योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-75, verse-21

भृङ्गीशो रक्तमांसं स्वं स्वमात्रे प्रवितीर्णवान् ।
मुक्तयैव धिया राम धीरया ध्यानधौतया ॥ २१ ॥

bhṛṅgīśo raktamāṃsaṃ svaṃ svamātre pravitīrṇavān ,
muktayaiva dhiyā rāma dhīrayā dhyānadhautayā 21

21. bhṛṅgīśaḥ rakta-māṃsam svam sva-mātre pravitīrṇavān
muktayā eva dhiyā rāma dhīrayā dhyāna-dhautayā

21. rāma bhṛṅgīśaḥ svam rakta-māṃsam sva-mātre muktayā
eva dhīrayā dhyāna-dhautayā dhiyā pravitīrṇavān

21. O Rāma, Bhṛṅgīśa offered his own blood and flesh to his mother, with an intellect that was liberated (mukta), steadfast, and purified by meditation (dhyāna).

21. רָאמָה, הקדוש בְּהְרִנְגִילִשָׁה, מתוך חשיבה יציבה המשוחררת מכל כבלי העולם וזכוכית במדיטציה, ויתר והעניק לאמו את דמו ובשרו שלו.

Words meanings summery:

• भृङ्गीशः (bhṛṅgīśaḥ) - Bhṛṅgīśa (a devotee of Shiva)

• रक्त-मांसम् (rakta-māṁsam) - blood and flesh

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, his own

• स्व-मात्रे (sva-mātre) - to his own mother

• प्रवितीर्णवान् (pravitīrṇavān) - he gave, he offered

• मुक्तया (muktayā) - by (a) liberated (intellect)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes `muktayā` (indeed, only, just)

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by thought

• राम (rāma) - Address to Lord Rāma (O Rāma)

• धीरया (dhīrayā) - by (a) firm, steadfast (intellect)

• ध्यान-धौतया (dhyāna-dhautayā) - by (an intellect) purified by meditation

Words meanings and morphology

भृङ्गीशः (bhṛṅgīśaḥ) - Bhṛṅgīśa (a devotee of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛṅgīśa

bhṛṅgīśa - Lord of Bhṛṅgi (an ascetic, devotee of Śiva)

Note: Refers to Bhṛṅgī, a devotee mentioned in Purāṇic lore. Often also called Bhṛṅgin.

रक्त-मांसम् (rakta-māṁsam) - blood and flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakta-māṃsa

rakta-māṁsa - blood and flesh

Dvanda compound or Tatpuruṣa if 'bloody flesh'

Compound type : dvandva (rakta+māṃsa)

• rakta – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: It is a dvandva compound where 'blood and flesh' are treated as a singular unit or concept.

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, own (reflexive pronoun/adjective)

Note: Agrees with `rakta-māṃsam`.

स्व-मात्रे (sva-mātre) - to his own mother

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of sva-mātṛ

sva-mātṛ - one's own mother

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+mātṛ)

• sva – own
  pronoun
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

प्रवितीर्णवान् (pravitīrṇavān) - he gave, he offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravitīrṇavat

pravitīrṇavat - having given, having offered

Past Active Participle

Derived from root tṛ- (to cross, accomplish) with prefixes pra- and vi-

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb. Agrees with 'Bhṛṅgīśaḥ'.

मुक्तया (muktayā) - by (a) liberated (intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, freed, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muc- (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `dhiyā`.

एव (eva) - emphasizes `muktayā` (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, mind, thought

राम (rāma) - Address to Lord Rāma (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly Lord Rāma)

धीरया (dhīrayā) - by (a) firm, steadfast (intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - firm, steadfast, resolute, patient

Note: Agrees with `dhiyā`.

ध्यान-धौतया (dhyāna-dhautayā) - by (an intellect) purified by meditation

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhyāna-dhauta

dhyāna-dhauta - purified by meditation

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+dhauta)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• dhauta – washed, cleansed, purified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhāv- (to wash)
  Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dhiyā`.

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