योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-13

कन्दरेषु श्रितः सिद्धैर्निधानैरन्तराश्रितः ।
चन्दनेषु श्रितो नागैः सिंहैः श्रृङ्गशिखासु च ॥ १३ ॥

kandareṣu śritaḥ siddhairnidhānairantarāśritaḥ ,
candaneṣu śrito nāgaiḥ siṃhaiḥ śrṛṅgaśikhāsu ca 13

13. kandareṣu śritaḥ siddhaiḥ nidhānaiḥ antara āśritaḥ
candaneṣu śritaḥ nāgaiḥ siṃhaiḥ śṛṅgaśikhāsu ca

13. kandareṣu siddhaiḥ śritaḥ nidhānaiḥ antara āśritaḥ
candaneṣu nāgaiḥ śritaḥ ca siṃhaiḥ śṛṅgaśikhāsu

13. In its grottoes, it is inhabited by Siddhas; within, it is filled with treasures; among its sandalwood trees, it is inhabited by Nāgas; and on its mountain peaks, by lions.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्दरेषु (kandareṣu) - in the caves/grottoes (of the mountain) (in the caves, in the grottoes)

• श्रितः (śritaḥ) - inhabited (by Siddhas) (inhabited, resorted to, dependent on)

• सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - by the Siddhas, a class of semi-divine perfected beings with supernatural powers (by Siddhas, by perfected beings)

• निधानैः (nidhānaiḥ) - by treasures (hidden within) (by treasures, by stores, by deposits)

• अन्तर (antara) - within, internal, inner

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - filled with (treasures) (inhabited, resided in, filled with)

• चन्दनेषु (candaneṣu) - among the sandalwood trees (of the mountain) (among sandalwood trees)

• श्रितः (śritaḥ) - inhabited (by Nāgas) (inhabited, resorted to)

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the serpents (Nāgas), mythical semi-divine beings associated with water and the netherworld (by Nāgas, by serpents)

• सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

• शृङ्गशिखासु (śṛṅgaśikhāsu) - on the mountain peaks (on the mountain peaks, on the summits of horns)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

कन्दरेषु (kandareṣu) - in the caves/grottoes (of the mountain) (in the caves, in the grottoes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kandara

kandara - cave, grotto, cavern

श्रितः (śritaḥ) - inhabited (by Siddhas) (inhabited, resorted to, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrita

śrita - resided in, inhabited, resorted to, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śri (to resort to, to dwell in)

Root: śri (class 1)

सिद्धैः (siddhaiḥ) - by the Siddhas, a class of semi-divine perfected beings with supernatural powers (by Siddhas, by perfected beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, successful; a perfected being, a semi-divine being

निधानैः (nidhānaiḥ) - by treasures (hidden within) (by treasures, by stores, by deposits)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nidhāna

nidhāna - treasure, deposit, store, receptacle

अन्तर (antara) - within, internal, inner

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, within, internal

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - filled with (treasures) (inhabited, resided in, filled with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resided in, inhabited, resorted to, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śri (to resort to, to dwell in) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

चन्दनेषु (candaneṣu) - among the sandalwood trees (of the mountain) (among sandalwood trees)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of candana

candana - sandalwood tree, sandalwood

श्रितः (śritaḥ) - inhabited (by Nāgas) (inhabited, resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrita

śrita - resided in, inhabited, resorted to, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śri (to resort to, to dwell in)

Root: śri (class 1)

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the serpents (Nāgas), mythical semi-divine beings associated with water and the netherworld (by Nāgas, by serpents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, a mythical semi-divine being with a human face and a serpent body (Nāga)

सिंहैः (siṁhaiḥ) - by lions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

शृङ्गशिखासु (śṛṅgaśikhāsu) - on the mountain peaks (on the mountain peaks, on the summits of horns)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śṛṅgaśikhā

śṛṅgaśikhā - mountain peak, summit of a horn

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śṛṅga+śikhā)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit, mountain
  noun (neuter)
• śikhā – peak, summit, crest, flame, top-knot
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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