योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-113, verse-32

चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रविहगान्प्रतिबिम्बितान् ।
भुञ्जानैर्विप्रलम्भेन कृताच्छोटाञ्जलेचरैः ॥ ३२ ॥

cūtanīpakadambāgravihagānpratibimbitān ,
bhuñjānairvipralambhena kṛtācchoṭāñjalecaraiḥ 32

32. cūtanīpakadambāgravihagān pratibimbitān
bhuñjānair vipralambhena kṛtācchoṭān jale-caraiḥ

32. jale-caraiḥ vipralambhena cūtanīpakadambāgravihagān
pratibimbitān bhuñjānair kṛtācchoṭān

32. By aquatic creatures who, by deception, snapped [at them] while attempting to consume the reflected birds perched on the tops of mango, nīpa, and kadamba trees.

32. יצורי המים הוטעו לנסות ולטרוף את בבואות הציפורניים שנחו על צמרות עצי המנגו והקָדַמְבַּה, ונשכו באוויר בריקנות.

Words meanings summery:

• चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रविहगान् (cūtanīpakadambāgravihagān) - birds on the tops of mango, nīpa, and kadamba trees

• प्रतिबिम्बितान् (pratibimbitān) - the reflected images of birds (reflected, pictured)

• भुञ्जानैर् (bhuñjānair) - by aquatic creatures attempting to eat/consume (the reflected birds) (by those who are eating/enjoying/experiencing)

• विप्रलम्भेन (vipralambhena) - due to illusion, mistaking reflections for reality (by deception, by illusion)

• कृताच्छोटान् (kṛtācchoṭān) - snapping sounds made by the aquatic creatures (those who have made snapping sounds, made snapping sounds)

• जले-चरैः (jale-caraiḥ) - by aquatic creatures

Words meanings and morphology

चूतनीपकदम्बाग्रविहगान् (cūtanīpakadambāgravihagān) - birds on the tops of mango, nīpa, and kadamba trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of cūtanīpakadambāgravihaga

cūtanīpakadambāgravihaga - birds on the tops of mango, nīpa, and kadamba trees

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (cūta+nīpa+kadamba+agra+vihaga)

• cūta – mango tree
  noun (masculine)
• nīpa – nīpa tree (kadamba-like tree)
  noun (masculine)
• kadamba – kadamba tree (Nauclea cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• agra – top, summit, front
  noun (neuter)
• vihaga – bird (literally 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `vi` (sky) + `√gam` (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रतिबिम्बितान् (pratibimbitān) - the reflected images of birds (reflected, pictured)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratibimbita

pratibimbita - reflected, pictured, imaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `prati-√bimb` (to reflect)

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `cūtanīpakadambāgravihagān`.

भुञ्जानैर् (bhuñjānair) - by aquatic creatures attempting to eat/consume (the reflected birds) (by those who are eating/enjoying/experiencing)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhuñjāna

bhuñjāna - eating, enjoying, experiencing

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from `√bhuj` (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies `jale-caraiḥ`.

विप्रलम्भेन (vipralambhena) - due to illusion, mistaking reflections for reality (by deception, by illusion)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipralambha

vipralambha - deception, illusion, disappointment

Derived from `vi-pra-√labh` (to deceive)

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the manner or cause of action.

कृताच्छोटान् (kṛtācchoṭān) - snapping sounds made by the aquatic creatures (those who have made snapping sounds, made snapping sounds)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtācchoṭa

kṛtācchoṭa - having made snapping sounds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (kṛta+ācchoṭa)

• kṛta – done, made
  past passive participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from `√kṛ` (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ācchoṭa – snapping sound, finger-snapping, clap
  noun (masculine)

Note: As an accusative plural object, it refers to the snapping sounds themselves that are made.

जले-चरैः (jale-caraiḥ) - by aquatic creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jale-cara

jale-cara - aquatic creature, water-dweller

Compound of `jala` (water) and `cara` (moving/dwelling)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (jala+cara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling
  noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun
  Derived from `√car` (to move, go)
  Root: car (class 1)

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