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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-17

चापलावजितारण्य नकुली नकुलीनजा ।
विप्रलम्भनतात्पर्यजितोग्रमृगतृष्णिका ॥ १७ ॥
cāpalāvajitāraṇya nakulī nakulīnajā ,
vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā 17
17. cāpalāvajitāraṇya nakulī na kulīnajā
vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā
17. With her fickleness, she has conquered the forest. She is like a mongoose, yet not of noble birth. With her intent to deceive, she has overcome even a formidable mirage.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चापलावजितारण्य (cāpalāvajitāraṇya) - having conquered the forest through fickleness
  • नकुली (nakulī) - a female mongoose
  • (na) - not, no
  • कुलीनजा (kulīnajā) - Not born of a noble family, indicating lowliness (born of a good family, of noble lineage)
  • विप्रलम्भनतात्पर्यजितोग्रमृगतृष्णिका (vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā) - having conquered a terrible mirage by the intention to deceive

Words meanings and morphology

चापलावजितारण्य (cāpalāvajitāraṇya) - having conquered the forest through fickleness
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cāpalāvajitāraṇya
cāpalāvajitāraṇya - one who has conquered (avajita) the forest (araṇya) by means of fickleness (cāpalā)
Compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cāpalā+avajita+araṇya)
  • cāpalā – fickleness, restlessness, agility
    noun (feminine)
    From capala (fickle) + ā suffix.
    Root: cap
  • avajita – conquered, overcome, subdued
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From ava + ji (to conquer).
    Prefix: ava
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • araṇya – forest, wilderness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: ṛ (class 3)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
नकुली (nakulī) - a female mongoose
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nakulī
nakulī - female mongoose
Feminine form of nakula.
Note: Used for comparison.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कुलीनजा (kulīnajā) - Not born of a noble family, indicating lowliness (born of a good family, of noble lineage)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kulīnajā
kulīnajā - one who is born (jā) of a good family (kulīna)
Compound.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kulīna+jā)
  • kulīna – of good family, high-born, noble
    adjective (masculine)
    From kula (family) + īna suffix.
  • jā – born, produced from
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root jan (to be born).
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject, negated by na.
विप्रलम्भनतात्पर्यजितोग्रमृगतृष्णिका (vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā) - having conquered a terrible mirage by the intention to deceive
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā
vipralambhanatātparyajitogramṛgatṛṣṇikā - one who has conquered (jita) a formidable (ugra) mirage (mṛgatṛṣṇikā) through the intention (tātparya) of deception (vipralambhana)
Compound. vipralambhana-tātparya acts as an instrumental cause for jita-ugra-mṛgatṛṣṇikā.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vipralambhana+tātparya+jita+ugra+mṛgatṛṣṇikā)
  • vipralambhana – deception, delusion, disappointment, trickery
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive/Verbal Noun
    From vi + pra + labh (to seize, obtain) + ana suffix.
    Prefixes: vi+pra
    Root: labh (class 1)
  • tātparya – intention, purpose, object, aim, gist
    noun (neuter)
    From tatpara (intent on that) + ya suffix.
  • jita – conquered, subdued, won
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root ji (to conquer).
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • ugra – formidable, fierce, terrible, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • mṛgatṛṣṇikā – mirage (literally, 'deer-thirst')
    noun (feminine)
    Compound: mṛga (deer) + tṛṣṇikā (thirst, desire).
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.