योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-31

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कृत्वौर्ध्वदैहिकमथो व्यथयाभिभूतौ शोकोत्थया करुणयार्तगिरा विलप्य ।
चित्रार्पिताविव निरस्तसमस्तचेष्टौ तौ संस्थितौ सुखमशून्यहृदौ विवृत्तौ ॥ ३१ ॥

kṛtvaurdhvadaihikamatho vyathayābhibhūtau śokotthayā karuṇayārtagirā vilapya ,
citrārpitāviva nirastasamastaceṣṭau tau saṃsthitau sukhamaśūnyahṛdau vivṛttau 31

31. kṛtvā ūrdhvadehikaṃ atho vyathayā abhibhūtau
śokotthayā karuṇayā ārtagirā vilapya
citrārpita iva nirastasamastaceṣṭau tau
saṃsthitau sukham aśūnyahṛdau vivṛttau

31. tau ūrdhvadehikaṃ kṛtvā atho vyathayā
abhibhūtau śokotthayā karuṇayā ārtagirā
vilapya citrārpita iva nirastasamastaceṣṭau
aśūnyahṛdau vivṛttau sukham saṃsthitau

31. After performing the funeral rites, then, overwhelmed by anguish and lamenting with pained words born of grief and compassion, those two, as if painted figures, completely ceased all their activities. They remained still and quiet, their hearts full of sorrow, having withdrawn from worldly engagement.

Words meanings summery:

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कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, after doing

ऊर्ध्वदेहिकं (ūrdhvadehikaṁ) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

अथो (atho) - then, thereupon, and so

व्यथया (vyathayā) - by pain, by distress, by anguish

अभिभूतौ (abhibhūtau) - overwhelmed, overcome, overpowered (dual)

शोकोत्थया (śokotthayā) - by that which arose from grief, born of sorrow

करुणया (karuṇayā) - by compassion, by pity

आर्तगिरा (ārtagirā) - with distressed words, with pained voice

विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

चित्रार्पित (citrārpita) - like figures fixed in a painting (painted, fixed in a picture, like a picture)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

निरस्तसमस्तचेष्टौ (nirastasamastaceṣṭau) - having abandoned all activities, having ceased all movements

तौ (tau) - those two

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - remained, stood still (dual)

सुखम् (sukham) - quietly, in stillness (comfortably, quietly, happily, peacefully)

अशून्यहृदौ (aśūnyahṛdau) - with hearts full of sorrow (with hearts not empty, with full hearts)

विवृत्तौ (vivṛttau) - having withdrawn from worldly engagement (having turned away, having ceased, withdrawn (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, after doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root kṛ + suffix tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ऊर्ध्वदेहिकं (ūrdhvadehikaṁ) - funeral rites, rites for the deceased

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ūrdhvadehika

ūrdhvadehika - relating to the body after death; funeral rites

Derived from ūrdhva-deha (upper body / body after death) with ṭhak suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūrdhva+deha)

ūrdhva – upper, elevated, above
adjective (neuter)
deha – body, corporeal frame
noun (masculine)

अथो (atho) - then, thereupon, and so

(indeclinable)

व्यथया (vyathayā) - by pain, by distress, by anguish

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vyathā

vyathā - pain, distress, anguish, suffering

Root: vyath (class 1)

अभिभूतौ (abhibhūtau) - overwhelmed, overcome, overpowered (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhibhūta

abhibhūta - overcome, overpowered, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root bhū with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

शोकोत्थया (śokotthayā) - by that which arose from grief, born of sorrow

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śokotthā

śokotthā - arisen from grief, born of sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+uttha)

śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
noun (masculine)
uttha – risen, produced from, originating from
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā with prefix ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)

करुणया (karuṇayā) - by compassion, by pity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of karuṇā

karuṇā - compassion, pity, tenderness

आर्तगिरा (ārtagirā) - with distressed words, with pained voice

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ārtagirā

ārtagirā - having distressed words or voice

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ārta+gir)

ārta – pained, distressed, suffering
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛ (to go, move, attain)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
gir – speech, word, voice
noun (feminine)

विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented, having wept

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root lap with prefix vi and suffix ya

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

चित्रार्पित (citrārpita) - like figures fixed in a painting (painted, fixed in a picture, like a picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of citrārpita

citrārpita - placed or fixed in a painting, depicted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+arpita)

citra – picture, painting, drawing
noun (neuter)
arpita – placed, fixed, offered, consigned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛp
Root: ṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निरस्तसमस्तचेष्टौ (nirastasamastaceṣṭau) - having abandoned all activities, having ceased all movements

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nirastasamastaceṣṭa

nirastasamastaceṣṭa - having all activities ceased or abandoned

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nirasta+samasta+ceṣṭā)

nirasta – thrown away, abandoned, cast off
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root as with prefix nir
Prefix: nir
Root: as (class 4)
samasta – all, whole, entire, complete
adjective (masculine)
ceṣṭā – action, movement, effort, activity
noun (feminine)
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - remained, stood still (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - standing still, remaining, situated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)