योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-29

पञ्चत्वं गतयोः पित्रोर्दीनवक्त्रौ बभूवतुः ।
तप्ताङ्गौ विगतोत्साहौ पद्माविव जलोद्धृतौ ॥ २९ ॥

pañcatvaṃ gatayoḥ pitrordīnavaktrau babhūvatuḥ ,
taptāṅgau vigatotsāhau padmāviva jaloddhṛtau 29

29. pañcatvam gatayoḥ pitroḥ dīnavaktrau babhūvatuḥ
taptāṅgau vigatotsāhau padmau iva jaloddhṛtau

29. pitroḥ pañcatvam gatayoḥ dīnavaktrau taptāṅgau
vigatotsāhau babhūvatuḥ jaloddhṛtau padmau iva

29. With their two parents having attained death (pañcatvam), they became sad-faced, with distressed bodies, and devoid of enthusiasm, like two lotuses pulled out of water.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - death, demise (the state of five, dissolution into five elements, death)

• गतयोः (gatayoḥ) - of the two who have gone, of the two deceased

• पित्रोः (pitroḥ) - of the two parents

• दीनवक्त्रौ (dīnavaktrau) - with sad faces, having mournful countenances

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were

• तप्ताङ्गौ (taptāṅgau) - with heated bodies, with distressed limbs

• विगतोत्साहौ (vigatotsāhau) - deprived of enthusiasm, dejected, discouraged

• पद्मौ (padmau) - two lotuses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जलोद्धृतौ (jaloddhṛtau) - uprooted from water, pulled out of water

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - death, demise (the state of five, dissolution into five elements, death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcatva

pañcatva - the state of five, five-fold nature, dissolution, death

From 'pañca' (five) + 'tva' (suffix for state/nature).

गतयोः (gatayoḥ) - of the two who have gone, of the two deceased

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, passed away

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pitroḥ'.

पित्रोः (pitroḥ) - of the two parents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, parent

दीनवक्त्रौ (dīnavaktrau) - with sad faces, having mournful countenances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dīnavaktra

dīnavaktra - sad-faced, with a mournful countenance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīna+vaktra)

• dīna – sad, miserable, distressed, humble
  adjective (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subjects of 'babhūvatuḥ' (the two consorts).

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तप्ताङ्गौ (taptāṅgau) - with heated bodies, with distressed limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of taptāṅga

taptāṅga - with heated/scorched/distressed body/limbs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapta+aṅga)

• tapta – heated, hot, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'tap' (to heat, to suffer) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: tap (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the two consorts.

विगतोत्साहौ (vigatotsāhau) - deprived of enthusiasm, dejected, discouraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vigatotsāha

vigatotsāha - deprived of enthusiasm, dejected, dispirited

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vigata+utsāha)

• vigata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from 'vi' + root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, zeal, effort
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the two consorts.

पद्मौ (padmau) - two lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of padma

padma - lotus

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

जलोद्धृतौ (jaloddhṛtau) - uprooted from water, pulled out of water

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of jaloddhṛta

jaloddhṛta - pulled out of water, uprooted from water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+uddhṛta)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• uddhṛta – pulled out, uprooted, rescued, extracted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from 'ud' + root 'hṛ' (to take, to carry) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'padmau'.

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