योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-30

समर्था न वनावासे योषितः कठिना अपि ।
कानने पुष्पमञ्जर्यः सोढुं शस्त्रालिमक्षमाः ॥ ३० ॥

samarthā na vanāvāse yoṣitaḥ kaṭhinā api ,
kānane puṣpamañjaryaḥ soḍhuṃ śastrālimakṣamāḥ 30

30. samarthāḥ na vana-āvāse yoṣitaḥ kaṭhināḥ api
kānane puṣpa-mañjaryaḥ soḍhum śastra-alim akṣamāḥ

30. kaṭhināḥ yoṣitaḥ api vana-āvāse samarthāḥ na
kānane puṣpa-mañjaryaḥ śastra-alim soḍhum akṣamāḥ

30. Even strong women are not capable of living in the forest. Just as delicate flower-clusters in a forest cannot withstand a swarm of weapons, so too are women ill-suited for such hardships.

Words meanings summery:

• समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, strong

• न (na) - not

• वन-आवासे (vana-āvāse) - in a forest dwelling, in a forest abode

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

• कठिनाः (kaṭhināḥ) - strong, hard, severe

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• पुष्प-मञ्जर्यः (puṣpa-mañjaryaḥ) - flower-clusters, flower-blossoms

• सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to suffer

• शस्त्र-अलिम् (śastra-alim) - a shower or multitude of weapons (a swarm/line of weapons)

• अक्षमाः (akṣamāḥ) - unable, incapable

Words meanings and morphology

समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, able, strong, apt, suitable

From root 'arth' (to strive, to gain) with prefix 'sam-' (together, completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वन-आवासे (vana-āvāse) - in a forest dwelling, in a forest abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vanāvāsa

vanāvāsa - dwelling in a forest, forest residence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vana+āvāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• āvāsa – dwelling, habitation, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ā-' (towards)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

कठिनाः (kaṭhināḥ) - strong, hard, severe

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṭhina

kaṭhina - hard, firm, strong, severe, cruel

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

पुष्प-मञ्जर्यः (puṣpa-mañjaryaḥ) - flower-clusters, flower-blossoms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṣpamañjarī

puṣpamañjarī - flower-cluster, bouquet, blossom

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+mañjarī)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• mañjarī – cluster, bunch (especially of flowers), sprout
  noun (feminine)

सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to suffer

(verb)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'sah'

Root: sah (class 1)

शस्त्र-अलिम् (śastra-alim) - a shower or multitude of weapons (a swarm/line of weapons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śastrāli

śastrāli - swarm/line of weapons, shower of weapons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śastra+ali)

• śastra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• ali – line, row, swarm (of bees), border
  noun (masculine)

अक्षमाः (akṣamāḥ) - unable, incapable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of akṣama

akṣama - unable, incapable, impatient

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣama – able, capable, patient, enduring
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'kṣam' (to be patient, able)
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

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