योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-6, verse-51
संसारारण्य आस्तीर्णा दूरादामिषपिण्डवत् ।
भूतशैलमयी दृष्टिर्मृन्मांसलवमात्रिका ॥ ५१ ॥
भूतशैलमयी दृष्टिर्मृन्मांसलवमात्रिका ॥ ५१ ॥
saṃsārāraṇya āstīrṇā dūrādāmiṣapiṇḍavat ,
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭirmṛnmāṃsalavamātrikā 51
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭirmṛnmāṃsalavamātrikā 51
51.
saṃsārāraṇye āstīrṇā dūrāt āmiṣapiṇḍavat
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭiḥ mṛtmāṃsalavamātrikā
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭiḥ mṛtmāṃsalavamātrikā
51.
saṃsārāraṇye dūrāt āmiṣapiṇḍavat āstīrṇā
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭiḥ mṛtmāṃsalavamātrikā
bhūtaśailamayī dṛṣṭiḥ mṛtmāṃsalavamātrikā
51.
In the forest of worldly existence (saṃsāra), a perception (dṛṣṭi) is spread out from afar like a lump of bait. This perception, though appearing as if made of mountains of beings, is in reality merely a fragment of clay and flesh.
Words meanings summery:
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- संसारारण्ये (saṁsārāraṇye) - in the forest of worldly existence, in the forest of transmigration
- आस्तीर्णा (āstīrṇā) - spread out, extended, covered
- दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance
- आमिषपिण्डवत् (āmiṣapiṇḍavat) - like a lump of flesh, like a bait
- भूतशैलमयी (bhūtaśailamayī) - made of mountains of beings/elements
- दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision, perception, view
- मृत्मांसलवमात्रिका (mṛtmāṁsalavamātrikā) - consisting merely of a piece of clay and flesh
Words meanings and morphology
संसारारण्ये (saṁsārāraṇye) - in the forest of worldly existence, in the forest of transmigration
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārāraṇya
saṁsārāraṇya - forest of worldly existence, forest of transmigration (saṃsāra)
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+araṇya)
- saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), a continuous flow
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - araṇya – forest, wilderness
noun (neuter)
आस्तीर्णा (āstīrṇā) - spread out, extended, covered
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āstīrṇa
āstīrṇa - spread, extended, covered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √stṛ with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: stṛ (class 5)
दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance
(indeclinable)
आमिषपिण्डवत् (āmiṣapiṇḍavat) - like a lump of flesh, like a bait
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āmiṣapiṇḍavat
āmiṣapiṇḍavat - like a lump of flesh, like a bait
Compound type : tatpurusha (āmiṣa+piṇḍa)
- āmiṣa – flesh, meat, bait, object of desire
noun (neuter) - piṇḍa – lump, ball, body, mass
noun (masculine)
भूतशैलमयी (bhūtaśailamayī) - made of mountains of beings/elements
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūtaśailamaya
bhūtaśailamaya - made of mountains of beings/elements
Derived with mayaṭ suffix meaning 'made of'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+śaila)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1) - śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine)
दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight, vision, perception, view
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi
dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, perception, view, eye
From √dṛś (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
मृत्मांसलवमात्रिका (mṛtmāṁsalavamātrikā) - consisting merely of a piece of clay and flesh
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛtmāṃsalavamātṛka
mṛtmāṁsalavamātṛka - consisting merely of a piece of clay and flesh
Compound with suffix -mātṛka (made of, consisting only of).
Compound type : karmadharaya (mṛt+māṃsa+lava+mātṛka)
- mṛt – clay, earth, soil
noun (feminine) - māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - lava – piece, fragment, drop, bit
noun (masculine)
Root: lū (class 9) - mātṛka – consisting only of, made of, merely
adjective
taddhita suffix.