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.

12. כאן נקלע כלוב במבוק כדי להחזיק עורבים, נצים וציפורים אחרות הלהוטות לעוף, שנלכדו כדי לשמש מזון לימים הבאים.

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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