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7,2

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-14

मुहूर्तं प्रति कालोग्रमर्कटध्वंसिताकृतेः ।
निद्राहेमन्तजठरलीनस्वप्नदलोद्गतेः ॥ १४ ॥
muhūrtaṃ prati kālogramarkaṭadhvaṃsitākṛteḥ ,
nidrāhemantajaṭharalīnasvapnadalodgateḥ 14
14. muhūrtam prati kāla-ugram arkaṭa-dhvaṃsitā-ākṛteḥ
nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgateḥ
14. muhūrtam prati kāla-ugram arkaṭa-dhvaṃsitā-ākṛteḥ
nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgateḥ
14. At every moment, this tree is terrifying due to time (kāla); its form is destroyed by various destructive forces (arkaṭa). It is also the source from which dream-like leaves emerge, hidden within the dormant core of winter-sleep.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - at every moment (for a moment, an instant)
  • प्रति (prati) - at every (moment) (towards, against, for, at every)
  • काल-उग्रम् (kāla-ugram) - describing the tree's terrifying aspect as time passes (terrible due to time)
  • अर्कट-ध्वंसिता-आकृतेः (arkaṭa-dhvaṁsitā-ākṛteḥ) - describing how the tree's physical form is damaged by various harmful agents (of that whose form is destroyed by destructive forces/pests)
  • निद्रा-हेमन्त-जठर-लीन-स्वप्न-दल-उद्गतेः (nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgateḥ) - describing the tree's hidden, dream-like growth that emerges from a dormant state, like human consciousness or desires (of that whose sprouting is of dream-leaves hidden in the belly of winter-sleep)

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - at every moment (for a moment, an instant)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta
muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'momentarily' or 'at every moment' when combined with 'prati'.
प्रति (prati) - at every (moment) (towards, against, for, at every)
(indeclinable)
काल-उग्रम् (kāla-ugram) - describing the tree's terrifying aspect as time passes (terrible due to time)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāla-ugra
kāla-ugra - terrible by time, fierce due to time
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+ugra)
  • kāla – time, death
    noun (masculine)
  • ugra – terrible, fierce, violent
    adjective (masculine/neuter)
Note: Used in apposition to "this tree" (asya taroḥ).
अर्कट-ध्वंसिता-आकृतेः (arkaṭa-dhvaṁsitā-ākṛteḥ) - describing how the tree's physical form is damaged by various harmful agents (of that whose form is destroyed by destructive forces/pests)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of arkaṭa-dhvaṃsitā-ākṛti
arkaṭa-dhvaṁsitā-ākṛti - whose form is destroyed by insects/pests or destructive forces
Compound type : bahuvrihi (arkaṭa+dhvaṃsitā+ākṛti)
  • arkaṭa – a destructive insect or parasite, a kind of wild animal, unprotected
    noun/adjective (masculine)
  • dhvaṃsitā – destroyed, ruined
    verbal derivative (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √dhvaṃs (to fall, destroy) and feminized with -ā for agreement
    Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
  • ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
    noun (feminine)
निद्रा-हेमन्त-जठर-लीन-स्वप्न-दल-उद्गतेः (nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgateḥ) - describing the tree's hidden, dream-like growth that emerges from a dormant state, like human consciousness or desires (of that whose sprouting is of dream-leaves hidden in the belly of winter-sleep)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgati
nidrā-hemanta-jaṭhara-līna-svapna-dala-udgati - from which sprout dream-leaves hidden in the belly of winter-sleep
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nidrā+hemanta+jaṭhara+līna+svapna+dala+udgati)
  • nidrā – sleep, slumber
    noun (feminine)
  • hemanta – winter
    noun (masculine)
  • jaṭhara – belly, interior, womb
    noun (neuter)
  • līna – hidden, absorbed, clung to
    verbal derivative (masculine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √lī (to cling, dissolve)
    Root: lī (class 4)
  • svapna – dream, sleep
    noun (masculine)
  • dala – leaf, petal, part
    noun (neuter)
  • udgati – sprouting, emergence, rise
    noun (feminine)