योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-16

उच्यन्तां शब्दजालानि वंशवद्गतवासनम् ।
रसेनानङ्गलग्नेन प्रकृतानन्यचोदनैः ॥ १६ ॥

ucyantāṃ śabdajālāni vaṃśavadgatavāsanam ,
rasenānaṅgalagnena prakṛtānanyacodanaiḥ 16

16. ucyantām śabdajālāni vaṃśavat gatavāsanam
rasena anañgalagnena prakṛtānananyacodanaíḥ

16. (taiḥ) śabdajālāni vaṃśavat gatavāsanam,
rasena anañgalagnena prakṛtānananyacodanaíḥ (ca) ucyantām.

16. Let verbal complexities be uttered like a bamboo flute, free from latent impressions (vāsanā), with a sentiment (rasa) unattached to desire, by those whose actions are naturally not instigated by others.

Words meanings summery:

• उच्यन्ताम् (ucyantām) - let them be spoken, let them be said

• शब्दजालानि (śabdajālāni) - nets of words, multitude of words, verbal complexities

• वंशवत् (vaṁśavat) - like a bamboo, like a flute

• गतवासनम् (gatavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

• रसेन (rasena) - with taste, with sentiment, with essence

• अनञ्गलग्नेन (anañgalagnena) - unattached to the body, unattached to desire

• प्रकृताननन्यचोदनíः (prakṛtānananyacodanaíḥ) - by those whose natural actions/motivations are not externally prompted

Words meanings and morphology

उच्यन्ताम् (ucyantām) - let them be spoken, let them be said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

Passive form of root vac, changed to uc.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

शब्दजालानि (śabdajālāni) - nets of words, multitude of words, verbal complexities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śabdajāla

śabdajāla - net of words, multitude of words, verbal complexities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śabda+jāla)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of ucyantām.

वंशवत् (vaṁśavat) - like a bamboo, like a flute

(indeclinable)

From vaṃśa + suffix -vat (like)

Note: Adverbial modifier.

गतवासनम् (gatavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

(adjective)

neuter, singular of gatavāsana

gatavāsana - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+vāsanā)

• gata – gone, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, inclination
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial modifier describing the state of the śabdajālāni or the manner of speaking.

रसेन (rasena) - with taste, with sentiment, with essence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, essence, sentiment, emotion, juice

Note: Accompanied by anañgalagnena.

अनञ्गलग्नेन (anañgalagnena) - unattached to the body, unattached to desire

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anañgalagna

anañgalagna - unattached to the body, unattached to desire (Ananga, the bodiless god of love)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+aṅga+lagna)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)
• lagna – attached, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lag (to stick, cling)
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Modifies rasena.

प्रकृताननन्यचोदनíः (prakṛtānananyacodanaíḥ) - by those whose natural actions/motivations are not externally prompted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prakṛtānananyacodana

prakṛtānananyacodana - whose natural actions/motivations are not externally prompted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakṛta+ananaya+codana)

• prakṛta – natural, proper, done
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ananaya – not another, not external
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) and 'anya' (other)
  Prefix: a
• codana – instigation, impulse, urging
  noun (neuter)
  From root cud (to impel, instigate)
  Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Adverbial modifier for ucyantām, indicating the agent or manner.

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