योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-142

वातस्पन्देन मेदोऽन्तर्मज्जासारश्च संस्थितः ।
त्यजत्याशु प्रसौगन्ध्यं रजः पत्रफलादिकम् ॥ १४२ ॥

vātaspandena medo'ntarmajjāsāraśca saṃsthitaḥ ,
tyajatyāśu prasaugandhyaṃ rajaḥ patraphalādikam 142

142. vātaspandena medaḥ antaḥ majjāsāraḥ ca saṃsthitaḥ |
tyajati āśu prasaugandhyam rajaḥ patraphalādikam || 142 ||

142. vātaspandena antaḥ saṃsthitaḥ medaḥ ca majjāsāraḥ prasaugandhyam āśu tyajati,
patraphalādikam rajaḥ iva.
142

142. Due to the vibration of the wind (vāta-spandena), the essence of fat (medas) and marrow (majjā), which is situated within, quickly gives up its pleasant fragrance, becoming like dust (rajas) from leaves and fruits and similar things (patra-phala-ādikam).

Words meanings summery:

• वातस्पन्देन (vātaspandena) - by the vibration of wind, by the pulsation of air

• मेदः (medaḥ) - fat, adipose tissue

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

• मज्जासारः (majjāsāraḥ) - essence of marrow

• च (ca) - and

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - located within the body (situated, located, abiding, established)

• त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up, discards, forsakes

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• प्रसौगन्ध्यम् (prasaugandhyam) - pleasant fragrance, sweet smell

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust or fine particles (like pollen) (dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid)

• पत्रफलादिकम् (patraphalādikam) - leaves, fruits, etc., and similar things

Words meanings and morphology

वातस्पन्देन (vātaspandena) - by the vibration of wind, by the pulsation of air

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vātaspanda

vātaspanda - vibration of wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+spanda)

• vāta – wind, air, vital air (vāyu)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• spanda – vibration, pulsation, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from root spand
  Root: spand (class 1)

मेदः (medaḥ) - fat, adipose tissue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of medas

medas - fat, adipose tissue

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internally

(indeclinable)

मज्जासारः (majjāsāraḥ) - essence of marrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of majjāsāra

majjāsāra - essence of marrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (majjā+sāra)

• majjā – marrow
  noun (feminine)
• sāra – essence, pith, core, strength, best part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - located within the body (situated, located, abiding, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, standing, established

past passive participle

derived from root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्यजति (tyajati) - abandons, gives up, discards, forsakes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

प्रसौगन्ध्यम् (prasaugandhyam) - pleasant fragrance, sweet smell

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasaugandhya

prasaugandhya - pleasant fragrance, very sweet scent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+sugandha)

• pra – forth, forward, very, intensely
  prefix
• sugandha – fragrance, good smell; fragrant
  noun (masculine)
  sugandhya is an abstract noun derived from sugandha, meaning 'fragrance'. 'pra' intensifies it.

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust or fine particles (like pollen) (dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, gloom, impurity, menstrual fluid; also one of the three guṇas

पत्रफलादिकम् (patraphalādikam) - leaves, fruits, etc., and similar things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of patraphalādika

patraphalādika - leaves, fruits, etc.

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (patra+phala+ādi+ka)

• patra – leaf, feather, letter
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• ka – suffix used for diminutives or intensifying meaning
  suffix

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