna – wet, moist, soaked, drenched
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'klid' (to be wet).
    Root: klid (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'śmaśānam'.
कङ्कालशतसङ्कुलम् (kaṅkālaśatasaṅkulam) - teeming with hundreds of skeletons (crowded with hundreds of skeletons)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṅkālaśatasaṅkula
kaṅkālaśatasaṅkula - crowded/filled with hundreds of skeletons
Compound adjective describing 'śmaśānam'.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kaṅkāla+śata+saṅkula)
  • kaṅkāla – skeleton, bare bones
    noun (neuter)
  • śata – hundred, a hundred
    noun (neuter)
  • saṅkula – crowded, filled, full of, confused, mixed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'kul' (to collect) with prefix 'sam'.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kul (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'śmaśānam'.