योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-26

व्रजन्पर्याकृतौ कूपे पातालतलभीषणे ।
खातशुष्काब्ध्यधोभागे गजरत्नसमुद्गके ॥ २६ ॥

vrajanparyākṛtau kūpe pātālatalabhīṣaṇe ,
khātaśuṣkābdhyadhobhāge gajaratnasamudgake 26

26. vrajan paryākṛtau kūpe pātālatalabhīṣaṇe
khātaśuṣkābdhi adhaḥ bhāge gajaratnasamudgake

26. vrajan paryākṛtau kūpe pātālatalabhīṣaṇe
khātaśuṣkābdhyadhobhāge gajaratnasamudgake

26. Entering a well, which was prepared as a trap, terrifying like the lowest depths of the netherworld, and situated in the bottom of a dry pit, the magnificent elephant (gajaratna) became as if contained within a jewel casket.

26. כך הוא צנח אל תוך הבור העמוק והמבעית כמו תחתית הַפָּאתָאָלָה (שאול המעמקים), אל קרקעית הים היבש שנכרה, כאילו היה פנינה יקרת ערך בתוך תיבה.

Words meanings summery:

• व्रजन् (vrajan) - going, moving, proceeding

• पर्याकृतौ (paryākṛtau) - in an enclosure, in a trap, in a place dug around

• कूपे (kūpe) - in a well, in a pit

• पातालतलभीषणे (pātālatalabhīṣaṇe) - terrifying like the netherworld's depth, dreadful as the lowest region

• खातशुष्काब्धि अधः भागे (khātaśuṣkābdhi adhaḥ bhāge) - in the lower part of a dry pit/large dried water body

• गजरत्नसमुद्गके (gajaratnasamudgake) - in a casket for a jewel-like elephant, in a container for a magnificent elephant

Words meanings and morphology

व्रजन् (vrajan) - going, moving, proceeding

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vraj

vraj - to go, to move, to proceed

Present Active Participle

From root vraj (1st class, vrajati), present active participle, nominative singular masculine.

Root: vraj (class 1)

पर्याकृतौ (paryākṛtau) - in an enclosure, in a trap, in a place dug around

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of paryākṛti

paryākṛti - enclosure, trap, digging around, preparation

From pari-ā-kṛ (to dig around, to prepare, to make a trap), feminine noun.

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कूपे (kūpe) - in a well, in a pit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

पातालतलभीषणे (pātālatalabhīṣaṇe) - terrifying like the netherworld's depth, dreadful as the lowest region

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pātālatalabhīṣaṇa

pātālatalabhīṣaṇa - terrifying like the netherworld's depth

Compound adjective, qualifying kūpe.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+tala+bhīṣaṇa)

• pātāla – netherworld, lowest region
  noun (neuter)
• tala – bottom, depth, surface
  noun (neuter)
• bhīṣaṇa – terrifying, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
  From root bhī (to fear) with causative suffix ṇic and ana suffix.
  Root: bhī (class 3)

खातशुष्काब्धि अधः भागे (khātaśuṣkābdhi adhaḥ bhāge) - in the lower part of a dry pit/large dried water body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of khātaśuṣkābdhyadhobhāga

khātaśuṣkābdhyadhobhāga - lower part of a dry pit or a large dried-up water body

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (khāta+śuṣka+abdhi+adhas+bhāga)

• khāta – dug, ditch, pit
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root khan (1st class, khanati/khanati), past passive participle.
  Root: khan (class 1)
• śuṣka – dry, withered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past passive participle of śuṣ (to dry).
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• abdhi – ocean, sea, large water body
  noun (masculine)
• adhas – below, downward, lower region
  indeclinable
• bhāga – part, portion, region
  noun (masculine)

गजरत्नसमुद्गके (gajaratnasamudgake) - in a casket for a jewel-like elephant, in a container for a magnificent elephant

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gajaratnasamudgaka

gajaratnasamudgaka - a casket or container for a jewel-like or magnificent elephant

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaja+ratna+samudgaka)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• samudgaka – casket, small box, container, jewel-box
  noun (masculine)

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