योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-30

मृतो दग्धो निशानाथस्ततो द्विगुणशीतलः ।
अन्यमाकारमाश्रित्य परं लोकमिवागतः ॥ ३० ॥

mṛto dagdho niśānāthastato dviguṇaśītalaḥ ,
anyamākāramāśritya paraṃ lokamivāgataḥ 30

30. mṛtaḥ | dagdhaḥ | niśā-nāthaḥ | tataḥ | dvi-guṇa-śītalaḥ |
anyam | ākāram | āśritya | param | lokam | iva | āgataḥ ||

30. niśā-nāthaḥ mṛtaḥ dagdhaḥ tataḥ dvi-guṇa-śītalaḥ
anyam ākāram āśritya param lokam iva āgataḥ

30. The moon (niśānātha), having died and been burnt, thereupon became twice as cold. It arrived as if in another world, having assumed a different form.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - Referring to the symbolic 'death' or disappearance of the moon. (dead, deceased)

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - Referring to the symbolic 'burning' or intense heat/energy undergone by the moon. (burnt, consumed by fire)

• निशा-नाथः (niśā-nāthaḥ) - Specifically identifying the moon as the subject of the verse. (lord of night, the moon)

• ततः (tataḥ) - Indicating a sequence of events, 'after that'. (then, thereupon, from that)

• द्वि-गुण-शीतलः (dvi-guṇa-śītalaḥ) - Describes a significant increase in coldness or a transformation in temperature. (twice as cold, doubly cold)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - Referring to a different form the moon assumes. (another, other, different)

• आकारम् (ākāram) - The physical or manifested shape that is adopted. (form, shape, appearance)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - Indicating the action of adopting a new form. (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having assumed)

• परम् (param) - Referring to a different or distant world. (other, supreme, distant, ultimate)

• लोकम् (lokam) - The destination of the transformed moon. (world, realm, sphere)

• इव (iva) - Expressing a simile or comparison. (like, as if, as)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - Indicates the arrival or manifestation of the entity. (arrived, come, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - Referring to the symbolic 'death' or disappearance of the moon. (dead, deceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - Referring to the symbolic 'burning' or intense heat/energy undergone by the moon. (burnt, consumed by fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire

Past Passive Participle

From root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

निशा-नाथः (niśā-nāthaḥ) - Specifically identifying the moon as the subject of the verse. (lord of night, the moon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśā-nātha

niśā-nātha - lord of night, the moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+nātha)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - Indicating a sequence of events, 'after that'. (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

द्वि-गुण-शीतलः (dvi-guṇa-śītalaḥ) - Describes a significant increase in coldness or a transformation in temperature. (twice as cold, doubly cold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvi-guṇa-śītala

dvi-guṇa-śītala - twice as cold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+guṇa+śītala)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• guṇa – strand, quality, multiple, fold
  noun (masculine)
• śītala – cold, cool
  adjective

अन्यम् (anyam) - Referring to a different form the moon assumes. (another, other, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Declined to agree with 'ākāram'.

आकारम् (ākāram) - The physical or manifested shape that is adopted. (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, figure

Note: Direct object of 'āśritya'.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - Indicating the action of adopting a new form. (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having assumed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śri (to resort to) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Governs the accusative 'ākāram'.

परम् (param) - Referring to a different or distant world. (other, supreme, distant, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, different, distant, supreme, ultimate

Note: Declined to agree with 'lokam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - The destination of the transformed moon. (world, realm, sphere)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

Note: Object of the implied movement 'āgataḥ'.

इव (iva) - Expressing a simile or comparison. (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - Indicates the arrival or manifestation of the entity. (arrived, come, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'he has come'.

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