योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-9

कासश्वासरणद्भृङ्गा कलेवरजरद्द्रुमे ।
विकसत्यमलोद्योता जरामरणमञ्जरी ॥ ९ ॥

kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅgā kalevarajaraddrume ,
vikasatyamalodyotā jarāmaraṇamañjarī 9

9. kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅgā kalevarajaraddruma
vikasati amaloddyotā jarāmaraṇamañjarī

9. kalevarajaraddruma kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅgā
amaloddyotā jarāmaraṇamañjarī vikasati

9. In the old tree of the body (kalevara) — where bees buzz with coughs and gasps — the blossom of old age (jarā) and death (maraṇa) unfolds, possessing an untarnished brilliance.

9. על העץ הזקן של הגוף פורח אשכול הפרחים של הזקנה והמוות, כשהשיעול והנשימה הכבדה מזמזמים סביבו כמו דבורים.

Words meanings summery:

• कासश्वासरणद्भृङ्गा (kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅgā) - (blossom) having bees buzzing with coughs and breaths

• कलेवरजरद्द्रुम (kalevarajaraddruma) - in the old tree of the body

• विकसति (vikasati) - it blossoms, it expands, it unfolds

• अमलोद्द्योता (amaloddyotā) - having an untarnished/pure radiance

• जरामरणमञ्जरी (jarāmaraṇamañjarī) - the cluster/blossom of old age and death

Words meanings and morphology

कासश्वासरणद्भृङ्गा (kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅgā) - (blossom) having bees buzzing with coughs and breaths

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅga

kāsaśvāsaraṇadbhṛṅga - (adjective) having bees buzzing with sounds of cough and breath

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāsa+śvāsa+raṇat+bhṛṅga)

• kāsa – cough
  noun (masculine)
• śvāsa – breath, heavy breathing, gasp
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śvas' (to breathe).
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• raṇat – buzzing, sounding, resounding
  participle
  present active participle
  From root 'raṇ' (to sound, to tinkle).
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• bhṛṅga – bee, large black bee (metaphor for annoying or destructive elements)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'jarāmaraṇamañjarī'.

कलेवरजरद्द्रुम (kalevarajaraddruma) - in the old tree of the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalevarajaraddruma

kalevarajaraddruma - old tree of the body (metaphor)

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kalevara+jarat+druma)

• kalevara – body
  noun (neuter)
• jarat – old, decaying, decrepit
  participle
  present active participle
  From root 'jṛ' (to grow old, decay).
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where the blossom unfolds.

विकसति (vikasati) - it blossoms, it expands, it unfolds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kas

present indicative

3rd person singular, active voice. 'vi' (prefix).

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

अमलोद्द्योता (amaloddyotā) - having an untarnished/pure radiance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amaloddyota

amaloddyota - possessing pure splendor, having untarnished light

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amala+uddyota)

• amala – spotless, pure, untarnished
  adjective
  'a' (not) + 'mala' (impurity).
  Prefix: a
• uddyota – radiance, splendor, light, illumination
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud' + root 'dyut' (to shine).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jarāmaraṇamañjarī'.

जरामरणमञ्जरी (jarāmaraṇamañjarī) - the cluster/blossom of old age and death

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarāmaraṇamañjarī

jarāmaraṇamañjarī - blossom of old age and death

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jarā+maraṇa+mañjarī)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'jṛ' (to grow old).
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• mañjarī – blossom, flower-bud, cluster, shoot
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'vikasati'.

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