योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-46, verse-20
सर्वावयवविश्रान्तां म्लाननामयमाययौ ।
जानुस्तम्भान्तरमहारन्ध्राग्निरिव दुर्द्रुमः ॥ २० ॥
जानुस्तम्भान्तरमहारन्ध्राग्निरिव दुर्द्रुमः ॥ २० ॥
sarvāvayavaviśrāntāṃ mlānanāmayamāyayau ,
jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniriva durdrumaḥ 20
jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniriva durdrumaḥ 20
20.
sarvāvayavaviśrāntām mlānanām ayam āyayau
jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ iva durdrumaḥ
jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ iva durdrumaḥ
20.
ayam sarvāvayavaviśrāntām mlānanām (tām) āyayau,
durdrumaḥ jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ iva.
durdrumaḥ jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ iva.
20.
He approached her, who was weary in all her limbs and had a faded face, feeling like a decaying tree (durdruma) aflame with a great fire in the hollow of its trunk.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वावयवविश्रान्ताम् (sarvāvayavaviśrāntām) - resting in all limbs, completely weary
- म्लाननाम् (mlānanām) - with a faded/pale face
- अयम् (ayam) - this (one), he
- आययौ (āyayau) - approached, came near
- जानुस्तम्भान्तरमहारन्ध्राग्निः (jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ) - a great fire in the hollow of a tree trunk/root
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- दुर्द्रुमः (durdrumaḥ) - a bad tree, an old/decaying tree
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वावयवविश्रान्ताम् (sarvāvayavaviśrāntām) - resting in all limbs, completely weary
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvāvayavaviśrāntā
sarvāvayavaviśrāntā - one who is at rest in all her limbs, completely weary/exhausted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+avayava+viśrāntā)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - avayava – limb, part, component
noun (masculine) - viśrāntā – rested, reposed, ceased, quieted
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: vi
Root: śram (class 4)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun (e.g., the queen).
म्लाननाम् (mlānanām) - with a faded/pale face
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mlānanā
mlānanā - one with a faded/withered face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mlāna+nāman)
- mlāna – faded, withered, languid, depressed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: mlai (class 1) - nāman – name, appearance, face
noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun (e.g., the queen).
अयम् (ayam) - this (one), he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the king.
आययौ (āyayau) - approached, came near
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of āyayau
Perfect tense form of root yā with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
जानुस्तम्भान्तरमहारन्ध्राग्निः (jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgniḥ) - a great fire in the hollow of a tree trunk/root
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgni
jānustambhāntaramahārandhrāgni - fire (agni) in a great hollow (mahārandhra) within (antara) the knee-like trunk/root-stock (jānustambha)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jānu+stambha+antara+mahārandhra+agni)
- jānu – knee, lower part of a tree, root-stock
noun (neuter) - stambha – trunk, pillar, post
noun (masculine) - antara – inside, within, interval, hollow
noun (neuter) - mahārandhra – great hollow, large cavity/fissure
noun (neuter) - agni – fire, Agni (the deity)
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
दुर्द्रुमः (durdrumaḥ) - a bad tree, an old/decaying tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdruma
durdruma - a bad tree, an old or decaying tree, a useless tree
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+druma)
- dus – bad, difficult, ill-
prefix - druma – tree
noun (masculine)