योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-30

गीतं श्रृङ्गतरूच्चपल्लवपुटे निःश्वस्य सोत्कण्ठया कंठाश्लिष्टगिरा वियोगहतया विद्याधराणां स्त्रिया ।
यन्नामात्र तदेष नाथ पथिकः सोच्छ्वासमाकर्णयन् दोलान्दोलनयेव चञ्चलधिया नो याति नोनूच्यते ॥ ३० ॥

gītaṃ śrṛṅgatarūccapallavapuṭe niḥśvasya sotkaṇṭhayā kaṃṭhāśliṣṭagirā viyogahatayā vidyādharāṇāṃ striyā ,
yannāmātra tadeṣa nātha pathikaḥ socchvāsamākarṇayan dolāndolanayeva cañcaladhiyā no yāti nonūcyate 30

30. gītam śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭe niḥśvasya sotkaṇṭhayā
kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-girā viyoga-hatayā vidyādharāṇām striyā
yat-nāma atra tat eṣaḥ nātha pathikaḥ socchvāsam ākarṇayan
dolā-āndolanayā iva cañcala-dhiyā na u yāti nonūcyate

30. śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭe niḥśvasya sotkaṇṭhayā kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-girā
viyoga-hatayā vidyādharāṇām striyā gītam (gīyate)
yat-nāma atra tat (gītam) eṣaḥ pathikaḥ socchvāsam ākarṇayan
dolā-āndolanayā iva cañcala-dhiyā na yāti na nonūcyate

30. A song is sung, with sighs and yearning (sotkaṇṭhayā), in a voice choked with emotion (kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-girā), by a Vidyadhara woman devastated by separation (viyoga-hatā), from the high tender leaves of a tree on a mountain peak. Listening to that very song, which here addresses a 'lord' (nāma atra), this traveler (pathika), sighing deeply, his mind wavering as if by the swaying of a swing, neither moves forward nor can be made to proceed.

30. בחיק עלים של עץ נישא על שפיץ ההר, אישה מבנות הַוִוידְיָאדְהַרָה, חולת געגועים ונשברת מפרֵדה, נאנחת ושרה בקול חנוק. למשמע שמה, אדוני, הנוסע הזה מקשיב בנשימה עצורה, ומחשבתו נעה כנדנדה הלוך ושוב — הוא אינו ממשיך בדרכו ואינו מוציא הגה מפיו.

Words meanings summery:

• गीतम् (gītam) - a song (song, sung)

• शृङ्ग-तरूच्च-पल्लव-पुटे (śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭe) - in the high tender leaves of a tree on a mountain peak (in the high tender leaf-cup of a lofty tree on a peak)

• निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing (having sighed)

• सोत्कण्ठया (sotkaṇṭhayā) - with yearning (with yearning, with eagerness)

• कण्ठाश्लिष्ट-गिरा (kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-girā) - in a voice choked with emotion (with a voice choked in the throat)

• वियोग-हतया (viyoga-hatayā) - by a woman devastated by separation (viyoga-hatā) (by one struck by separation, by one devastated by separation)

• विद्याधराणाम् (vidyādharāṇām) - of the Vidyadhara celestial beings (of Vidyadharas)

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a Vidyadhara woman (by a woman)

• यत्-नाम (yat-nāma) - which addresses 'lord' (whose name, what name)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in the song's address) (here, in this place)

• तत् (tat) - that (song) (that, that thing)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (traveler) (this, this one)

• नाथ (nātha) - O Lord! (as an address within the song) (lord, master, protector)

• पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - this traveler (traveler, passenger)

• सोच्छ्वासम् (socchvāsam) - sighing deeply (with sighs, sighing)

• आकर्णयन् (ākarṇayan) - listening (to the song) (listening, hearing)

• दोला-आन्दोलनया (dolā-āndolanayā) - as if by the swaying of a swing (by the swaying of a swing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like)

• चञ्चल-धिया (cañcala-dhiyā) - his mind wavering (by one whose mind is wavering, with a wavering mind)

• न (na) - neither (not)

• उ (u) - and (indeed, also, and)

• याति (yāti) - moves forward (goes, moves)

• नोनूच्यते (nonūcyate) - cannot be made to proceed (is not moved, does not proceed (intensive))

Words meanings and morphology

गीतम् (gītam) - a song (song, sung)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, song, anything sung

Past Passive Participle

From √gai (to sing).

Root: √gai (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, 'the song'.

शृङ्ग-तरूच्च-पल्लव-पुटे (śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭe) - in the high tender leaves of a tree on a mountain peak (in the high tender leaf-cup of a lofty tree on a peak)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭa

śṛṅga-tarūcca-pallava-puṭa - leaf-cup of a high peak-tree

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śṛṅga+taru+uccā+pallava+puṭa)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter/masculine)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• uccā – high, lofty
  adjective (feminine)
• pallava – sprout, tender leaf
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• puṭa – cup, fold, hollow
  noun (masculine/neuter)

निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing (having sighed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √śvas (to breathe) with prefix niḥ-.

