योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-61

अद्रावद्रौ दिशिदिशि ज्वलन्ति वनपङ्क्तयः ।
दग्धाः स्मृतिपदं याताः समस्ता रत्नभूतयः ॥ ६१ ॥

adrāvadrau diśidiśi jvalanti vanapaṅktayaḥ ,
dagdhāḥ smṛtipadaṃ yātāḥ samastā ratnabhūtayaḥ 61

61. adrau adrau diśidiśi jvalanti vanapaṅktayaḥ
dagdhāḥ smṛtipadaṃ yātāḥ samastāḥ ratnabhūtayaḥ

61. adrau adrau,
diśidiśi vanapaṅktayaḥ jvalanti.
samastāḥ ratnabhūtayaḥ dagdhāḥ smṛtipadaṃ yātāḥ.

61. On every single mountain and in every direction, rows of forests are burning. All the jewel-like treasures, having been burnt, have now become mere memories.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्रौ (adrau) - on the mountain, in the rock

• अद्रौ (adrau) - on the mountain, in the rock

• दिशिदिशि (diśidiśi) - in every direction, everywhere

• ज्वलन्ति (jvalanti) - they burn, they blaze, they shine

• वनपङ्क्तयः (vanapaṅktayaḥ) - rows of forests, forest lines

• दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burnt, consumed by fire

• स्मृतिपदं (smṛtipadaṁ) - to become mere memories (forgotten) (to the state of memory, to the object of recollection, to memory)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - have gone (gone, reached, obtained)

• समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, whole, entire, collected

• रत्नभूतयः (ratnabhūtayaḥ) - all precious things (lit. 'gem-existences') (jewel-like treasures, all precious things, abundance of jewels)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्रौ (adrau) - on the mountain, in the rock

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, stone, cloud

Note: Repetition of 'adrau adrau' implies 'on every mountain'.

अद्रौ (adrau) - on the mountain, in the rock

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, stone, cloud

Note: Repetition indicates 'on every mountain'.

दिशिदिशि (diśidiśi) - in every direction, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Reduplicated form (avyayībhāva compound) of diś, meaning 'in every direction'.

ज्वलन्ति (jvalanti) - they burn, they blaze, they shine

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jval

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, parasmaipada, present tense

Root: jval (class 1)

वनपङ्क्तयः (vanapaṅktayaḥ) - rows of forests, forest lines

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanapaṅkti

vanapaṅkti - row of trees, line of forests

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+paṅkti)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• paṅkti – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

दग्धाः (dagdhāḥ) - burnt, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, injured by fire

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

स्मृतिपदं (smṛtipadaṁ) - to become mere memories (forgotten) (to the state of memory, to the object of recollection, to memory)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of smṛtipada

smṛtipada - realm of memory, object of recollection, state of being remembered

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (smṛti+pada)

• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• pada – step, foot, place, state, realm, word
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the destination or state reached.

याताः (yātāḥ) - have gone (gone, reached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all, whole, entire, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, whole, entire, collected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root as (to be) with the prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 2)

रत्नभूतयः (ratnabhūtayaḥ) - all precious things (lit. 'gem-existences') (jewel-like treasures, all precious things, abundance of jewels)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ratnabhūti

ratnabhūti - abundance of jewels, all precious things, wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+bhūti)

• ratna – gem, jewel, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• bhūti – being, existence, welfare, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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