योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-68, verse-35
परस्परनिगीर्णाङ्गा जनता जाड्यजर्जरा ।
संभ्रान्ता प्रभ्रमत्यङ्ग शीर्णपर्णमिवाम्वरे ॥ ३५ ॥
संभ्रान्ता प्रभ्रमत्यङ्ग शीर्णपर्णमिवाम्वरे ॥ ३५ ॥
parasparanigīrṇāṅgā janatā jāḍyajarjarā ,
saṃbhrāntā prabhramatyaṅga śīrṇaparṇamivāmvare 35
saṃbhrāntā prabhramatyaṅga śīrṇaparṇamivāmvare 35
35.
paraspara nigīrṇa aṅgā janatā jāḍya jarjarā
saṃbhrāntā prabhramati aṅga śīrṇa parṇam iva ambare
saṃbhrāntā prabhramati aṅga śīrṇa parṇam iva ambare
35.
aṅga janatā paraspara nigīrṇa aṅgā jāḍya jarjarā
saṃbhrāntā prabhramati ambare śīrṇa parṇam iva
saṃbhrāntā prabhramati ambare śīrṇa parṇam iva
35.
O dear one, humanity, whose very being is consumed by mutual strife, worn out by dullness, and utterly bewildered, wanders aimlessly like a withered leaf in the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual (strife/consumption) (mutual, reciprocal, one another)
- निगीर्ण (nigīrṇa) - consumed (by strife) (swallowed, consumed, devoured)
- अङ्गा (aṅgā) - whose very being/fabric (is consumed) (having limbs, having parts, body, constituent elements)
- जनता (janatā) - humanity (humanity, populace, people)
- जाड्य (jāḍya) - dullness (dullness, inertia, rigidity, stupidity)
- जर्जरा (jarjarā) - worn out (shattered, worn out, infirm)
- संभ्रान्ता (saṁbhrāntā) - utterly bewildered (bewildered, confused, agitated)
- प्रभ्रमति (prabhramati) - wanders aimlessly (wanders, roams, revolves)
- अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (addressing the listener) (O dear one, O friend, O sir)
- शीर्ण (śīrṇa) - withered (withered, fallen, shattered)
- पर्णम् (parṇam) - leaf (leaf, feather)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in clothes)
Words meanings and morphology
परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual (strife/consumption) (mutual, reciprocal, one another)
(adjective)
of paraspara
paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, one another, each other
Reduplicated form of para (other).
निगीर्ण (nigīrṇa) - consumed (by strife) (swallowed, consumed, devoured)
(adjective)
of nigīrṇa
nigīrṇa - swallowed, consumed, devoured, absorbed
Past Passive Participle
From root gṛ (to swallow) with prefix ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: gṛ (class 6)
अङ्गा (aṅgā) - whose very being/fabric (is consumed) (having limbs, having parts, body, constituent elements)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅga
aṅga - limb, body, part, constituent, member
Feminine nominative singular, used in a compound bahuvrīhi with paraspara-nigīrṇa.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paraspara+nigīrṇa+aṅga)
- paraspara – mutual, reciprocal
adjective - nigīrṇa – swallowed, consumed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From ni-gṛ.
Prefix: ni
Root: gṛ (class 6) - aṅga – limb, part, body
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies janatā.
जनता (janatā) - humanity (humanity, populace, people)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of janatā
janatā - people, multitude, community, humanity
Derived from jana (person) with suffix tā.
जाड्य (jāḍya) - dullness (dullness, inertia, rigidity, stupidity)
(noun)
neuter, singular of jāḍya
jāḍya - dullness, inertia, rigidity, coldness, stupidity
From jaḍa (dull) + ya (abstract suffix).
जर्जरा (jarjarā) - worn out (shattered, worn out, infirm)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarjarā
jarjarā - shattered, worn out, infirm, decayed, old
Feminine nominative singular form of jarjara. Used in a compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāḍya+jarjara)
- jāḍya – dullness, inertia
noun (neuter) - jarjara – shattered, worn out
adjective
Note: Qualifies janatā.
संभ्रान्ता (saṁbhrāntā) - utterly bewildered (bewildered, confused, agitated)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃbhrānta
saṁbhrānta - bewildered, confused, agitated, distracted
Past Passive Participle
From root bhram (to wander) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Qualifies janatā.
प्रभ्रमति (prabhramati) - wanders aimlessly (wanders, roams, revolves)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhram
Present tense, Active voice
Root bhram (Bhvadi class 1), parasmaipada, present, 3rd singular, with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: bhram (class 1)
अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (addressing the listener) (O dear one, O friend, O sir)
(indeclinable)
Used as an interjection/vocative of endearment.
शीर्ण (śīrṇa) - withered (withered, fallen, shattered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śīrṇa
śīrṇa - withered, fallen, shattered, decayed
Past Passive Participle
From root śṝ (to break, decay).
Root: śṝ (class 9)
पर्णम् (parṇam) - leaf (leaf, feather)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parṇa
parṇa - leaf, feather, wing
Neuter nominative/accusative singular.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śīrṇa+parṇa)
- śīrṇa – withered, fallen
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From śṝ.
Root: śṝ (class 9) - parṇa – leaf
noun (neuter)
Root: pṛ (class 5)
Note: Part of the comparison.
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
Particle indicating comparison.
अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in clothes)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambara
ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing, space
Locative singular.
Root: am (class 1)