योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-78, verse-18

मृतशिष्टान्पुरभ्रष्टान्फेनाद्रितटिकोटिषु ।
दधज्जलबलश्रान्तांस्त्रिदशान्मशकानिव ॥ १८ ॥

mṛtaśiṣṭānpurabhraṣṭānphenādritaṭikoṭiṣu ,
dadhajjalabalaśrāntāṃstridaśānmaśakāniva 18

18. mṛtaśiṣṭān purabhraṣṭān phenādritaṭikoṭiṣu
dadhat jalabalaśrāntān tridaśān maśakān iva

18. dadhat phenādritaṭikoṭiṣu mṛtaśiṣṭān purabhraṣṭān
jalabalaśrāntān tridaśān maśakān iva

18. Holding those survivors of the dead and those expelled from cities on the peaks of banks made of foam-mountains, (it) bore the gods, weary from the water's force, as if they were mere mosquitoes.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतशिष्टान् (mṛtaśiṣṭān) - the remnants of the dead, those remaining from death.

• पुरभ्रष्टान् (purabhraṣṭān) - those fallen from cities, those expelled from cities.

• फेनाद्रितटिकोटिषु (phenādritaṭikoṭiṣu) - on the peaks/edges of banks formed by foam-mountains.

• दधत् (dadhat) - holding, bearing, supporting.

• जलबलश्रान्तान् (jalabalaśrāntān) - weary from the force/power of water.

• त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods, deities.

• मशकान् (maśakān) - mosquitoes.

• इव (iva) - like, as if.

Words meanings and morphology

मृतशिष्टान् (mṛtaśiṣṭān) - the remnants of the dead, those remaining from death.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛtaśiṣṭa

mṛtaśiṣṭa - remaining from the dead, survivors of death.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛta+śiṣṭa)

• mṛta – dead, deceased
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mṛ (to die), class 6.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• śiṣṭa – remaining, left over
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ (to leave, remain), class 7.
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

पुरभ्रष्टान् (purabhraṣṭān) - those fallen from cities, those expelled from cities.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of purabhraṣṭa

purabhraṣṭa - fallen from a city, exiled from a city.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+bhraṣṭa)

• pura – city, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped, lost
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhraṃś (to fall, drop), class 1.
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

फेनाद्रितटिकोटिषु (phenādritaṭikoṭiṣu) - on the peaks/edges of banks formed by foam-mountains.

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of phenādritaṭikoṭi

phenādritaṭikoṭi - The peak or extremity of a bank or shore made of foam-mountains.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phena+adri+taṭi+koṭi)

• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• taṭi – bank, shore, slope
  noun (feminine)
• koṭi – edge, peak, extremity, highest point
  noun (feminine)

दधत् (dadhat) - holding, bearing, supporting.

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadhat

dadhat - holding, bearing, placing, supporting.

Present active participle

From root dhā (to place, hold, bear), class 3, dadhāti. Participle stem dadhat.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (the ocean/deluge).

जलबलश्रान्तान् (jalabalaśrāntān) - weary from the force/power of water.

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jalabalaśrānta

jalabalaśrānta - Exhausted by the strength of water.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+bala+śrānta)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, force, power
  noun (neuter)
• śrānta – weary, exhausted, tired
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śram (to be weary), class 4.
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Describes the gods (tridaśān).

त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - gods, deities.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god, a deity (literally 'having three ages').

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten, state, condition, age
  noun

मशकान् (maśakān) - mosquitoes.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of maśaka

maśaka - mosquito, gnats.

इव (iva) - like, as if.

(indeclinable)

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