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).

22. ...נושאים את משא הכאב הכבד, חיים בסבך הקיום, מלוכלכים ברפש של מעשים רעים ושוכבים בביצת האשליה.

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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