योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-48

कज्जलाम्बुभरस्नातं भृङ्गीशमिव निस्पृहम् ।
चीराम्बरधरं शान्तमेकाकिनमवस्थितम् ॥ ४८ ॥

kajjalāmbubharasnātaṃ bhṛṅgīśamiva nispṛham ,
cīrāmbaradharaṃ śāntamekākinamavasthitam 48

48. kajjlāmbubharasnātam bhṛṅgīśam iva nispṛham
cīrāmbaradharam śāntam ekākinam avasthitam

48. kajjlāmbubharasnātam bhṛṅgīśam iva nispṛham
cīrāmbaradharam śāntam ekākinam avasthitam

48. She saw him, as if bathed in a deluge of collyrium-dark water, resembling Bhṛṅgīśa, completely devoid of desire, dressed in bark garments, peaceful, and solitary.

Words meanings summery:

• कज्ज्लाम्बुभरस्नातम् (kajjlāmbubharasnātam) - bathed as if in a flood of collyrium-dark water (bathed in a flood of collyrium-dark water)

• भृङ्गीशम् (bhṛṅgīśam) - Bhṛṅgīśa (Bhṛṅgīśa (a devotee of Shiva))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• निस्पृहम् (nispṛham) - devoid of desire (devoid of desire, unattached)

• चीराम्बरधरम् (cīrāmbaradharam) - wearing bark garments

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased)

• एकाकिनम् (ekākinam) - solitary (solitary, alone)

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, abiding (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

कज्ज्लाम्बुभरस्नातम् (kajjlāmbubharasnātam) - bathed as if in a flood of collyrium-dark water (bathed in a flood of collyrium-dark water)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kajjlāmbubharasnāta

kajjlāmbubharasnāta - bathed in a flood of collyrium-dark water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kajjala+ambu+bhara+snāta)

• kajjala – collyrium, antimony; black
  noun (neuter)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• bhara – burden, load, mass, abundance, flood
  noun (masculine)
• snāta – bathed, purified by bathing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root snā (to bathe)
  Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

भृङ्गीशम् (bhṛṅgīśam) - Bhṛṅgīśa (Bhṛṅgīśa (a devotee of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛṅgīśa

bhṛṅgīśa - Bhṛṅgīśa (a devotee of Shiva, often depicted emaciated)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निस्पृहम् (nispṛham) - devoid of desire (devoid of desire, unattached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nispṛha

nispṛha - devoid of desire, unattached, indifferent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+spṛhā)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
• spṛhā – desire, longing, eagerness
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

चीराम्बरधरम् (cīrāmbaradharam) - wearing bark garments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cīrāmbaradhara

cīrāmbaradhara - wearing bark garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīra+ambara+dhara)

• cīra – bark, strip of bark; bark garment
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – garment, clothing; sky
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  suffix -dhara from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from root śam (to be calm, cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

एकाकिनम् (ekākinam) - solitary (solitary, alone)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekākin

ekākin - solitary, alone, lonely

derived from eka (one) + suffix -ākin

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, abiding (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

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