योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-33

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नोज्झामो न च गृह्णीमस्तिष्ठामो नेह च स्थिताः ।
मृदुपादा दृशा कूरा वयमस्मिन्द्रुमे स्थिताः ॥ ३३ ॥

nojjhāmo na ca gṛhṇīmastiṣṭhāmo neha ca sthitāḥ ,
mṛdupādā dṛśā kūrā vayamasmindrume sthitāḥ 33

33. na ujjhāmaḥ na ca gṛhṇīmaḥ tiṣṭhāmaḥ na iha ca sthitāḥ
| mṛdupādāḥ dṛśā kūrāḥ vayam asmin drume sthitāḥ ||

33. vayam na ujjhāmaḥ,
ca na gṛhṇīmaḥ.
tiṣṭhāmaḥ,
ca na iha sthitāḥ.
mṛdupādāḥ,
dṛśā kūrāḥ,
asmin drume sthitāḥ (smaḥ).

33. We neither abandon nor grasp. We merely stand, yet are not truly settled here. With tender feet but harsh in gaze, we are situated upon this tree.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not

उज्जाह्मः (ujjāhmaḥ) - we abandon, we leave

न (na) - not

च (ca) - 'Nor do we grasp...' (and, nor)

गृह्णीमः (gṛhṇīmaḥ) - we grasp, we seize, we accept

तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we remain, we exist

न (na) - not

इह (iha) - here, in this world

च (ca) - and

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - 'Not truly established/settled here.' (standing, situated, established)

मृदुपादाः (mṛdupādāḥ) - tender-footed, with soft feet

दृशा (dṛśā) - 'By our gaze', implying the nature of the gaze. (by sight, by vision, with the eye)

कूराः (kūrāḥ) - This adjective 'harsh' modifies 'vayam', with 'dṛśā' serving as an adverbial specification of 'how'. Thus, 'harsh in gaze'. (cruel, harsh, fierce)

वयम् (vayam) - we

अस्मिन् (asmin) - on this, in this

द्रुमे (drume) - on the tree, in the tree

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated, perched

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

उज्जाह्मः (ujjāhmaḥ) - we abandon, we leave

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ujjhā

Present tense, first person, plural.

From root 'hā' with prefix 'ud'. 'ud-hā' becomes 'ujjhā'.

Prefix: ud

Root: hā (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

च (ca) - 'Nor do we grasp...' (and, nor)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

गृह्णीमः (gṛhṇīmaḥ) - we grasp, we seize, we accept

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of grah

Present tense, first person, plural.

From root 'grah'. 9th class (gṛhṇāti).

Root: grah (class 9)

तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we remain, we exist

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present tense, first person, plural.

From root 'sthā'. 1st class (tiṣṭhati).

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - 'Not truly established/settled here.' (standing, situated, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vayam'.

मृदुपादाः (mṛdupādāḥ) - tender-footed, with soft feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdupāda

mṛdupāda - tender-footed, with soft feet

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+pāda)

mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
adjective (masculine)
pāda – foot, leg, quarter
noun (masculine)
Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'vayam'.

दृशा (dṛśā) - 'By our gaze', implying the nature of the gaze. (by sight, by vision, with the eye)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - sight, vision, eye, appearance

From root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कूराः (kūrāḥ) - This adjective 'harsh' modifies 'vayam', with 'dṛśā' serving as an adverbial specification of 'how'. Thus, 'harsh in gaze'. (cruel, harsh, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūra

kūra - cruel, harsh, fierce, sharp

Root: kṛ (class 6)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - on this, in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam