योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-13

भोगौघे नूनमुन्मुक्ते पतत्यज्ञानसंस्थितिः ।
पादपे क्रकचच्छिन्ने कुलायस्तद्गतो यथा ॥ १३ ॥

bhogaughe nūnamunmukte patatyajñānasaṃsthitiḥ ,
pādape krakacacchinne kulāyastadgato yathā 13

13. bhogaughe nūnam unmukte patati ajñānasaṃsthitiḥ
pādap-e krakacacchinne kulāyaḥ tadgataḥ yathā

13. nūnam bhogaughe unmukte ajñānasaṃsthitiḥ patati
yathā krakacacchinne pādap-e tadgataḥ kulāyaḥ

13. Just as a nest, clinging to a tree, falls when the tree is cut by a saw, similarly, when the torrent of worldly pleasures is truly relinquished, the persistence of ignorance (ajñāna) collapses.

Words meanings summery:

• भोगौघे (bhogaughe) - in the flood of enjoyments, in the abundance of worldly pleasures

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• उन्मुक्ते (unmukte) - released, abandoned, given up

• पतति (patati) - falls, collapses, perishes

• अज्ञानसंस्थितिः (ajñānasaṁsthitiḥ) - persistence of ignorance, state of ignorance

• पादप्-ए (pādap-e) - on the tree

• क्रकचच्छिन्ने (krakacacchinne) - cut by a saw, severed by a saw

• कुलायः (kulāyaḥ) - nest, dwelling

• तद्गतः (tadgataḥ) - gone into that, fixed on that, dependent on it

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

भोगौघे (bhogaughe) - in the flood of enjoyments, in the abundance of worldly pleasures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhogaugha

bhogaugha - flood of enjoyments, abundance of pleasures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhoga+ogha)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhuj-
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• ogha – flood, current, stream, multitude
  noun (masculine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

उन्मुक्ते (unmukte) - released, abandoned, given up

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of unmukta

unmukta - released, abandoned, given up

Past Passive Participle

from root muc- (to release) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bhogaughe' in an absolute locative construction.

पतति (patati) - falls, collapses, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pat

Present active

3rd person singular, present indicative

Root: pat (class 1)

अज्ञानसंस्थितिः (ajñānasaṁsthitiḥ) - persistence of ignorance, state of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajñānasaṃsthiti

ajñānasaṁsthiti - persistence of ignorance, state of ignorance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+saṃsthiti)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  compound of a- (negation) and jñāna (knowledge)
• saṃsthiti – standing together, persistence, fixed state
  noun (feminine)
  from root sthā- with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पादप्-ए (pādap-e) - on the tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. "drinking with feet")

क्रकचच्छिन्ने (krakacacchinne) - cut by a saw, severed by a saw

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of krakacacchinna

krakacacchinna - cut by a saw

Past Passive Participle

Compound of krakaca (instrument) and chinna (PPP of chid)

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (krakaca+chinna)

• krakaca – saw
  noun (masculine)
• chinna – cut, broken, severed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root chid- (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'pādap-e' in an absolute locative construction.

कुलायः (kulāyaḥ) - nest, dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulāya

kulāya - nest, dwelling, home

तद्गतः (tadgataḥ) - gone into that, fixed on that, dependent on it

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadgata

tadgata - gone to it, situated on it, dependent on it

Past Passive Participle (acting as adjective)

compound of tad (that) and gata (gone)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+gata)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam- (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kulāyaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

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