योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-68, verse-43

मुक्तालताया गङ्गाया मेरोरापादमस्तकम् ।
तरङ्गमुक्ता गण्यन्ते न देहाः सक्तचेतसाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

muktālatāyā gaṅgāyā merorāpādamastakam ,
taraṅgamuktā gaṇyante na dehāḥ saktacetasām 43

43. muktālatāyāḥ gaṅgāyāḥ meroḥ āpādamastakam
taraṅgamuktāḥ gaṇyante na dehāḥ saktacetasām

43. muktālatāyāḥ gaṅgāyāḥ taraṅgamuktāḥ [ca] meroḥ āpādamastakam [ca] gaṇyante; saktacetasām dehāḥ na [gaṇyante].

43. The wave-pearls (taraṅgamuktā) of the Ganga, resembling a pearl-creeper, or those [particles] found from the foot to the head of Mount Meru, can be enumerated. However, the bodies of those whose minds are attached cannot be counted.

43. אפשר אולי למנות את גלי הפנינים של נהר הַגַאנְגָה מגדותיו ועד לראש הר מֵרוּ, אך לא את גופיהם של אלה שמחשבתם נקשרת.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तालतायाः (muktālatāyāḥ) - of a pearl-creeper, of a string of pearls

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

• आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head, entirely

• तरङ्गमुक्ताः (taraṅgamuktāḥ) - wave-pearls, drops of water like pearls

• गण्यन्ते (gaṇyante) - are counted, are enumerated

• न (na) - not, no

• देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

• सक्तचेतसाम् (saktacetasām) - of those whose minds are attached

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तालतायाः (muktālatāyāḥ) - of a pearl-creeper, of a string of pearls

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of muktālatā

muktālatā - pearl-creeper (metaphor for string of pearls, or something adorned with pearls)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muktā+latā)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lat

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga (Ganges)

Root: gam

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, axis of the universe)

Root: mi

आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head, entirely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (pāda+mastaka)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad
• mastaka – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
  Root: masj

Note: Adverbial usage.

तरङ्गमुक्ताः (taraṅgamuktāḥ) - wave-pearls, drops of water like pearls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of taraṅgamuktā

taraṅgamuktā - wave-pearl (drops of water, foam, compared to pearls)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (taraṅga+muktā)

• taraṅga – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
  Root: muc (class 6)

गण्यन्ते (gaṇyante) - are counted, are enumerated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of gaṇ

Present Passive Indicative

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied na gaṇyante.

सक्तचेतसाम् (saktacetasām) - of those whose minds are attached

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of saktacetas

saktacetas - one whose mind is attached

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sakta+cetas)

• sakta – attached, clung to
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sañj (to attach)
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit

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