योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-9

आवर्तेषु तृणानीव भ्रान्ता विगतसंभ्रमम् ।
चिरं चञ्चलमत्ताभ्रचन्द्रमण्डलशोभिषु ॥ ९ ॥

āvarteṣu tṛṇānīva bhrāntā vigatasaṃbhramam ,
ciraṃ cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhiṣu 9

9. āvarteṣu tṛṇāni iva bhrāntāḥ vigatasaṃbhramam
ciram cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhiṣu

9. tṛṇāni iva bhrāntāḥ vigatasaṃbhramam ciram
cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhiṣu āvarteṣu

9. Helplessly tossed about for a long time like blades of grass in the whirlpools, which shone with moon-orbs that resembled restless, intoxicated clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in whirlpools, in eddies

• तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - blades of grass, straws

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - tossed about, referring to the implicit subjects (e.g., bodies, people) (wandered, whirled, tossed about)

• विगतसंभ्रमम् (vigatasaṁbhramam) - helplessly (without confusion, helplessly, having lost composure)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• चञ्चलमत्ताभ्रचन्द्रमण्डलशोभिषु (cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhiṣu) - describing the surface of the water in the whirlpools (shining with circles of moon like agitated and intoxicated clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

आवर्तेषु (āvarteṣu) - in whirlpools, in eddies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, circle, turning

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - blades of grass, straws

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्ताः (bhrāntāḥ) - tossed about, referring to the implicit subjects (e.g., bodies, people) (wandered, whirled, tossed about)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandered, bewildered, tossed, whirled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhrām (to wander, to revolve)

Root: bhrām (class 1)

Note: Refers to the unspecified people or bodies being tossed.

विगतसंभ्रमम् (vigatasaṁbhramam) - helplessly (without confusion, helplessly, having lost composure)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+saṃbhrama)

• vigata – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, hurry, flurry
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of being tossed.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

चञ्चलमत्ताभ्रचन्द्रमण्डलशोभिषु (cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhiṣu) - describing the surface of the water in the whirlpools (shining with circles of moon like agitated and intoxicated clouds)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhin

cañcalamattābhracandramaṇḍalaśobhin - shining with circles of moon like agitated and intoxicated clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cañcala+matta+abhra+candra+maṇḍala+śobhin)

• cañcala – unsteady, trembling, agitated, restless
  adjective (masculine)
• matta – intoxicated, excited, furious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad
  Root: mad (class 4)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk
  noun (neuter)
• śobhin – shining, splendid, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root śubh
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Describes the whirlpools (āvarteṣu).

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