योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-7, verse-4
क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः ।
स्त्रियः समुपमीयन्ते चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः ॥ ४ ॥
स्त्रियः समुपमीयन्ते चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः ॥ ४ ॥
kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ ,
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ 4
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ 4
4.
kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ
4.
Women, whose bodily forms are (mere) mouthfuls for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs, are (nonetheless) compared to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः (kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ) - whose bodies are morsels for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
- समुपमीयन्ते (samupamīyante) - they are likened (they are compared, they are likened)
- चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः (candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ) - to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses (by the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses)
Words meanings and morphology
क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः (kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ) - whose bodies are morsels for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgika
kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgika - those whose bodies are mouthfuls for carnivorous animals like vultures, jackals, and dogs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kravyād+gṛdhra+gomāyu+kauleyaka+kavala+aṅgika)
- kravyād – flesh-eater, carnivorous
noun (masculine)
from kravya (raw flesh) + ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2) - gṛdhra – vulture
noun (masculine)
Root: gṛdh (class 4) - gomāyu – jackal
noun (masculine) - kauleyaka – domestic dog
noun (masculine)
derived from kula (family) + eyaka - kavala – mouthful, morsel, piece
noun (masculine) - aṅgika – body, limb (often small or delicate), part
noun (feminine)
derived from aṅga (limb, body)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
समुपमीयन्ते (samupamīyante) - they are likened (they are compared, they are likened)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of samupamīya
passive verb, present tense
derived from root mā (to measure, compare) with prefixes sam, upa, and causative, then passive form.
Prefixes: sam+upa
Root: mā (class 3)
चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः (candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ) - to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses (by the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of candracandanapaṅkaja
candracandanapaṅkaja - moon, sandalwood, and lotus
Compound type : dvandva (candra+candana+paṅkaja)
- candra – moon
noun (masculine)
Root: cand (class 1) - candana – sandalwood
noun (neuter)
Root: cand (class 1) - paṅkaja – lotus (mud-born)
noun (neuter)
derived from paṅka (mud) + jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)