योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-103, verse-33
आगच्छन्त्यां मृतौ कष्टं परितापमवाप्स्यथ ।
तं यत्राङ्गाङ्गविच्छेदः शीतचन्दनलेपनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
तं यत्राङ्गाङ्गविच्छेदः शीतचन्दनलेपनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
āgacchantyāṃ mṛtau kaṣṭaṃ paritāpamavāpsyatha ,
taṃ yatrāṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam 33
taṃ yatrāṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam 33
33.
āgacchantyām mṛtau kaṣṭam paritāpam avāpsyatha |
tam yatra aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam ||
tam yatra aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam ||
33.
mṛtau āgacchantyām kaṣṭam paritāpam avāpsyatha
tam yatra aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam
tam yatra aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ śītacandanalepanam
33.
When death (mṛti) approaches, you will experience severe pain and distress. That suffering is so intense that dismemberment of limbs would feel like applying cool sandalwood paste in comparison.
Words meanings summery:
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- आगच्छन्त्याम् (āgacchantyām) - when approaching (referring to death) (in the approaching, in the coming)
- मृतौ (mṛtau) - in death, at the time of death
- कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - pain, trouble, difficulty, suffering
- परितापम् (paritāpam) - great distress, severe pain, burning, agony
- अवाप्स्यथ (avāpsyatha) - you will obtain, you will experience, you will reach
- तम् (tam) - that (referring to the suffering/distress) (that (accusative masculine/neuter))
- यत्र (yatra) - in a situation where (where, in which case, in which situation)
- अङ्गाङ्गविच्छेदः (aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ) - dismemberment of limbs, cutting off of body parts
- शीतचन्दनलेपनम् (śītacandanalepanam) - (like) an application of cool sandalwood paste
Words meanings and morphology
आगच्छन्त्याम् (āgacchantyām) - when approaching (referring to death) (in the approaching, in the coming)
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of āgacchat
āgacchat - approaching, coming, arriving
Present Active Participle
Derived from verb ā-√gam (to come, to approach)
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Refers to mṛti (death).
मृतौ (mṛtau) - in death, at the time of death
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mṛti
mṛti - death, dying
Derived from √mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ
Note: Agrees with āgacchantyām.
कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - pain, trouble, difficulty, suffering
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṣṭa
kaṣṭa - pain, trouble, difficulty, suffering; disagreeable, bad, evil
Past Passive Participle
From √kaṣ (to hurt, injure) + kta suffix.
Root: kaṣ
Note: Object of avāpsyatha.
परितापम् (paritāpam) - great distress, severe pain, burning, agony
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of paritāpa
paritāpa - distress, anguish, torment, affliction, repentance
Derived from pari-√tap (to torment, distress)
Prefix: pari
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Object of avāpsyatha.
अवाप्स्यथ (avāpsyatha) - you will obtain, you will experience, you will reach
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of √āp
Future tense
2nd person plural, future active indicative
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
तम् (tam) - that (referring to the suffering/distress) (that (accusative masculine/neuter))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to paritāpam.
यत्र (yatra) - in a situation where (where, in which case, in which situation)
(indeclinable)
अङ्गाङ्गविच्छेदः (aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ) - dismemberment of limbs, cutting off of body parts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgāṅgaviccheda
aṅgāṅgaviccheda - dismemberment, cutting off of limbs/body parts
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aṅgāṅga+viccheda)
- aṅgāṅga – limb by limb, each limb
noun (neuter)
iterative compound - aṅga – limb, body part, member
noun (neuter) - viccheda – cutting off, separation, interruption, disjunction
noun (masculine)
from vi-√chid
Prefix: vi
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.
शीतचन्दनलेपनम् (śītacandanalepanam) - (like) an application of cool sandalwood paste
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śītacandanalepana
śītacandanalepana - application of cool sandalwood paste
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śīta+candana+lepana)
- śīta – cold, cool, chill
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √śyai (to be cold)
Root: śyai - candana – sandalwood
noun (neuter) - lepana – smearing, anointing, plastering, applying (paste)
noun (neuter)
from √lip (to smear)
Root: lip (class 6)
Note: Predicate nominative to aṅgāṅgavicchedaḥ (implied iva asti).