योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अस्योड्डामरलीलस्य दूरास्तसकलापदः ।
संसारे राजपुत्रस्य कालस्याकलितौजसः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
asyoḍḍāmaralīlasya dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ ,
saṃsāre rājaputrasya kālasyākalitaujasaḥ 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca asya uḍḍāmaralīlasya dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ
saṃsāre rājaputrasya kālasya akalitaujasas

1. śrīrāma uvāca rājaputrasya saṃsāre asya uḍḍāmaralīlasya
dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ akalitaujasas kālasya

1. Śrī Rāma said: In the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) of this prince, of Time (kāla) — whose sport (līlā) is tremendous, who keeps all calamities (āpad) far away, and whose power (ojas) is immeasurable (akalita)...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (Time) (of this, of him/it)

• उड्डामरलीलस्य (uḍḍāmaralīlasya) - of whose sport (līlā) is tremendous (of whom the sport is tremendous/terrible/wild)

• दूरास्तसकलापदः (dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ) - who keeps all calamities (āpad) far away (from whom all calamities are cast far away, who has all calamities removed)

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (in the world, in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra))

• राजपुत्रस्य (rājaputrasya) - of the prince (of the prince, of the king's son)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of Time (kāla) (of time, of death)

• अकलितौजसस् (akalitaujasas) - of whose power (ojas) is immeasurable (akalita) (of immeasurable strength/power/energy, whose energy is unknown)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound of Śrī and Rāma.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, revered, beautiful
  noun/adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this (Time) (of this, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Genitive singular of 'idam'.

Note: Agrees with kālasya.

उड्डामरलीलस्य (uḍḍāmaralīlasya) - of whose sport (līlā) is tremendous (of whom the sport is tremendous/terrible/wild)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uḍḍāmaralīla

uḍḍāmaralīla - whose sport is tremendous/terrible/wild

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uḍḍāmara+līlā)

• uḍḍāmara – tremendous, awful, wild, fierce
  adjective
• līlā – play, sport, divine sport, pastime
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with kālasya.

दूरास्तसकलापदः (dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ) - who keeps all calamities (āpad) far away (from whom all calamities are cast far away, who has all calamities removed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dūrāstasakalāpad

dūrāstasakalāpad - from whom all calamities are cast far away, who has all calamities removed

Bahuvrīhi compound. "dūra-āsta-sakala-āpad".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dūra+āsta+sakala+āpad)

• dūra – far, distant
  adjective
• āsta – thrown, cast, placed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √as (to throw)
  Root: as (class 4)
• sakala – all, entire, complete
  adjective
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with kālasya.

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) (in the world, in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - world, transmigration, cycle of rebirth, existence

From √sṛ (to flow, to run) with prefix sam and suffix -a.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

राजपुत्रस्य (rājaputrasya) - of the prince (of the prince, of the king's son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive relation to saṃsāra.

कालस्य (kālasya) - of Time (kāla) (of time, of death)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, death, black

Note: Agrees with asya, uḍḍāmaralīlasya, dūrāstasakalāpadaḥ, akalitaujasas.

अकलितौजसस् (akalitaujasas) - of whose power (ojas) is immeasurable (akalita) (of immeasurable strength/power/energy, whose energy is unknown)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akalitaujas

akalitaujas - of immeasurable strength/power/energy, whose energy is unknown

Bahuvrīhi compound. "a-kalita-ojas".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kalita+ojas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• kalita – calculated, known, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kal (to calculate, to know)
  Root: kal (class 1)
• ojas – power, energy, vital essence, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with kālasya.

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