योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-58

तस्यास्थीन्यद्रिजालानि मेदसो जातिका घनाः ।
शिरः पादौ त्वचं देहान्पश्यामस्तस्य नो वयम् ॥ ५८ ॥

tasyāsthīnyadrijālāni medaso jātikā ghanāḥ ,
śiraḥ pādau tvacaṃ dehānpaśyāmastasya no vayam 58

58. tasya asthīni adri-jālāni medasaḥ jātikāḥ ghanāḥ
śiraḥ pādau tvacam dehān paśyāmaḥ tasya na u vayam

58. tasya asthīni adri-jālāni (santi); medasaḥ (ca) jātikāḥ ghanāḥ (santi).
vayam tasya śiraḥ pādau tvacam dehān ca na u paśyāmaḥ.

58. His bones are the mountain ranges, and from his fat come dense formations. Yet, we do not perceive his head, feet, skin, or (other) bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

• अद्रि-जालानि (adri-jālāni) - mountain ranges, networks of mountains

• मेदसः (medasaḥ) - from fat, of fat

• जातिकाः (jātikāḥ) - species, kinds, classes, formations

• घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense, thick, solid; numerous

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

• त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin

• देहान् (dehān) - bodies

• पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• न (na) - not

• उ (u) - and, indeed, moreover (particle)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

अद्रि-जालानि (adri-jālāni) - mountain ranges, networks of mountains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adri-jāla

adri-jāla - network of mountains, mountain range

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+jāla)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

मेदसः (medasaḥ) - from fat, of fat

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of medas

medas - fat, marrow, suet

Note: Can also be genitive.

जातिकाः (jātikāḥ) - species, kinds, classes, formations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jātikā

jātikā - species, kind, class, sort, nutmeg

घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense, thick, solid; numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, solid, compact, numerous; cloud, drum

Note: Agrees with 'jātikāḥ'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray

त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark

देहान् (dehān) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, mass

पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active, 1st person plural

Root 'dṛś' forms present stem 'paśya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and, indeed, moreover (particle)

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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