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5,52

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-20

घ्राणमार्गमुपाश्रित्य शरीराम्भोजकोटरे ।
गन्धोन्मुखतया बन्धं मा त्वं संश्रय भृङ्गवत् ॥ २० ॥
ghrāṇamārgamupāśritya śarīrāmbhojakoṭare ,
gandhonmukhatayā bandhaṃ mā tvaṃ saṃśraya bhṛṅgavat 20
20. ghrāṇamārgam upāśritya śarīrāmbhojakoṭare
gandhonmukhatayā bandham mā tvam saṃśraya bhṛṅgavat
20. tvam śarīrāmbhojakoṭare ghrāṇamārgam upāśritya
gandhonmukhatayā bhṛṅgavat bandham mā saṃśraya
20. Do not you, like a bee, succumb to bondage through your attraction to fragrance, by resorting to the path of smell within the hollow of the lotus-like body.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • घ्राणमार्गम् (ghrāṇamārgam) - the path of smell, olfactory path
  • उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having relied on
  • शरीराम्भोजकोटरे (śarīrāmbhojakoṭare) - in the hollow/cavity of the lotus-like body
  • गन्धोन्मुखतया (gandhonmukhatayā) - by the state of being inclined towards smell, due to being attracted to fragrance
  • बन्धम् (bandham) - bondage, fetter, tie
  • मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • संश्रय (saṁśraya) - take refuge in, resort to, fall into
  • भृङ्गवत् (bhṛṅgavat) - like a bee

Words meanings and morphology

घ्राणमार्गम् (ghrāṇamārgam) - the path of smell, olfactory path
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ghrāṇamārga
ghrāṇamārga - the path of smell, olfactory channel
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghrāṇa+mārga)
  • ghrāṇa – smell, nose, organ of smell
    noun (neuter)
    Root: ghrā (class 1)
  • mārga – path, way, road
    noun (masculine)
उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having relied on
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: śrī (class 4)
शरीराम्भोजकोटरे (śarīrāmbhojakoṭare) - in the hollow/cavity of the lotus-like body
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śarīrāmbhojakoṭara
śarīrāmbhojakoṭara - the hollow of the lotus-like body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ambhoja+koṭara)
  • śarīra – body
    noun (neuter)
  • ambhoja – lotus (born from water)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jan (class 1)
  • koṭara – hollow, cavity, trunk (of a tree), hole
    noun (neuter)
गन्धोन्मुखतया (gandhonmukhatayā) - by the state of being inclined towards smell, due to being attracted to fragrance
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gandhonmukhatā
gandhonmukhatā - the state of being inclined towards smell
Derived from gandhonmukha + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+unmukha+tā)
  • gandha – smell, fragrance, odor
    noun (masculine)
  • unmukha – facing towards, inclined towards, eager for
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: ud
  • tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (state of being)
    suffix (feminine)
बन्धम् (bandham) - bondage, fetter, tie
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bandha
bandha - bondage, fetter, tie, imprisonment
Root: bandh (class 9)
मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
yuṣmad - you
संश्रय (saṁśraya) - take refuge in, resort to, fall into
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śrī
From root śrī (to go, to resort) with saṃ prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: śrī (class 4)
भृङ्गवत् (bhṛṅgavat) - like a bee
(indeclinable)
Formed with the suffix -vat (like, similar to)