योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-53

सौषिर्यासंभवात्प्राणपवनस्पन्दवर्जितः ।
प्रोन्नमत्पर्शुपूरेण शिलापूरेण तर्जितः ॥ ५३ ॥

sauṣiryāsaṃbhavātprāṇapavanaspandavarjitaḥ ,
pronnamatparśupūreṇa śilāpūreṇa tarjitaḥ 53

53. sauṣiryāsaṃbhavāt prāṇapavanaspandavarjitaḥ
pronnamatparśupūreṇa śilāpūreṇa tarjitaḥ

53. sauṣiryāsaṃbhavāt prāṇapavanaspandavarjitaḥ
pronnamatparśupūreṇa śilāpūreṇa tarjitaḥ

53. Being devoid of the vibration of vital breath (prāṇa) and air due to the impossibility of acquiring any internal space, one is threatened by a mass of protruding ribs, which feels like a collection of rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• सौषिर्यासंभवात् (sauṣiryāsaṁbhavāt) - due to the lack of any internal space (e.g., in a constricted body) (from the impossibility of hollowness/space; due to the absence of emptiness)

• प्राणपवनस्पन्दवर्जितः (prāṇapavanaspandavarjitaḥ) - lacking the motion of life-force (prāṇa) and respiration (devoid of the vibration/movement of vital breath and air)

• प्रोन्नमत्पर्शुपूरेण (pronnamatparśupūreṇa) - by the oppressive pressure of rising/protruding ribs (by a mass of protruding ribs)

• शिलापूरेण (śilāpūreṇa) - like being crushed by a heap of stones (by a mass of rocks)

• तर्जितः (tarjitaḥ) - feeling oppressed or crushed by (threatened, terrified, intimidated)

Words meanings and morphology

सौषिर्यासंभवात् (sauṣiryāsaṁbhavāt) - due to the lack of any internal space (e.g., in a constricted body) (from the impossibility of hollowness/space; due to the absence of emptiness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sauṣiryāsaṃbhava

sauṣiryāsaṁbhava - impossibility of hollowness/space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sauṣirya+asaṃbhava)

• sauṣirya – hollowness, emptiness, porousness, space
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `suṣira` (hollow) with `ṣyañ` suffix for abstract noun.
• asaṃbhava – impossibility, non-existence, non-occurrence
  noun (masculine)
  `a` (negation) + `saṃbhava` (possibility, existence).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राणपवनस्पन्दवर्जितः (prāṇapavanaspandavarjitaḥ) - lacking the motion of life-force (prāṇa) and respiration (devoid of the vibration/movement of vital breath and air)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇapavanaspandavarjita

prāṇapavanaspandavarjita - devoid of the vibration of vital breath and air

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+pavana+spanda+varjita)

• prāṇa – vital breath, life-force, respiration, air
  noun (masculine)
  From root `an` (to breathe) with prefix `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• pavana – air, wind, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pū` (to purify) or `va` (to move) with `ana` suffix.
  Root: pū (class 9)
• spanda – vibration, tremor, movement, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `spand` (to throb).
  Root: spand (class 1)
• varjita – excluded, shunned, deprived of, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vṛj` (to abandon, shun).
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of the verse.

प्रोन्नमत्पर्शुपूरेण (pronnamatparśupūreṇa) - by the oppressive pressure of rising/protruding ribs (by a mass of protruding ribs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pronnamatparśupūra

pronnamatparśupūra - a mass of protruding ribs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pronnamat+parśu+pūra)

• pronnamat – protruding, rising, bending forward
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `nam` (to bend) with prefix `pra + ud`.
  Prefixes: pra+ut
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parśu – rib, side
  noun (masculine)
• pūra – mass, flood, abundance, heap
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pṛ` (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

शिलापूरेण (śilāpūreṇa) - like being crushed by a heap of stones (by a mass of rocks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śilāpūra

śilāpūra - mass of rocks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+pūra)

• śilā – rock, stone, slab
  noun (feminine)
• pūra – mass, flood, abundance, heap
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pṛ` (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Used here in comparison, 'like a mass of rocks'.

तर्जितः (tarjitaḥ) - feeling oppressed or crushed by (threatened, terrified, intimidated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarjita

tarjita - threatened, intimidated, reproached

Past Passive Participle

From root `tarj` (to threaten).

Root: tarj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

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