योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-61

श्रृण्वङ्ग स्वाङ्गशाखोऽपि कुन्तलालिलतोऽप्यलम् ।
चिन्मज्जनं विना देहवृक्षः क इव राजते ॥ ६१ ॥

śrṛṇvaṅga svāṅgaśākho'pi kuntalālilato'pyalam ,
cinmajjanaṃ vinā dehavṛkṣaḥ ka iva rājate 61

61. śṛṇvaṅga svāṅga-śākhaḥ api kuntalāli-lataḥ api
alam cin-majjanam vinā deha-vṛkṣaḥ kaḥ iva rājate

61. śṛṇvaṅga,
svāṅga-śākhaḥ api,
kuntalāli-lataḥ api alam,
cin-majjanam vinā,
deha-vṛkṣaḥ kaḥ iva rājate

61. Oh Śṛṇvaṅga, even though one's own limbs are branches and one's rows of curls are abundantly like creepers, how can such a body-tree truly shine without immersion in pure consciousness (Cit)?

Words meanings summery:

• शृण्वङ्ग (śṛṇvaṅga) - Oh Śṛṇvaṅga! (a name for Rāma)

• स्वाङ्ग-शाखः (svāṅga-śākhaḥ) - whose own limbs are branches

• अपि (api) - even, although, too

• कुन्तलालि-लतः (kuntalāli-lataḥ) - whose rows of curls are like creepers

• अपि (api) - even, although, too

• अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, greatly, abundantly, very much

• चिन्-मज्जनम् (cin-majjanam) - immersion in consciousness (Cit)

• विना (vinā) - without

• देह-वृक्षः (deha-vṛkṣaḥ) - the body-tree

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what, what kind of, how

• इव (iva) - like, as, truly, indeed

• राजते (rājate) - shines, appears beautiful, is radiant

Words meanings and morphology

शृण्वङ्ग (śṛṇvaṅga) - Oh Śṛṇvaṅga! (a name for Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvaṅga

śṛṇvaṅga - a proper name, often used for Rāma

स्वाङ्ग-शाखः (svāṅga-śākhaḥ) - whose own limbs are branches

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāṅga-śākha

svāṅga-śākha - whose own limbs are branches (describing a body compared to a tree)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+aṅga+śākha)

• sva – own
  adjective/pronoun
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
• śākha – branch
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, although, too

(indeclinable)

कुन्तलालि-लतः (kuntalāli-lataḥ) - whose rows of curls are like creepers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntalāli-lata

kuntalāli-lata - whose rows of curls (or hair) are like creepers/vines

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuntala+āli+lata)

• kuntala – curl, lock of hair
  noun (masculine)
• āli – row, line, swarm
  noun (feminine)
• lata – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - even, although, too

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, greatly, abundantly, very much

(indeclinable)

चिन्-मज्जनम् (cin-majjanam) - immersion in consciousness (Cit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-majjana

cit-majjana - immersion in consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+majjana)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• majjana – immersion, bathing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: majj (class 1)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

देह-वृक्षः (deha-vṛkṣaḥ) - the body-tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-vṛkṣa

deha-vṛkṣa - the body as a tree (metaphorical compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+vṛkṣa)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what, what kind of, how

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

इव (iva) - like, as, truly, indeed

(indeclinable)

राजते (rājate) - shines, appears beautiful, is radiant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of rāj

present tense, middle voice

root rāj, class 1, ātmanepada, indicative mood

Root: rāj (class 1)

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