योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-5

देहे दुःखातिसंक्षुब्धे का नः क्षतिरुपस्थिता ।
रथे विधुरिते भग्ने सारथेः केव खण्डना ॥ ५ ॥

dehe duḥkhātisaṃkṣubdhe kā naḥ kṣatirupasthitā ,
rathe vidhurite bhagne sāratheḥ keva khaṇḍanā 5

5. dehe duḥkhātisaṃkṣubdhe kā naḥ kṣatiḥ upasthitā
rathe vidhurite bhagne sāratheḥ kā iva khaṇḍanā

5. dehe duḥkhātisaṃkṣubdhe naḥ kā kṣatiḥ upasthitā
rathe vidhurite bhagne sāratheḥ kā iva khaṇḍanā

5. When the body is extremely agitated by suffering, what loss has come to us? Similarly, if the chariot is broken and shattered, what harm is there to the charioteer?

Words meanings summery:

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• दुःखातिसंक्षुब्धे (duḥkhātisaṁkṣubdhe) - extremely agitated by suffering

• का (kā) - what, which

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

• क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - harm, loss, injury

• उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - arisen, present, standing near

• रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

• विधुरिते (vidhurite) - distressed, broken, separated

• भग्ने (bhagne) - broken, shattered

• सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer

• का (kā) - what, which

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• खण्डना (khaṇḍanā) - breaking, shattering, damage, loss

Words meanings and morphology

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

दुःखातिसंक्षुब्धे (duḥkhātisaṁkṣubdhe) - extremely agitated by suffering

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of duḥkhātisaṃkṣubdha

duḥkhātisaṁkṣubdha - extremely agitated by suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ati+saṃkṣubdha)

• duḥkha – pain, suffering, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
• saṃkṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, troubled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kṣubh- with the prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'dehe'.

का (kā) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatiḥ'.

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

क्षतिः (kṣatiḥ) - harm, loss, injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣati

kṣati - harm, loss, injury, destruction

Root: kṣi (class 5)

उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - arisen, present, standing near

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, near, ready, obtained, standing by

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā- with the prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatiḥ'.

रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, carriage

विधुरिते (vidhurite) - distressed, broken, separated

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidhurita

vidhurita - distressed, broken, separated, widowed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dhur- (to bear, to be yoked) with prefix vi- and causative suffix -i. Alternatively, from noun vidhura (distressed) + itā.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भग्ने (bhagne) - broken, shattered

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhañj-.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'rathe'.

सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

का (kā) - what, which

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'khaṇḍanā'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

खण्डना (khaṇḍanā) - breaking, shattering, damage, loss

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khaṇḍanā

khaṇḍanā - breaking, dividing, destruction, damage, loss

Derived from the root khaṇḍ- (to break, divide).

Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

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