योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-35

दीर्घादरी दूरचितसारसंचारजर्जरः ।
पुत्रपौत्रपरामर्शप्रतापात्पतितोऽवटे ॥ ३५ ॥

dīrghādarī dūracitasārasaṃcārajarjaraḥ ,
putrapautraparāmarśapratāpātpatito'vaṭe 35

35. dīrghādarī dūracitasārasañcārajārjaraḥ
putrapautraparāmarśapratāpāt patitaḥ avaṭe

35. dīrghādarī dūracitasārasañcārajārjaraḥ
putrapautraparāmarśapratāpāt avaṭe patitaḥ

35. Having deep internal chasms, worn out by the cumulative effects of essential wanderings amassed over long distances (through past lives), and due to the strong influence of attachment to sons and grandsons, (the mind/individual) falls into a pit (of degradation or saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घादरी (dīrghādarī) - having a long chasm/fissure (metaphorically for deep flaws or a vast inner emptiness)

• दूरचितसारसञ्चारजार्जरः (dūracitasārasañcārajārjaraḥ) - worn out by the essential wanderings/movements accumulated from afar (from previous lives/experiences)

• पुत्रपौत्रपरामर्शप्रतापात् (putrapautraparāmarśapratāpāt) - from the influence of preoccupation/attachment to sons and grandsons

• पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, degraded, dropped

• अवटे (avaṭe) - into a pit, in a hole, in an abyss

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घादरी (dīrghādarī) - having a long chasm/fissure (metaphorically for deep flaws or a vast inner emptiness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghādarin

dīrghādarin - one having a long chasm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+darī)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, deep
  adjective (masculine)
• darī – cave, chasm, ravine, fissure
  noun (feminine)

दूरचितसारसञ्चारजार्जरः (dūracitasārasañcārajārjaraḥ) - worn out by the essential wanderings/movements accumulated from afar (from previous lives/experiences)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūracitasārasañcārajārjara

dūracitasārasañcārajārjara - worn out by essential movements accumulated from afar

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (dūracitasārasañcāra+jarjara)

• dūracitasārasañcāra – essential wandering accumulated from afar
  noun (masculine)
• dūracita – accumulated from afar, collected remotely
  adjective (masculine)
• sārasañcāra – essential movement/wandering, movement of essence
  noun (masculine)
• jarjara – worn out, decrepit, dilapidated
  adjective (masculine)

पुत्रपौत्रपरामर्शप्रतापात् (putrapautraparāmarśapratāpāt) - from the influence of preoccupation/attachment to sons and grandsons

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of putrapautraparāmarśapratāpa

putrapautraparāmarśapratāpa - influence of preoccupation with sons and grandsons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (putrapautraparāmarśa+pratāpa)

• putrapautraparāmarśa – preoccupation/attachment with sons and grandsons
  noun (masculine)
• putrapautra – sons and grandsons
  noun (masculine)
• parāmarśa – deliberation, consideration, attachment, preoccupation, recollection
  noun (masculine)
• pratāpa – power, influence, majesty, heat
  noun (masculine)

पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen, degraded, dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Root: pat (class 1)

अवटे (avaṭe) - into a pit, in a hole, in an abyss

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avaṭa

avaṭa - pit, hole, well, abyss

Note: Locative case used to indicate 'into' a pit, implying motion towards a place

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