योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-24, verse-16
अन्तः पश्यसि सत्कर्णशष्कुलीचन्द्रशालिकम् ।
शिरोरुहाच्छादनवद्विपुलाक्षिगवाक्षकम् ॥ १६ ॥
शिरोरुहाच्छादनवद्विपुलाक्षिगवाक्षकम् ॥ १६ ॥
antaḥ paśyasi satkarṇaśaṣkulīcandraśālikam ,
śiroruhācchādanavadvipulākṣigavākṣakam 16
śiroruhācchādanavadvipulākṣigavākṣakam 16
16.
antaḥ paśyasi sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālikam
śiroruha-ācchādana-vat vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam
śiroruha-ācchādana-vat vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam
16.
antaḥ paśyasi sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālikam
śiroruha-ācchādana-vat vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam
śiroruha-ācchādana-vat vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam
16.
Inside, you perceive it (the body) as having excellent ear canals serving as 'moon-windows' and expansive eye-windows, analogous to a covering of hair on the head.
Words meanings summery:
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- अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
- पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive
- सत्-कर्ण-शष्कुली-चन्द्र-शालिकम् (sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālikam) - describes the ear canals as being like ornate windows, similar to architectural features. (having good ear-holes as moon-windows)
- शिरोरुह-आच्छादन-वत् (śiroruha-ācchādana-vat) - implies that the eye-windows are covered, just as the head is covered by hair, perhaps suggesting eyelashes or eyelids. (like a covering of hair on the head)
- विपुल-अक्षि-गवाक्षकम् (vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam) - describes the eyes as being like expansive windows of the body-house. (having large eye-windows)
Words meanings and morphology
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
(indeclinable)
पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Active Indicative
Root dṛś (class 1) takes 'paś' stem in present tense. 2nd person singular, present indicative, active voice.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सत्-कर्ण-शष्कुली-चन्द्र-शालिकम् (sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālikam) - describes the ear canals as being like ornate windows, similar to architectural features. (having good ear-holes as moon-windows)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālika
sat-karṇa-śaṣkulī-candra-śālika - having good ear-holes as moon-windows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+karṇa-śaṣkulī+candra-śālikā)
- sat – good, excellent, true, existent
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root 'as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2) - karṇa-śaṣkulī – ear-hole, outer ear, pinna
noun (feminine) - candra-śālikā – moon-window, skylight, an arched window
noun (feminine)
Note: Modifies 'idam deha-geham' (the body-house).
शिरोरुह-आच्छादन-वत् (śiroruha-ācchādana-vat) - implies that the eye-windows are covered, just as the head is covered by hair, perhaps suggesting eyelashes or eyelids. (like a covering of hair on the head)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiroruha+ācchādana+vat)
- śiroruha – hair (literally, 'growing on the head')
noun (masculine)
From śiras (head) and ruh (to grow). - ācchādana – covering, concealing, veil
noun (neuter)
Gerundive/n. action
From root chad (to cover) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: chad (class 1) - vat – like, resembling, possessing
indeclinable
Suffix indicating similarity or possession.
Note: Functions as an adverbial comparator for the eye-windows.
विपुल-अक्षि-गवाक्षकम् (vipula-akṣi-gavākṣakam) - describes the eyes as being like expansive windows of the body-house. (having large eye-windows)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula-akṣi-gavākṣaka
vipula-akṣi-gavākṣaka - having large eye-windows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vipula+akṣi+gavākṣa)
- vipula – large, extensive, abundant, broad
adjective - akṣi – eye
noun (neuter)
Root: akṣ - gavākṣa – window, air-hole (literally 'cow's eye')
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'idam deha-geham' (the body-house).