योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-14

एकाग्रमूर्तयः स्नेहरागद्वेषविवर्जिताः ।
स्वशना यस्य ते शैलाः सरसा अपि नीरसाः ॥ १४ ॥

ekāgramūrtayaḥ sneharāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ ,
svaśanā yasya te śailāḥ sarasā api nīrasāḥ 14

14. ekāgra-mūrtayaḥ sneha-rāga-dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ
svaśanāḥ yasya te śailāḥ sarasaḥ api nīrasāḥ

14. yasya te śailāḥ ekāgra-mūrtayaḥ
sneha-rāga-dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ svaśanāḥ sarasaḥ api nīrasāḥ

14. Whose mountains, with their concentrated forms, are devoid of affection, attachment, and hatred; though they are rich in vitality (sarasa), they consume themselves and remain devoid of worldly essence (nīrasa).

14. משרתיו הם ההרים בעלי התצורה הממוקדת, המשוחררים מחמדה, מתשוקה ומאיבה, העומדים איתנים בדבקות.

Words meanings summery:

• एकाग्र-मूर्तयः (ekāgra-mūrtayaḥ) - whose forms are one-pointed, with concentrated forms

• स्नेह-राग-द्वेष-विवर्जिताः (sneha-rāga-dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ) - devoid of affection, attachment, and hatred

• स्वशनाः (svaśanāḥ) - self-eating, self-sustaining, consuming their own (parts)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• ते (te) - those

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - full of juice/sap/essence, spirited, tasteful, rich in water

• अपि (api) - even, though, also

• नीरसाः (nīrasāḥ) - devoid of juice/sap/essence, dry, dull, tasteless

Words meanings and morphology

एकाग्र-मूर्तयः (ekāgra-mūrtayaḥ) - whose forms are one-pointed, with concentrated forms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekāgramūrti

ekāgramūrti - one with a single-pointed or concentrated form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+agra+mūrti)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, foremost, chief
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aj (class 1)
• mūrti – form, body, image, embodiment
  noun (feminine)
  From root mūrt (to solidify).
  Root: mūrt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śailāḥ.

स्नेह-राग-द्वेष-विवर्जिताः (sneha-rāga-dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ) - devoid of affection, attachment, and hatred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sneharāgadveṣavivarjita

sneharāgadveṣavivarjita - free from affection, attachment, and hatred

Compound of sneha, rāga, dveṣa, and vivarjita.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sneha+rāga+dveṣa+vivarjita)

• sneha – affection, love, oil, fat
  noun (masculine)
  From root snih (to be sticky, to love).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• rāga – attachment, passion, color, melody
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to color, delight).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – hatred, aversion, dislike
  noun (masculine)
  From root dviṣ (to hate).
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  participle (masculine)
  Past passive participle
  From vi + varj (to abandon, exclude).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: varj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies śailāḥ.

स्वशनाः (svaśanāḥ) - self-eating, self-sustaining, consuming their own (parts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svaśana

svaśana - self-consuming, self-feeding

Bahuvrīhi compound sva (own) + aśana (eating/food).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+aśana)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
  Pronominal adjective.
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś (to eat).
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Qualifies śailāḥ.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, linking the mountains to the deity.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to śailāḥ.

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

From śilā (rock).

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - full of juice/sap/essence, spirited, tasteful, rich in water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarasa

sarasa - full of juice/sap/essence, spirited, tasteful, beautiful, rich in water

From sa (with) + rasa (juice, essence, feeling).

Note: Qualifies śailāḥ.

अपि (api) - even, though, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects sarasaḥ and nīrasāḥ.

नीरसाः (nīrasāḥ) - devoid of juice/sap/essence, dry, dull, tasteless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīrasa

nīrasa - devoid of juice/sap/essence, dry, dull, tasteless, impassive

From ni (not) + rasa (juice, essence, feeling).

Note: Qualifies śailāḥ.

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