योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-25

गमागमपरिक्षीणं संसारारण्यचारिणम् ।
अलब्धशीतलच्छायं तीव्रतापोपतापितम् ॥ २५ ॥

gamāgamaparikṣīṇaṃ saṃsārāraṇyacāriṇam ,
alabdhaśītalacchāyaṃ tīvratāpopatāpitam 25

25. gamāgamaparikṣīṇam saṃsāraraṇyacāriṇam
alabdhaśītalacchāyam tīvratāpopatāpitam

25. gamāgamaparikṣīṇam saṃsāraraṇyacāriṇam
alabdhaśītalacchāyam tīvratāpopatāpitam

25. Completely wasted by endless comings and goings, wandering in the wilderness of worldly existence (saṃsāra), unable to find cool shade, and severely tormented by intense heat.

Words meanings summery:

• गमागमपरिक्षीणम् (gamāgamaparikṣīṇam) - completely exhausted by the cycle of births and deaths (saṃsāra) (utterly worn out by coming and going)

• संसाररण्यचारिणम् (saṁsāraraṇyacāriṇam) - (an existence) traversing the perilous wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra) (wandering in the forest of worldly existence)

• अलब्धशीतलच्छायम् (alabdhaśītalacchāyam) - (an existence) that has failed to find any soothing relief (not having obtained cool shade)

• तीव्रतापोपतापितम् (tīvratāpopatāpitam) - (an existence) scorched by severe suffering (tormented by intense heat)

Words meanings and morphology

गमागमपरिक्षीणम् (gamāgamaparikṣīṇam) - completely exhausted by the cycle of births and deaths (saṃsāra) (utterly worn out by coming and going)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of gamāgamaparikṣīṇa

gamāgamaparikṣīṇa - utterly wasted by going and coming

'gama' (going) + 'āgama' (coming) forms 'gamāgama' (Dvandva compound), which then forms a Bahuvrīhi with 'parikṣīṇa'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gama+āgama+parikṣīṇa)

• gama – going, movement, course
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āgama – coming, arrival, return, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• parikṣīṇa – utterly wasted, completely exhausted, decayed, diminished
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṣi' (to waste away) with prefix 'pari'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

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

संसाररण्यचारिणम् (saṁsāraraṇyacāriṇam) - (an existence) traversing the perilous wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra) (wandering in the forest of worldly existence)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of saṃsāraraṇyacārin

saṁsāraraṇyacārin - one who wanders in the forest of worldly existence

'saṃsāra' (transmigration) + 'araṇya' (forest) forms 'saṃsāraraṇya' (Tatpuruṣa). Then 'cārin' (wanderer) is appended.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+araṇya+cārin)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to move) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness, desert, desolate place
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – wandering, moving, going, practising
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun from 'car' (to move, wander) with 'ṇini' suffix.
  Root: car (class 1)

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

अलब्धशीतलच्छायम् (alabdhaśītalacchāyam) - (an existence) that has failed to find any soothing relief (not having obtained cool shade)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of alabdhaśītalacchāya

alabdhaśītalacchāya - one for whom cool shade is not obtained

'a' (not) + 'labdha' (obtained) + 'śītala' (cool) + 'cchāya' (shade).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+labdha+śītala+cchāya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• labdha – obtained, acquired, received, gained
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)
• śītala – cool, cold, refreshing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: śī
• cchāya – shade, shadow, reflection, protection
  noun (masculine)
  Sometimes 'chāya' or 'chāyā'.

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

तीव्रतापोपतापितम् (tīvratāpopatāpitam) - (an existence) scorched by severe suffering (tormented by intense heat)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of tīvratāpopatāpita

tīvratāpopatāpita - one who is tormented by intense heat

'tīvra' (intense) + 'tāpa' (heat) forms 'tīvratāpa' (Karmadhāraya). Then 'upatāpita' (tormented) is appended.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tīvra+tāpa+upatāpita)

• tīvra – intense, severe, sharp, keen
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• tāpa – heat, warmth, pain, suffering, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, suffer).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• upatāpita – heated, scorched, distressed, tormented, afflicted
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (causative)
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat) with prefix 'upa', and causative suffix 'i' before 'ta'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: tap (class 1)

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

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