योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-137, verse-20
मिलत्पदार्थनीरन्ध्रं सितमच्छं सवायुभिः ।
क्वचित्सौम्यं क्वचित्क्षुब्धं चोरैरिव पुरं निशि ॥ २० ॥
क्वचित्सौम्यं क्वचित्क्षुब्धं चोरैरिव पुरं निशि ॥ २० ॥
milatpadārthanīrandhraṃ sitamacchaṃ savāyubhiḥ ,
kvacitsaumyaṃ kvacitkṣubdhaṃ corairiva puraṃ niśi 20
kvacitsaumyaṃ kvacitkṣubdhaṃ corairiva puraṃ niśi 20
20.
milatpadārthanīrandhram sitamaccham sa-vāyubhiḥ
kvacit saumyam kvacit kṣubdham coraiḥ iva puram niśi
kvacit saumyam kvacit kṣubdham coraiḥ iva puram niśi
20.
milatpadārthanīrandhram sitamaccham sa-vāyubhiḥ
kvacit saumyam kvacit kṣubdham puram coraiḥ iva niśi
kvacit saumyam kvacit kṣubdham puram coraiḥ iva niśi
20.
Dense and compact with combining elements, white and clear, accompanied by its vital airs (vāyu), sometimes tranquil and sometimes agitated, like a city (pura) at night [disturbed] by thieves.
Words meanings summery:
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- मिलत्पदार्थनीरन्ध्रम् (milatpadārthanīrandhram) - dense with combining substances/elements
- सितमच्छम् (sitamaccham) - white and clear, pure and distinct
- स-वायुभिः (sa-vāyubhiḥ) - with the vital airs (vāyu), accompanied by its winds
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at times, in some place
- सौम्यम् (saumyam) - tranquil, gentle, mild, benevolent, lunar
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at times, in some place
- क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, stirred up, troubled
- चोरैः (coraiḥ) - by thieves
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- पुरम् (puram) - body (in a philosophical/medical context) (city, town, body, abode)
- निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night
Words meanings and morphology
मिलत्पदार्थनीरन्ध्रम् (milatpadārthanīrandhram) - dense with combining substances/elements
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of milatpadārthanīrandhra
milatpadārthanīrandhra - dense with combining substances
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (milat+padārtha+nīrandhra)
- milat – joining, meeting, combining, adhering, coalescing
adjective
Present Active Participle
Derived from root mil
Root: mil (class 6) - padārtha – object, thing, substance, element, category
noun (masculine) - nīrandhra – dense, compact, solid, without interstices, impenetrable
adjective
Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter subject.
सितमच्छम् (sitamaccham) - white and clear, pure and distinct
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sitamaccha
sitamaccha - white and clear
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sita+accha)
- sita – white, clear, pure, bright
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śī (to bind, also used to mean white)
Root: śī - accha – clear, transparent, pure, brilliant
adjective
Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter subject.
स-वायुभिः (sa-vāyubhiḥ) - with the vital airs (vāyu), accompanied by its winds
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of sa-vāyu
sa-vāyu - accompanied by wind/vital airs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vāyu)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - vāyu – wind, air, vital air (prāṇa)
noun (masculine)
Note: An adjective in instrumental plural, describing the state of the implied subject.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at times, in some place
(indeclinable)
सौम्यम् (saumyam) - tranquil, gentle, mild, benevolent, lunar
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saumya
saumya - tranquil, gentle, mild, benevolent, related to Soma/Moon
Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter subject.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, at times, in some place
(indeclinable)
क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, stirred up, troubled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣubdha
kṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, stirred up
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṣubh (class 4)
Root: kṣubh (class 4)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter subject.
चोरैः (coraiḥ) - by thieves
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of cora
cora - thief, robber
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
पुरम् (puram) - body (in a philosophical/medical context) (city, town, body, abode)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress, body
निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of niś
niś - night