योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-12

अत्रोड्डयनलोलानां काकभासपत्त्रिणाम् ।
धृतानामन्यदाशार्थं ग्रथितं वंशपञ्जरम् ॥ १२ ॥

atroḍḍayanalolānāṃ kākabhāsapattriṇām ,
dhṛtānāmanyadāśārthaṃ grathitaṃ vaṃśapañjaram 12

12. atra uḍḍayanaloḷānām kākabhāsapattriṇām
dhṛtānām anyadāśārtham grathitam vaṃśapañjaram

12. atra dhṛtānām uḍḍayanaloḷānām kākabhāsapattriṇām
anyadāśārtham vaṃśapañjaram grathitam

12. Here, a bamboo cage is constructed, intended for some other purpose, for the captured crows, vultures, and other birds that are eager for flight.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - in this place/situation (here, in this place, on this occasion)

• उड्डयनलोऌआनाम् (uḍḍayanaloḷānām) - of birds eager to fly (of those eager for flight, of those restless for flying)

• काकभासपत्त्रिणाम् (kākabhāsapattriṇām) - of various types of birds (of crows, vultures, and other birds)

• धृतानाम् (dhṛtānām) - of those (birds) that were captured (of those held, captured, restrained)

• अन्यदाशार्थम् (anyadāśārtham) - for the sake of other purposes/sustenance (for the sake of other desires, for another purpose, for other sustenance)

• ग्रथितम् (grathitam) - constructed/put together (strung, bound, woven, tied up, constructed)

• वंशपञ्जरम् (vaṁśapañjaram) - a bamboo cage (bamboo cage)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - in this place/situation (here, in this place, on this occasion)

(indeclinable)

उड्डयनलोऌआनाम् (uḍḍayanaloḷānām) - of birds eager to fly (of those eager for flight, of those restless for flying)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uḍḍayanaloḷa

uḍḍayanaloḷa - eager for flight, restless for flying

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uḍḍayana+loḷa)

• uḍḍayana – flying up, soaring, flight
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root ḍī- (to fly) with prefix ut-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ḍī (class 4)
• loḷa – shaking, trembling, restless, eager, desirous
  adjective

Note: Refers to the birds.

काकभासपत्त्रिणाम् (kākabhāsapattriṇām) - of various types of birds (of crows, vultures, and other birds)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kākabhāsapattri

kākabhāsapattri - crows, vultures, and winged creatures

Compound type : dvandva (kāka+bhāsa+pattri)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsa – vulture, a species of large bird
  noun (masculine)
• pattri – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
  From 'patra' (wing) + '-in' (having).

Note: Listing specific types of birds.

धृतानाम् (dhṛtānām) - of those (birds) that were captured (of those held, captured, restrained)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, captured, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhṛ- (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the birds.

अन्यदाशार्थम् (anyadāśārtham) - for the sake of other purposes/sustenance (for the sake of other desires, for another purpose, for other sustenance)

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in -artham (for the purpose of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyat+āśā+artha)

• anyat – other, another
  pronoun (neuter)
• āśā – hope, desire, direction; eating/food (variant 'āśa')
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the purpose for which the cage is made.

ग्रथितम् (grathitam) - constructed/put together (strung, bound, woven, tied up, constructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grathita

grathita - strung, bound, woven, tied up, constructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root grath- (to tie, bind)

Root: grath (class 10)

Note: Describes 'vaṃśapañjaram'.

वंशपञ्जरम् (vaṁśapañjaram) - a bamboo cage (bamboo cage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaṃśapañjara

vaṁśapañjara - bamboo cage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+pañjara)

• vaṃśa – bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• pañjara – cage, aviary
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence, 'a cage is constructed'.

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