योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-51

मृदन्तःकीटकणवच्छिलान्तर्गतभेकवत् ।
गर्भस्थापक्वशिशुवत्फलान्तर्गतबीजवत् ॥ ५१ ॥

mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇavacchilāntargatabhekavat ,
garbhasthāpakvaśiśuvatphalāntargatabījavat 51

51. mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇavat śilāntargatabhekavat
garbhasthāpakvaśiśuvat phalāntargatabījavat

51. mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇavat śilāntargatabhekavat
garbhasthāpakvaśiśuvat phalāntargatabījavat

51. Like a tiny worm inside the earth, like a frog residing within a rock, like an unripe fetus in the womb, and like a seed contained within a fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदन्तःकीटकणवत् (mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇavat) - like a tiny worm in the earth

• शिलान्तर्गतभेकवत् (śilāntargatabhekavat) - like a frog residing within a rock

• गर्भस्थापक्वशिशुवत् (garbhasthāpakvaśiśuvat) - like an unripe fetus in the womb

• फलान्तर्गतबीजवत् (phalāntargatabījavat) - like a seed inside a fruit

Words meanings and morphology

मृदन्तःकीटकणवत् (mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇavat) - like a tiny worm in the earth

(indeclinable)

Formed by `mṛdantaḥkīṭakaṇa` + `vat` (suffix for comparison).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛd+antar+kīṭakaṇa+vat)

• mṛd – earth, clay
  noun (feminine)
• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• kīṭakaṇa – tiny insect, small worm particle
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kīṭa (insect/worm) and kaṇa (small particle).
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

शिलान्तर्गतभेकवत् (śilāntargatabhekavat) - like a frog residing within a rock

(indeclinable)

Formed by `śilāntargatabheka` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+antar+gata+bheka+vat)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bheka – frog
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

गर्भस्थापक्वशिशुवत् (garbhasthāpakvaśiśuvat) - like an unripe fetus in the womb

(indeclinable)

Formed by `garbhasthāpakvaśiśu` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbhastha+apakvaśiśu+vat)

• garbhastha – situated in the womb
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Compound of garbha (womb) and stha (standing, situated).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• apakvaśiśu – unripe child, immature fetus
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of apakva (unripe, immature) and śiśu (child).
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

फलान्तर्गतबीजवत् (phalāntargatabījavat) - like a seed inside a fruit

(indeclinable)

Formed by `phalāntargatabīja` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+antar+gata+bīja+vat)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

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