योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-83, verse-11
लोभनाट्यारटत्पक्षी तीक्ष्णया द्वन्द्वतुण्डया ।
कायजीर्णद्रुमादस्माद्गुणखण्डं निकृन्तति ॥ ११ ॥
कायजीर्णद्रुमादस्माद्गुणखण्डं निकृन्तति ॥ ११ ॥
lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā ,
kāyajīrṇadrumādasmādguṇakhaṇḍaṃ nikṛntati 11
kāyajīrṇadrumādasmādguṇakhaṇḍaṃ nikṛntati 11
11.
lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā
kāyajīrṇadrumāt asmāt guṇakhaṇḍam nikṛntati
kāyajīrṇadrumāt asmāt guṇakhaṇḍam nikṛntati
11.
lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā
guṇakhaṇḍam asmāt kāyajīrṇadrumāt nikṛntati
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)