योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-19

चिरं रसनया चाहमनया नयहीनया ।
गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु दुःखाद्रिष्वलमाहतः ॥ १९ ॥

ciraṃ rasanayā cāhamanayā nayahīnayā ,
gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣvalamāhataḥ 19

19. ciram rasanayā ca aham anayā nayahīnayā
gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣu alam āhataḥ

19. ca aham ciram anayā nayahīnayā rasanayā gajagomāyugupteṣu duḥkhādriṣu alam āhataḥ.

19. And I have been greatly afflicted for a long time by this tongue (rasanā), which is devoid of guidance, as if trapped in mountains of sorrow guarded by elephants and jackals.

19. וזמן רב הוכהיתי קשות על הרי הכאב, שבהם משוטטים פילים ותנים, על ידי הלשון הטיפשה הזו שאין בה כל תבונה.

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• रसनया (rasanayā) - by the tongue, by taste

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनया (anayā) - by this

• नयहीनया (nayahīnayā) - by the one devoid of guidance/reason

• गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु (gajagomāyugupteṣu) - in those guarded by elephants and jackals

• दुःखाद्रिषु (duḥkhādriṣu) - in mountains of sorrow/pain

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

• आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, afflicted, wounded

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of time).

रसनया (rasanayā) - by the tongue, by taste

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rasanā

rasanā - tongue, sense of taste

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनया (anayā) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of id

id - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'rasanayā'.

नयहीनया (nayahīnayā) - by the one devoid of guidance/reason

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nayahīnā

nayahīnā - devoid of guidance, lacking policy/reason

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naya+hīnā)

• naya – guidance, policy, conduct, reason
  noun (masculine)
• hīnā – devoid of, lacking, abandoned
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hā' (to abandon, leave) + `kta` suffix
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'rasanayā'.

गजगोमायुगुप्तेषु (gajagomāyugupteṣu) - in those guarded by elephants and jackals

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of gajagomāyugupta

gajagomāyugupta - protected/guarded by elephants and jackals

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (gaja+gomāyu+gupta)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• gomāyu – jackal
  noun (masculine)
• gupta – guarded, protected, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gup' (to guard, protect) + `kta` suffix
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'duḥkhādriṣu'.

दुःखाद्रिषु (duḥkhādriṣu) - in mountains of sorrow/pain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of duḥkhādri

duḥkhādri - mountain of sorrow, mountain of pain

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+adri)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

(indeclinable)

आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck, afflicted, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhata

āhata - struck, beaten, wounded, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From `ā-han` + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: In agreement with 'aham'.

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