योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-28

प्रतरन्मृगतृष्णाम्बुसरत्सारसरूपि च ।
स्थलान्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि भूतपूर्वतरूणि च ॥ २८ ॥

prataranmṛgatṛṣṇāmbusaratsārasarūpi ca ,
sthalānyadṛṣṭapūrvāṇi bhūtapūrvatarūṇi ca 28

28. prataran mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu sarat sārarūpi ca
sthalāni adṛṣṭapūrvāṇi bhūtapūrvatarūṇi ca

28. sthalāni ca prataran mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu sarat
sārarūpi adṛṣṭapūrvāṇi ca bhūtapūrvatarūṇi

28. And lands (sthala) where one traverses (prataran) mirage-water (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) that resembles flowing cranes (sārarūpi) or flowing bodies of water (sarat), lands never seen before (adṛṣṭapūrva), and lands where trees (taru) once stood (bhūtapūrva).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतरन् (prataran) - referring to a traveler traversing the described lands (traversing, crossing)

• मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - mirage-water, illusion of water

• सरत् (sarat) - describing the illusory movement of mirage-water or objects within it (flowing, moving, running)

• साररूपि (sārarūpi) - describing mirage-water that appears like flowing cranes (sārasa birds) or bodies of water (sārasa meaning lake) (having the form of a crane or lake; resembling the essence)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्थलानि (sthalāni) - lands, regions, places

• अदृष्टपूर्वाणि (adṛṣṭapūrvāṇi) - describing lands that are so transformed by the heat they are unrecognizable (never seen before, unprecedented)

• भूतपूर्वतरूणि (bhūtapūrvatarūṇi) - describing lands that were once forested but are now barren or scarred by fire (having formerly existing trees (i.e., now treeless or with remnants))

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतरन् (prataran) - referring to a traveler traversing the described lands (traversing, crossing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratarat

pratarat - traversing, crossing, floating

Present Active Participle

Derived from prefix 'pra-' and root '√tṛ' (to cross, pass over)

Prefix: pra

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Implied subject (e.g., a person) in singular nominative case

मृगतृष्णाम्बु (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu) - mirage-water, illusion of water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu

mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu - mirage-water

Compound 'mṛgatṛṣṇā' (mirage) + 'ambu' (water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgatṛṣṇā+ambu)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, thirst of deer
  noun (feminine)
  Compound 'mṛga' (deer) + 'tṛṣṇā' (thirst)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

सरत् (sarat) - describing the illusory movement of mirage-water or objects within it (flowing, moving, running)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarat

sarat - flowing, moving, running

Present Active Participle

Derived from root '√sṛ' (to flow, move)

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu' or part of a compound with 'sārarūpi'

साररूपि (sārarūpi) - describing mirage-water that appears like flowing cranes (sārasa birds) or bodies of water (sārasa meaning lake) (having the form of a crane or lake; resembling the essence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sārarūpin

sārarūpin - having the form of a crane, having the form of a lake, having the essence/best form

Compound 'sārasa' (crane, lake) + 'rūpin' (having the form of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sārasa+rūpin)

• sārasa – crane (bird), lake, pond
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having the form/appearance of, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'rūpa' (form)

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgatṛṣṇāmbu'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्थलानि (sthalāni) - lands, regions, places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthala

sthala - land, place, region, dry ground

Root: sthā (class 1)

अदृष्टपूर्वाणि (adṛṣṭapūrvāṇi) - describing lands that are so transformed by the heat they are unrecognizable (never seen before, unprecedented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adṛṣṭapūrva

adṛṣṭapūrva - never seen before, unprecedented

Compound 'a-' (not) + 'dṛṣṭa' (seen) + 'pūrva' (before)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root '√dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, prior
  adjective (neuter)

भूतपूर्वतरूणि (bhūtapūrvatarūṇi) - describing lands that were once forested but are now barren or scarred by fire (having formerly existing trees (i.e., now treeless or with remnants))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūtapūrvataru

bhūtapūrvataru - having formerly existing trees

Compound 'bhūtapūrva' (formerly existing) + 'taru' (tree)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūtapūrva+taru)

• bhūtapūrva – formerly existing, that was once, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound 'bhūta' (been, become) + 'pūrva' (before)
• taru – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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