योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-29

बाला त्वमनवद्याङ्गि नागन्तव्यं वनं त्वया ।
पुंसामपि हि मृद्वङ्गि दुर्विगाह्यो वनाश्रयः ॥ २९ ॥

bālā tvamanavadyāṅgi nāgantavyaṃ vanaṃ tvayā ,
puṃsāmapi hi mṛdvaṅgi durvigāhyo vanāśrayaḥ 29

29. bālā tvam anavadyāṅgi na āgantavyam vanam tvayā
puṃsām api hi mṛdvaṅgi durvigāhyaḥ vana-āśrayaḥ

29. he anavadyāṅgi tvam bālā tvayā vanam na āgantavyam
he mṛdvaṅgi hi puṃsām api vana-āśrayaḥ durvigāhyaḥ

29. "You are a young girl, O flawless-limbed one, and you should not enter the forest. For indeed, O tender-limbed one, a forest refuge is difficult to navigate even for men."

Words meanings summery:

• बाला (bālā) - young girl, maiden

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - Addressing Chudala (O one with flawless limbs)

• न (na) - not

• आगन्तव्यम् (āgantavyam) - should be entered (by you) (should be gone to, to be approached)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मृद्वङ्गि (mṛdvaṅgi) - Addressing Chudala (O tender-limbed one)

• दुर्विगाह्यः (durvigāhyaḥ) - difficult to navigate/traverse (difficult to enter, difficult to penetrate, impenetrable)

• वन-आश्रयः (vana-āśrayaḥ) - forest refuge, forest abode

Words meanings and morphology

बाला (bālā) - young girl, maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, maiden, immature woman

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - Addressing Chudala (O one with flawless limbs)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī

anavadyāṅgī - having flawless limbs, beautiful-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+avadya+aṅga)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• avadya – blamable, faulty, reprehensible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive (karmaṇi) from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'ava-' (down, away)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: vad (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आगन्तव्यम् (āgantavyam) - should be entered (by you) (should be gone to, to be approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgantavya

āgantavya - to be gone to, to be approached, to be arrived at

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā-' (towards, unto)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally or with 'vanam'

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, virile principle (puruṣa)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मृद्वङ्गि (mṛdvaṅgi) - Addressing Chudala (O tender-limbed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mṛdvaṅgī

mṛdvaṅgī - having tender limbs, delicate-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+aṅga)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

दुर्विगाह्यः (durvigāhyaḥ) - difficult to navigate/traverse (difficult to enter, difficult to penetrate, impenetrable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durvigāhya

durvigāhya - difficult to penetrate, hard to enter, inaccessible

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'gāh' (to plunge into) with prefixes 'dur-' (difficult, bad) and 'vi-' (apart, thoroughly)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+vi+gāhya)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• vigāhya – to be entered, to be plunged into
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'gāh' with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gāh (class 1)

वन-आश्रयः (vana-āśrayaḥ) - forest refuge, forest abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanāśraya

vanāśraya - forest abode, refuge in the forest

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vana+āśraya)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• āśraya – refuge, shelter, dwelling, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā

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