योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-92

गते श्रावणपक्षस्य रात्र्यग्रे क्षयमागते ।
दिक्षु संशान्तरूपासु काष्ठमौनस्थितास्विव ॥ ९२ ॥

gate śrāvaṇapakṣasya rātryagre kṣayamāgate ,
dikṣu saṃśāntarūpāsu kāṣṭhamaunasthitāsviva 92

92. gate śrāvaṇapakṣasya rātri agre kṣayam āgate
dikṣu saṃśāntarūpāsu kāṣṭhamaunasthitāsu iva

92. śrāvaṇapakṣasya gate rātri agre kṣayam āgate
dikṣu saṃśāntarūpāsu kāṣṭhamaunasthitāsu iva

92. After the Shravana fortnight had passed, and the early part of the night was drawing to its close. The directions, appearing utterly tranquil, stood as if silent and still like wooden figures.

Words meanings summery:

• गते (gate) - had passed (in the sense of 'after it passed') (gone, passed, elapsed)

• श्रावणपक्षस्य (śrāvaṇapakṣasya) - of the Shravana fortnight

• रात्रि (rātri) - night

• अग्रे (agre) - in the early part (of the night) (in the beginning, at the forefront, in front)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to its close (end) (to an end, to destruction, decay)

• आगते (āgate) - was drawing (to its close) (having come, arrived)

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• संशान्तरूपासु (saṁśāntarūpāsu) - appearing utterly tranquil (referring to the directions) (in those whose forms are completely tranquil)

• काष्ठमौनस्थितासु (kāṣṭhamaunasthitāsu) - as if silent and still like wooden figures (referring to the directions) (in those remaining in the silence of wood, still as logs)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

गते (gate) - had passed (in the sense of 'after it passed') (gone, passed, elapsed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially to indicate 'after the passing of'.

श्रावणपक्षस्य (śrāvaṇapakṣasya) - of the Shravana fortnight

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śrāvaṇapakṣa

śrāvaṇapakṣa - the fortnight of the month Shravana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrāvaṇa+pakṣa)

• śrāvaṇa – related to hearing; name of a lunar month (July-August)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'śru'.
  Root: śru (class 1)
• pakṣa – fortnight, wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Shravana fortnight.

रात्रि (rātri) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Becomes 'rātrya' due to internal sandhi in compound.

अग्रे (agre) - in the early part (of the night) (in the beginning, at the forefront, in front)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agra

agra - front, tip, beginning, chief, best

Note: In compound 'rātryagre'.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to its close (end) (to an end, to destruction, decay)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - end, destruction, decay, loss, decline

Derived from root 'kṣi' (to decay, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āgate'.

आगते (āgate) - was drawing (to its close) (having come, arrived)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'agre' in the locative absolute construction.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

संशान्तरूपासु (saṁśāntarūpāsu) - appearing utterly tranquil (referring to the directions) (in those whose forms are completely tranquil)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃśāntarūpā

saṁśāntarūpā - whose form is completely tranquil, of tranquil appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśānta+rūpa)

• saṃśānta – completely calm, perfectly tranquil, extinguished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• rūpa – form, appearance, beauty, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'dikṣu'.

काष्ठमौनस्थितासु (kāṣṭhamaunasthitāsu) - as if silent and still like wooden figures (referring to the directions) (in those remaining in the silence of wood, still as logs)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of kāṣṭhamaunasthitā

kāṣṭhamaunasthitā - remaining in the silence of wood, standing motionless like logs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭhamauna+sthita)

• kāṣṭhamauna – silence of wood, wooden silence
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – standing, situated, remaining, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dikṣu'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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