Prefix: niḥ

Root: √śvas (class 2)

सोत्कण्ठया (sotkaṇṭhayā) - with yearning (with yearning, with eagerness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sotkaṇṭhā

sotkaṇṭhā - full of yearning, eagerness, longing

Compound of sa (with) and utkaṇṭhā (yearning).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+utkaṇṭhā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• utkaṇṭhā – yearning, longing, eager desire
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial use.

कण्ठाश्लिष्ट-गिरा (kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-girā) - in a voice choked with emotion (with a voice choked in the throat)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-gira

kaṇṭhāśliṣṭa-gira - voice choked in the throat

Compound of kaṇṭha (throat) and āśliṣṭa (choked) and gira (voice).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kaṇṭha+āśliṣṭa+gir)

• kaṇṭha – throat, neck
  noun (masculine)
• āśliṣṭa – embraced, clasped, choked, attached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śliṣ (to embrace) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √śliṣ (class 1)
• gir – voice, speech
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial use.

वियोग-हतया (viyoga-hatayā) - by a woman devastated by separation (viyoga-hatā) (by one struck by separation, by one devastated by separation)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viyoga-hatā

viyoga-hatā - one struck/devastated by separation

Compound of viyoga (separation) and hatā (struck/devastated).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viyoga+hatā)

• viyoga – separation, disjunction
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + √yuj.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √yuj (class 7)
• hatā – struck, killed, destroyed, devastated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √han (to strike, kill). Feminine form.
  Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Modifies striyā.

विद्याधराणाम् (vidyādharāṇām) - of the Vidyadhara celestial beings (of Vidyadharas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vidyādhara

vidyādhara - Vidyadhara (a class of celestial beings, literally 'knowledge-bearer')

Compound of vidyā (knowledge) and dhara (bearer).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vidyā+dhara)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearer, holder
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to bear, hold).
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the class of beings to which the woman belongs.

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a Vidyadhara woman (by a woman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

i-ending feminine noun.

यत्-नाम (yat-nāma) - which addresses 'lord' (whose name, what name)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat-nāman

yat-nāman - what name, whose name

Compound of yat (which) and nāman (name).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yat+nāman)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun
  Relative pronoun.
• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
  n-ending neuter noun.

Note: Refers to the content of the song.

अत्र (atra) - here (in the song's address) (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (song) (that, that thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Refers to the song.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (traveler) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

Note: Refers to pathikaḥ.

नाथ (nātha) - O Lord! (as an address within the song) (lord, master, protector)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, husband

Note: Part of the song's content.

पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - this traveler (traveler, passenger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathika

pathika - traveler, wanderer

From pathin (path).

सोच्छ्वासम् (socchvāsam) - sighing deeply (with sighs, sighing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of socchvāsa

socchvāsa - with sighs, accompanied by sighs

Compound of sa (with) and ucchvāsa (sigh).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+ucchvāsa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ucchvāsa – sigh, breath, exhalation
  noun (masculine)
  From ut + √śvas (to breathe).
  Prefix: ut
  Root: √śvas (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially.

आकर्णयन् (ākarṇayan) - listening (to the song) (listening, hearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √karṇ

√karṇ - to hear, to listen

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from denominative √karṇ (from karṇa 'ear') with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: √karṇ (class 10)

Note: Modifies pathikaḥ.

दोला-आन्दोलनया (dolā-āndolanayā) - as if by the swaying of a swing (by the swaying of a swing)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dolā-āndolana

dolā-āndolana - swinging of a swing

Compound of dolā (swing) and āndolana (swaying).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dolā+āndolana)

• dolā – swing
  noun (feminine)
• āndolana – swaying, swinging
  noun (neuter)
  From ā + √dul (to swing).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √dul (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like)

(indeclinable)

चञ्चल-धिया (cañcala-dhiyā) - his mind wavering (by one whose mind is wavering, with a wavering mind)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of cañcala-dhī

cañcala-dhī - wavering mind, fickle intelligence

Compound of cañcala (wavering) and dhī (mind/intellect).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cañcala+dhī)

• cañcala – wavering, flickering, restless
  adjective
  From √cal (to move).
  Root: √cal (class 1)
• dhī – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  i-ending feminine noun.

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of the traveler's mind.

न (na) - neither (not)

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and (indeed, also, and)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Joins 'na yāti' and 'na nonūcyate'.

याति (yāti) - moves forward (goes, moves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √yā

Present Active

Present active, 3rd person singular from √yā (2nd class).

Root: √yā (class 2)

नोनूच्यते (nonūcyate) - cannot be made to proceed (is not moved, does not proceed (intensive))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √nu

Intensive/Causative Passive

Intensive (yan-luk) or passive of causative from √nu (2nd class). Implies repeated action or being moved.

Root: √nu (class 2)

Note: Could also be interpreted as 'is not repeatedly praised/spoken'.

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