योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-52

बीजोदरस्थाङ्कुरवद्द्रव्यपिण्डोदराणुवत् ।
अश्रान्तस्तम्बकोशस्थदारुपुत्रकदेहवत् ॥ ५२ ॥

bījodarasthāṅkuravaddravyapiṇḍodarāṇuvat ,
aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadehavat 52

52. bījodarasthāṅkuravat dravypiṇḍodarāṇuvat
aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadevavat

52. bījodarasthāṅkuravat dravypiṇḍodarāṇuvat
aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadevavat

52. Like a sprout situated within the belly of a seed, like an atom within the mass of a substance, and like the body of a wooden puppet residing in the unmoving shell of a pillar.

Words meanings summery:

• बीजोदरस्थाङ्कुरवत् (bījodarasthāṅkuravat) - like a sprout situated within the belly of a seed

• द्रव्य्पिण्डोदराणुवत् (dravypiṇḍodarāṇuvat) - like an atom inside the mass of a substance

• अश्रान्तस्तम्बकोशस्थदारुपुत्रकदेववत् (aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadevavat) - like the body of an unmoving wooden puppet inside a pillar's shell

Words meanings and morphology

बीजोदरस्थाङ्कुरवत् (bījodarasthāṅkuravat) - like a sprout situated within the belly of a seed

(indeclinable)

Formed by `bījodarasthāṅkura` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bīja+udara+stha+aṅkura+vat)

• bīja – seed, origin
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

द्रव्य्पिण्डोदराणुवत् (dravypiṇḍodarāṇuvat) - like an atom inside the mass of a substance

(indeclinable)

Formed by `dravypiṇḍodarāṇu` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dravya+piṇḍa+udara+aṇu+vat)

• dravya – substance, matter, thing
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍa – lump, mass, ball
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, interior, inside
  noun (neuter)
• aṇu – atom, minute particle
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

अश्रान्तस्तम्बकोशस्थदारुपुत्रकदेववत् (aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadevavat) - like the body of an unmoving wooden puppet inside a pillar's shell

(indeclinable)

Formed by `aśrāntastambakośasthadāruputrakadeha` + `vat`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśrānta+stambakośa+stha+dāruputraka+deha+vat)

• aśrānta – unmoving, ceaseless, untiring
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negated)
  Derived from root śram (to be weary) with prefix a- (negation).
  Prefix: a
  Root: śram (class 4)
• stambakośa – pillar's sheath, interior of a pillar
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of stamba (pillar) and kośa (sheath, case).
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• dāruputraka – wooden puppet/doll
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of dāru (wood) and putraka (small child, doll).
• deha – body, corporeal form
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

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