योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-7

तृणजालावकीर्णत्वग्देहपृष्ठमृदं तथा ।
एतद्दृष्ट्वा महातेजा धराविवरयन्त्रितम् ॥ ७ ॥

tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛdaṃ tathā ,
etaddṛṣṭvā mahātejā dharāvivarayantritam 7

7. tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛdam tathā
etat dṛṣṭvā mahātejā dharāvīvarayantritam

7. mahātejā etat tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛdam
tathā dharāvīvarayantritam dṛṣṭvā

7. Having seen this—its skin covered by a mass of grass and mud on its body's back, thus trapped in an earthly crevice—the greatly radiant one [thought]...

Words meanings summery:

• तृणजालावकीर्णत्वग्देहपृष्ठमृदम् (tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛdam) - Referring to the condition of the trapped body being observed. (mud on the body's back, where the skin is covered with a mass of grass)

• तथा (tathā) - In this manner; describing the state of being trapped. (thus, so, similarly)

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to the trapped body observed by the greatly radiant one. (this, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - Having observed the unfortunate condition of the trapped body. (having seen, having beheld, having perceived)

• महातेजा (mahātejā) - Refers to the powerful and luminous being, the main subject of this narrative section. (greatly radiant, very brilliant, glorious one)

• धरावीवरयन्त्रितम् (dharāvīvarayantritam) - Describing the physical state of the body being observed, as being stuck in a hole in the ground. (trapped/restrained in an earthly crevice/hole)

Words meanings and morphology

तृणजालावकीर्णत्वग्देहपृष्ठमृदम् (tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛdam) - Referring to the condition of the trapped body being observed. (mud on the body's back, where the skin is covered with a mass of grass)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛd

tṛṇajālāvakīrṇatvagdehapṛṣṭhamṛd - mud on the body's back, where the skin is covered with a mass of grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+jāla+avakīrṇa+tvac+deha+pṛṣṭha+mṛd)

• tṛṇa – grass, herb
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• avakīrṇa – scattered, strewn, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to scatter, strew) with prefix `ava` and suffix `-ta`.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• tvac – skin, hide, bark
  noun (feminine)
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)
• mṛd – mud, clay, earth
  noun (feminine)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'etat'.

तथा (tathā) - In this manner; describing the state of being trapped. (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Referring to the trapped body observed by the greatly radiant one. (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Direct object of `dṛṣṭvā`.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - Having observed the unfortunate condition of the trapped body. (having seen, having beheld, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Connects to the main verb `cintayāmāsa` (thought) in the next verse.

महातेजा (mahātejā) - Refers to the powerful and luminous being, the main subject of this narrative section. (greatly radiant, very brilliant, glorious one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great brilliance, very powerful, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, energy, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb `cintayāmāsa` (thought) in the next verse.

धरावीवरयन्त्रितम् (dharāvīvarayantritam) - Describing the physical state of the body being observed, as being stuck in a hole in the ground. (trapped/restrained in an earthly crevice/hole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharāvīvarayantrita

dharāvīvarayantrita - trapped/restrained in a hole/crevice of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+vivara+yantrita)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• vivara – hole, opening, crevice, cavity
  noun (neuter)
• yantrita – controlled, restrained, trapped, confined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `yam` (to restrain) with suffix `-ta`.
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `etat`.

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