योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-27

आविर्भावतिरोभावचक्रावर्तधुरोद्वहम् ।
अज्ञानविकटाटव्यां लुठितं सन्नगात्रकम् ॥ २७ ॥

āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaham ,
ajñānavikaṭāṭavyāṃ luṭhitaṃ sannagātrakam 27

27. āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaham
ajñānavikaṭāṭavyām luṭhitam sannagātrakam

27. (It is) āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaham,
ajñānavikaṭāṭavyām luṭhitam,
sannagātrakam.

27. It bears the heavy yoke of the cycles of manifestation and dissolution, rolling about in the formidable wilderness of ignorance, its limbs weakened.

Words meanings summery:

• आविर्भावतिरोभावचक्रावर्तधुरोद्वहम् (āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaham) - bearing the burden of the cycle of appearance and disappearance (manifestation and dissolution)

• अज्ञानविकटाटव्याम् (ajñānavikaṭāṭavyām) - in the formidable forest of ignorance

• लुठितम् (luṭhitam) - rolling, wallowing, fallen, thrown down

• सन्नगात्रकम् (sannagātrakam) - having weakened limbs, with its body weakened

Words meanings and morphology

आविर्भावतिरोभावचक्रावर्तधुरोद्वहम् (āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaham) - bearing the burden of the cycle of appearance and disappearance (manifestation and dissolution)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaha

āvirbhāvatirobhāvacakrāvartadhurodvaha - bearing the yoke/burden of the cyclic rotation of appearance and disappearance

Complex compound, with 'udvaha' (from 'ud-vah') as the final member.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvirbhāva+tirobhāva+cakra+āvarta+dhurā+udvaha)

• āvirbhāva – appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: āvis
  Root: BHŪ (class 1)
• tirobhāva – disappearance, concealment, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: BHŪ (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, cycle, disk
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – whirl, turning, rotation, cycle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: VṚT (class 1)
• dhurā – yoke, burden, responsibility
  noun (feminine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, supporting; one who carries
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Present Participle
  From ud-vah (to carry up, bear).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: VAH (class 1)

Note: Could also be nominative neuter singular.

अज्ञानविकटाटव्याम् (ajñānavikaṭāṭavyām) - in the formidable forest of ignorance

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ajñānavikaṭāṭavī

ajñānavikaṭāṭavī - formidable forest of ignorance

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+vikaṭa+aṭavī)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, lack of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of 'jñāna' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
  Root: JÑĀ (class 9)
• vikaṭa – formidable, terrible, vast, huge, distorted
  adjective (masculine)
• aṭavī – forest, wilderness, jungle
  noun (feminine)

लुठितम् (luṭhitam) - rolling, wallowing, fallen, thrown down

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of luṭhita

luṭhita - rolled, wallowed, tossed, fallen

Past Passive Participle

From root LUṬH (to roll, wallow).

Root: LUṬH (class 1)

Note: Could also be nominative neuter singular.

सन्नगात्रकम् (sannagātrakam) - having weakened limbs, with its body weakened

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sannagātraka

sannagātraka - having weakened limbs/body

Compound, 'sanna' is a Past Passive Participle. 'ka' is a diminutive/emphatic suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sanna+gātra+ka)

• sanna – weakened, sunk, relaxed, fallen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root SAD (to sink, collapse)
  Root: SAD (class 1)
• gātra – limb, body
  noun (neuter)
• ka – diminutive/emphatic suffix
  indeclinable

Note: Could also be nominative neuter singular.

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