योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-77, verse-35
मृतार्धमृतया भूतसंतत्यानिललोलया ।
अभून्नीरन्ध्रमाकाशं जीर्णपर्णसवर्णया ॥ ३५ ॥
अभून्नीरन्ध्रमाकाशं जीर्णपर्णसवर्णया ॥ ३५ ॥
mṛtārdhamṛtayā bhūtasaṃtatyānilalolayā ,
abhūnnīrandhramākāśaṃ jīrṇaparṇasavarṇayā 35
abhūnnīrandhramākāśaṃ jīrṇaparṇasavarṇayā 35
35.
mṛta-ardha-mṛtayā bhūta-santatyā anila-lolayā
abhūt nīrandhram ākāśam jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā
abhūt nīrandhram ākāśam jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā
35.
ākāśam mṛta-ardha-mṛtayā anila-lolayā
jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā bhūta-santatyā nīrandhram abhūt
jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā bhūta-santatyā nīrandhram abhūt
35.
The sky became completely filled (nīrandhram) by the multitude of dead and half-dead creatures, which, tossed by the wind (anila), resembled withered leaves.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृत-अर्ध-मृतया (mṛta-ardha-mṛtayā) - describes the state of the creatures filling the sky (by the dead and half-dead)
- भूत-सन्तत्या (bhūta-santatyā) - the collective of dead and half-dead creatures (by the multitude of beings/creatures)
- अनिल-लोलया (anila-lolayā) - describes the manner in which the creatures are moved (by the wind-tossed, by the fickle wind)
- अभूत् (abhūt) - the sky became filled (it became, it was)
- नीरन्ध्रम् (nīrandhram) - the sky was completely filled (devoid of gaps, completely filled, dense)
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the physical sky overhead (the sky, space, ether)
- जीर्ण-पर्ण-सवर्णया (jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā) - describes the multitude of dead creatures (resembling withered leaves, having the same color as withered leaves)
Words meanings and morphology
मृत-अर्ध-मृतया (mṛta-ardha-mṛtayā) - describes the state of the creatures filling the sky (by the dead and half-dead)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛta-ardha-mṛta
mṛta-ardha-mṛta - dead and half-dead
Compound type : dvandva (mṛta+ardha-mṛta)
- mṛta – dead, deceased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `mṛ` (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6) - ardha-mṛta – half-dead
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (for mṛta)
Compound. `ardha` (half) + `mṛta` (dead).
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Agrees with `bhūta-santatyā`.
भूत-सन्तत्या (bhūta-santatyā) - the collective of dead and half-dead creatures (by the multitude of beings/creatures)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhūta-santati
bhūta-santati - multitude of beings, succession of creatures
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+santati)
- bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root `bhū` (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1) - santati – multitude, continuous line, offspring, progeny
noun (feminine)
From root `tan` (to stretch) with prefix `sam`.
Prefix: sam
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agent of filling the sky.
अनिल-लोलया (anila-lolayā) - describes the manner in which the creatures are moved (by the wind-tossed, by the fickle wind)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anila-lolā
anila-lolā - made restless by wind, wind-tossed
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anila+lolā)
- anila – wind, air
noun (masculine)
From root `an` (to breathe).
Root: an (class 2) - lolā – moving to and fro, fickle, restless, wavering
adjective (feminine)
From root `lul` (to shake, to agitate)
Root: lul (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `bhūta-santatyā`.
अभूत् (abhūt) - the sky became filled (it became, it was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of bhū
Aorist Active
3rd person singular, augment `a` + root `bhū` + `t` suffix.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Verb for `ākāśam`.
नीरन्ध्रम् (nīrandhram) - the sky was completely filled (devoid of gaps, completely filled, dense)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of nīrandhra
nīrandhra - without gaps, dense, continuous, compact
From `nis` (without) + `randhra` (gap, hole).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+randhra)
- nis – without, out, devoid of
indeclinable - randhra – gap, hole, opening, vulnerable point
noun (neuter)
Root: randh (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for `ākāśam`.
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the physical sky overhead (the sky, space, ether)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere
From root `kāś` (to shine) with prefix `ā`.
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verb `abhūt`.
जीर्ण-पर्ण-सवर्णया (jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇayā) - describes the multitude of dead creatures (resembling withered leaves, having the same color as withered leaves)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇā
jīrṇa-parṇa-savarṇā - resembling withered leaves in color/appearance
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīrṇa+parṇa+savarṇā)
- jīrṇa – old, worn out, withered, decayed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root `jṝ` (to wear out, decay).
Root: jṝ (class 9) - parṇa – leaf
noun (neuter) - savarṇā – of the same color/class/appearance, similar
adjective (feminine)
From `sa` (with, same) + `varṇa` (color, class).
Note: Agrees with `bhūta-santatyā`.