योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-3

तदा श्रयन्ति सच्छायान्साधुत्वसुविशालिनः ।
अध्वश्रमहरांस्तापतप्ता मार्गतरूनिव ॥ ३ ॥

tadā śrayanti sacchāyānsādhutvasuviśālinaḥ ,
adhvaśramaharāṃstāpataptā mārgatarūniva 3

3. tadā śrayanti sat-chāyān sādhutva-suviśālinaḥ
adhva-śrama-harān tāpa-taptāḥ mārgatarūn iva

3. tadā tāpa-taptāḥ adhva-śrama-harān mārgatarūn
iva sat-chāyān sādhutva-suviśālinaḥ śrayanti

3. Then, those tormented by suffering, just like travelers scorched by heat seeking roadside trees that alleviate the weariness of the path, take refuge in virtuous individuals (sādhu) whose expansive goodness (sādhu-tva) provides excellent shelter.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• श्रयन्ति (śrayanti) - they resort to, they seek refuge in, they depend on

• सत्-छायान् (sat-chāyān) - having good shade, offering good shelter, righteous

• साधुत्व-सुविशालिनः (sādhutva-suviśālinaḥ) - those whose goodness/virtue is vast, expansive due to virtue

• अध्व-श्रम-हरान् (adhva-śrama-harān) - removing the fatigue of the path

• ताप-तप्ताः (tāpa-taptāḥ) - tormented by heat, scorched by suffering

• मार्गतरून् (mārgatarūn) - roadside trees, path trees

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

श्रयन्ति (śrayanti) - they resort to, they seek refuge in, they depend on

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śri

Root: śri (class 1)

सत्-छायान् (sat-chāyān) - having good shade, offering good shelter, righteous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sat-chāya

sat-chāya - possessing good shade or shelter; good, righteous shade

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+chāya)

• sat – good, virtuous, true, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• chāya – shade, shadow, protection, shelter
  noun (masculine)

साधुत्व-सुविशालिनः (sādhutva-suviśālinaḥ) - those whose goodness/virtue is vast, expansive due to virtue

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sādhutva-suviśālin

sādhutva-suviśālin - one whose goodness or virtue is greatly expansive; endowed with vast righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhutva+suviśālin)

• sādhutva – virtue, goodness, saintliness, righteousness, integrity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sādhu with suffix -tva
• suviśālin – very broad, widely extensive, very eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from viśāla with prefix su and suffix -in
  Prefix: su

अध्व-श्रम-हरान् (adhva-śrama-harān) - removing the fatigue of the path

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adhva-śrama-hara

adhva-śrama-hara - that which removes the weariness of the journey

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (adhvan+śrama+hara)

• adhvan – path, road, journey
  noun (masculine)
• śrama – fatigue, weariness, exertion, toil
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śram (class 4)
• hara – removing, carrying away, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root hṛ with suffix -a
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

ताप-तप्ताः (tāpa-taptāḥ) - tormented by heat, scorched by suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpa-tapta

tāpa-tapta - scorched by heat; distressed by suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tāpa+tapta)

• tāpa – heat, suffering, pain, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• tapta – heated, scorched, tormented, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

मार्गतरून् (mārgatarūn) - roadside trees, path trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārgataru

mārgataru - a roadside tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārga+taru)

• mārga – road, path, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 2)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

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