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5,83

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-11

लोभनाट्यारटत्पक्षी तीक्ष्णया द्वन्द्वतुण्डया ।
कायजीर्णद्रुमादस्माद्गुणखण्डं निकृन्तति ॥ ११ ॥
lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā ,
kāyajīrṇadrumādasmādguṇakhaṇḍaṃ nikṛntati 11
11. lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā
kāyajīrṇadrumāt asmāt guṇakhaṇḍam nikṛntati
11. lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā
guṇakhaṇḍam asmāt kāyajīrṇadrumāt nikṛntati
11. A bird, shrieking with its greedy display, using its sharp, dual beak, cuts away portions of (prakṛti's) constituents (guṇakhaṇḍam) from this aged tree that is the body (kāyajīrṇadrumād asmāt).

Words meanings summery:

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  • लोभनाट्यारटत्पक्षी (lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī) - a symbolic representation of an entity driven by greedy desires (a bird crying out/shrieking its dance/display of greed)
  • तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - refers to the sharp nature of the bird's beak (with a sharp, keen, fierce)
  • द्वन्द्वतुण्डया (dvandvatuṇḍayā) - with a beak that symbolizes duality or pairs of opposites, perhaps referring to the mind's oscillating nature (with a dual beak; with a beak of duality/pairs of opposites)
  • कायजीर्णद्रुमात् (kāyajīrṇadrumāt) - from the physical body, which is likened to an old, decaying tree (from the old body-tree)
  • अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this particular entity (the body-tree) (from this)
  • गुणखण्डम् (guṇakhaṇḍam) - a part of the fundamental attributes or strands (sattva, rajas, tamas) that constitute (prakṛti) (a piece of quality; a portion of (prakṛti's) constituent)
  • निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - metaphorically, takes away or destroys spiritual/positive qualities (cuts off, tears away, severs)

Words meanings and morphology

लोभनाट्यारटत्पक्षी (lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī) - a symbolic representation of an entity driven by greedy desires (a bird crying out/shrieking its dance/display of greed)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣin
lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣin - a bird shrieking with a greedy display
Present Active Participle in compound
āraṭat is P.A.P. from √raṭ (to cry aloud) with prefix ā, here in a compound. pakṣin is the noun.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (lobha+nāṭya+āraṭat+pakṣin)
  • lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lubh (class 4)
  • nāṭya – dance, drama, play, dramatic representation, display
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from naṭa (dancer/actor)
    Root: naṭ
  • āraṭat – shrieking, crying out aloud, roaring
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    From root √raṭ (to cry, roar) with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: raṭ (class 1)
  • pakṣin – a bird (literally, 'having wings')
    noun (masculine)
    From pakṣa (wing) with in suffix
Note: Nominative singular of pakṣin
तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - refers to the sharp nature of the bird's beak (with a sharp, keen, fierce)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, fierce
Root: tij (class 4)
Note: Adjective modifying dvandvatuṇḍayā
द्वन्द्वतुण्डया (dvandvatuṇḍayā) - with a beak that symbolizes duality or pairs of opposites, perhaps referring to the mind's oscillating nature (with a dual beak; with a beak of duality/pairs of opposites)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dvandvatuṇḍa
dvandvatuṇḍa - dual beak, beak of duality
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvandva+tuṇḍa)
  • dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pairs of opposites
    noun (neuter)
    Root: dvandv
  • tuṇḍa – beak, snout, mouth
    noun (neuter)
Note: tuṇḍā (feminine) as the second member of the compound
कायजीर्णद्रुमात् (kāyajīrṇadrumāt) - from the physical body, which is likened to an old, decaying tree (from the old body-tree)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kāyajīrṇadruma
kāyajīrṇadruma - old body-tree, the body which is an old tree
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (kāya+jīrṇa+druma)
  • kāya – body, mass, collection
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ci (class 5)
  • jīrṇa – old, aged, decaying, worn out
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √jṝ (to become old, decay)
    Root: jṝ (class 9)
  • druma – a tree
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dru (class 1)
अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this particular entity (the body-tree) (from this)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Refers to kāyajīrṇadrumāt
गुणखण्डम् (guṇakhaṇḍam) - a part of the fundamental attributes or strands (sattva, rajas, tamas) that constitute (prakṛti) (a piece of quality; a portion of (prakṛti's) constituent)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇakhaṇḍa
guṇakhaṇḍa - piece/portion of quality/constituent (guṇa)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guṇa+khaṇḍa)
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent, strand, virtue
    noun (masculine)
  • khaṇḍa – piece, portion, part, fragment
    noun (neuter)
    Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Object of nikṛntati
निकृन्तति (nikṛntati) - metaphorically, takes away or destroys spiritual/positive qualities (cuts off, tears away, severs)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛnt
Present tense, 3rd person, singular
From root √kṛnt (to cut) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛnt (class 6)