योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-44

प्रोह्यते प्रपतद्दूरं तृणं गिरिनदीष्विव ।
कालं यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवार्चनभ्रमैः ॥ ४४ ॥

prohyate prapataddūraṃ tṛṇaṃ girinadīṣviva ,
kālaṃ yajñatapodānatīrthadevārcanabhramaiḥ 44

44. prohyate prapatat dūram tṛṇam girinadīṣu iva |
kālam yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ ||

44. yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ kālam
girinadīṣu dūram prapatat tṛṇam iva prohyate

44. Their time is swept away, falling rapidly and far like a blade of grass in mountain rivers, through the delusions of `yajña`s, spiritual austerities (tapas), acts of giving (dāna), pilgrimages to sacred places (tīrtha), and deity worship.

44. חשיבתם נסחפת למרחקים כקש שנופל לנהר הררי, בעודם מבזבזים את זמנם באשליות של יַגְיַה (טקסי פולחן), תַּפַּס (סיגופים), דָאנָה (מתן צדקה), עלייה לרגל ועבודת אלילים.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोह्यते (prohyate) - is carried away, is swept away

• प्रपतत् (prapatat) - falling, dropping down, falling rapidly

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass

• गिरिनदीषु (girinadīṣu) - in mountain rivers

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• कालम् (kālam) - their time (implied from context of previous verses) (time)

• यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवर्चनभ्रमैः (yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोह्यते (prohyate) - is carried away, is swept away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of proh

Present passive indicative, 3rd person singular

From root 'vah' (to carry) with upasarga 'pra', in passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

प्रपतत् (prapatat) - falling, dropping down, falling rapidly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prapatat

prapatat - falling, dropping, rushing down

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Describes 'tṛṇam'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'prapatat'.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw

Root: tṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the simile 'like grass'.

गिरिनदीषु (girinadīṣu) - in mountain rivers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of girinadī

girinadī - mountain river

Compound: 'giri' (mountain) + 'nadī' (river).

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+nadī)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Location for the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - their time (implied from context of previous verses) (time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: The object being 'swept away' in the passive construction. Often implies 'wasted time' in such contexts.

यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवर्चनभ्रमैः (yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhrama

yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhrama - delusion concerning `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

Long dvandva compound ending in 'bhrama'.

Compound type : dvandva (yajña+tapas+dāna+tīrtha+devarcana+bhrama)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, burn)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift, charity (dāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• tīrtha – sacred place, ford, pilgrimage site (tīrtha)
  noun (neuter)
• devarcana – deity worship, adoration of gods
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'deva' (god) + 'arcana' (worship)
• bhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case indicating the means or cause by which time is swept away.

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