योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-18

उदयावयवाश्लेषस्पष्टास्पष्टमरुद्रतैः ।
स्थित्यन्तानां तु वैषम्यादागामिगदसूचकम् ॥ १८ ॥

udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarudrataiḥ ,
sthityantānāṃ tu vaiṣamyādāgāmigadasūcakam 18

18. udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrataiḥ
sthityantānām tu vaiṣamyāt āgāmīgadasūcakam

18. tu udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrataiḥ
sthityantānām vaiṣamyāt āgāmīgadasūcakam

18. By the movements of the vital airs (marut) that are sometimes distinct and sometimes indistinct, owing to the blending of their constituent parts as they arise, and indeed, due to the irregularity in the termination of various physiological states, this is an indicator of future illness.

Words meanings summery:

• उदयावयवाश्लेषस्पष्टास्पष्टमरुत्रतैः (udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrataiḥ) - by the movements of the vital airs that are sometimes distinct and sometimes indistinct, owing to the blending of their constituent parts as they arise

• स्थित्यन्तानाम् (sthityantānām) - of the termination of various physiological states (of the ends of the states, of the terminations of the durations)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• वैषम्यात् (vaiṣamyāt) - due to irregularity, from unevenness, because of disorder

• आगामीगदसूचकम् (āgāmīgadasūcakam) - indicating a future disease, foretelling an upcoming illness

Words meanings and morphology

उदयावयवाश्लेषस्पष्टास्पष्टमरुत्रतैः (udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrataiḥ) - by the movements of the vital airs that are sometimes distinct and sometimes indistinct, owing to the blending of their constituent parts as they arise

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrata

udayāvayavāśleṣaspaṣṭāspaṣṭamarutrata - characterized by the breaths (marut) being distinct and indistinct due to the combination of their rising components

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udaya+avayava+āśleṣa+spaṣṭa+aspaṣṭa+marut+rata)

• udaya – rising, emergence, origin, dawn
  noun (masculine)
• avayava – component, part, limb, constituent
  noun (masculine)
• āśleṣa – embrace, contact, close union, merging, blending
  noun (masculine)
• spaṣṭa – clear, distinct, manifest, evident
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root spṛś with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: spṛś
• aspaṣṭa – unclear, indistinct, unmanifest, obscure
  adjective
  Negation of spaṣṭa
  Prefix: a
• marut – wind, air, vital air, breath
  noun (masculine)
• rata – engaged in, delighting in, moving, characterized by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ram
  Root: ram

Note: The entire compound describes the nature of the vital airs (marut) and is in the instrumental plural.

स्थित्यन्तानाम् (sthityantānām) - of the termination of various physiological states (of the ends of the states, of the terminations of the durations)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sthityanta

sthityanta - end of a state, termination of duration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthiti+anta)

• sthiti – state, condition, duration, stability, existence
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, termination, boundary
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वैषम्यात् (vaiṣamyāt) - due to irregularity, from unevenness, because of disorder

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaiṣamya

vaiṣamya - irregularity, unevenness, dissimilarity, disorder, difficulty

आगामीगदसूचकम् (āgāmīgadasūcakam) - indicating a future disease, foretelling an upcoming illness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgāmīgadasūcaka

āgāmīgadasūcaka - indicator of future disease

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgāmin+gada+sūcaka)

• āgāmin – coming, future, approaching
  adjective
  Future Active Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam
• gada – disease, illness, malady
  noun (masculine)
• sūcaka – indicator, informer, revealer, sign
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter singular subject (e.g., 'this symptom').

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