योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-22

व्यूढदुःखमहाभारं जन्मजङ्गलजीवितम् ।
कुकर्मकर्दमालिप्तं मोहपल्वलशायिनम् ॥ २२ ॥

vyūḍhaduḥkhamahābhāraṃ janmajaṅgalajīvitam ,
kukarmakardamāliptaṃ mohapalvalaśāyinam 22

22. vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāram janmajaṅgalajīvitam
kukarmakardamālimptam mohapalvalaśāyinam

22. vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāram janmajaṅgalajīvitam
kukarmakardamālimptam mohapalvalaśāyinam

22. Bearing the immense burden of suffering, existence (jīvitam) is a wilderness of repeated births (saṃsāra). It is tainted by the mud of evil deeds (karma) and lies dormant in the shallow pond of delusion (moha).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यूढदुःकमहाभारम् (vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāram) - (an existence) burdened by immense suffering (bearing a great burden of sorrow)

• जन्मजङ्गलजीवितम् (janmajaṅgalajīvitam) - (an existence that is) a perilous existence (jīvitam) like a wilderness (jaṅgala) of repeated births (saṃsāra) (life in the jungle of birth)

• कुकर्मकर्दमालिम्प्तम् (kukarmakardamālimptam) - (an existence) stained by the mire of bad deeds (karma) (smeared with the mud of evil actions)

• मोहपल्वलशायिनम् (mohapalvalaśāyinam) - (an existence) resting in the shallow pond of delusion (moha) (lying in the puddle of delusion)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यूढदुःकमहाभारम् (vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāram) - (an existence) burdened by immense suffering (bearing a great burden of sorrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāra

vyūḍhaduḥkamahābhāra - one who bears a great burden of sorrow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vyūḍha+duḥkha+mahā+bhāra)

• vyūḍha – carried, borne, endured, piled up, arranged
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vah (class 1)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• mahā – great, large, immense, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• bhāra – burden, load, weight, quantity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

जन्मजङ्गलजीवितम् (janmajaṅgalajīvitam) - (an existence that is) a perilous existence (jīvitam) like a wilderness (jaṅgala) of repeated births (saṃsāra) (life in the jungle of birth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of janmajaṅgalajīvita

janmajaṅgalajīvita - an existence that is a wilderness of births

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (janma+jaṅgala+jīvita)

• janma – birth, origin, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jaṅgala – wilderness, jungle, desert, uncultivated land
  noun (neuter)
• jīvita – life, livelihood, existence, living
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jīv' (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

कुकर्मकर्दमालिम्प्तम् (kukarmakardamālimptam) - (an existence) stained by the mire of bad deeds (karma) (smeared with the mud of evil actions)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of kukarmakardamālimpta

kukarmakardamālimpta - one who is smeared with the mud of bad actions

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kukarma+kardama+ālimpta)

• kukarma – evil deed, bad action, sin
  noun (neuter)
  'ku' (bad) + 'karma' (action).
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt, filth
  noun (masculine)
• ālimpta – smeared, anointed, tainted, stained
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'lip' (to smear) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

मोहपल्वलशायिनम् (mohapalvalaśāyinam) - (an existence) resting in the shallow pond of delusion (moha) (lying in the puddle of delusion)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of mohapalvalaśāyin

mohapalvalaśāyin - one who lies in the puddle of delusion

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (moha+palvala+śāyin)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• palvala – puddle, pond, small lake, marsh
  noun (neuter)
• śāyin – lying, sleeping, resting, reposing
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'śī' (to lie down) with 'ṇin' suffix.
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

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