योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-10

अनुत्तमस्त्वधिकविलासपण्डितो भ्रमच्चलन्परिविलसन्विदारयन् ।
जरज्जगज्जनितविलोलमर्कटः परिस्फुरद्वपुरिह काल ईहते ॥ १० ॥

anuttamastvadhikavilāsapaṇḍito bhramaccalanparivilasanvidārayan ,
jarajjagajjanitavilolamarkaṭaḥ parisphuradvapuriha kāla īhate 10

10. anuttamaḥ tu adhikavilāsapaṇḍitaḥ
bhramat calat parivilasat vidārayat
jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭaḥ
parisphuradvapuḥ iha kālaḥ īhate

10. anuttamaḥ tu adhikavilāsapaṇḍitaḥ
jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭaḥ
parisphuradvapuḥ kālaḥ iha bhramat
calat parivilasat vidārayat īhate

10. Unsurpassed, and truly an expert in extravagant sport, here Time (kāla) acts. It is a restless monkey born from the decaying world, with a body that constantly manifests. It wanders, moves, shines everywhere, and tears apart.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed, unequalled

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• अधिकविलासपण्डितः (adhikavilāsapaṇḍitaḥ) - expert in great sport/play, supremely skilled in play

• भ्रमत् (bhramat) - wandering, rotating, moving about

• चलत् (calat) - moving, shaking, going

• परिविलसत् (parivilasat) - shining all around, displaying

• विदारयत् (vidārayat) - tearing apart, splitting, breaking

• जरज्जगत्जनितविलोलमर्कटः (jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭaḥ) - a restless monkey born from the decaying world

• परिस्फुरद्वपुः (parisphuradvapuḥ) - whose body constantly manifests/shines

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Time, the Lord of Time

• ईहते (īhate) - acts, endeavors, strives, tries

Words meanings and morphology

अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed, unequalled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent, best

Derived from a (negation) + uttara (superior) + -ma (superlative suffix)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or contrast

अधिकविलासपण्डितः (adhikavilāsapaṇḍitaḥ) - expert in great sport/play, supremely skilled in play

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikavilāsapaṇḍita

adhikavilāsapaṇḍita - an expert in abundant/excessive sport or play

Tatpurusha compound: adhika (excessive) + vilāsa (sport) + paṇḍita (expert)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (adhika+vilāsa+paṇḍita)

• adhika – excessive, abundant, superior, more
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
• vilāsa – sport, play, amusement, charm, grace
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar, expert
  noun (masculine)

भ्रमत् (bhramat) - wandering, rotating, moving about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, revolving, moving, confused

Present Active Participle

Derived from √bhram (to wander, revolve)

Root: bhram (class 1)

चलत् (calat) - moving, shaking, going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of calat

calat - moving, shaking, stirring, unsteady

Present Active Participle

Derived from √cal (to move, shake)

Root: cal (class 1)

परिविलसत् (parivilasat) - shining all around, displaying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivilasat

parivilasat - shining around, sparkling, displaying, amusing oneself

Present Active Participle

Derived from √las with upasargas pari-vi

Prefixes: pari+vi

Root: las (class 1)

विदारयत् (vidārayat) - tearing apart, splitting, breaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidārayat

vidārayat - tearing asunder, splitting, breaking, piercing

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from √dṛ with upasarga vi and causative suffix -aya

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 1)

जरज्जगत्जनितविलोलमर्कटः (jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭaḥ) - a restless monkey born from the decaying world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭa

jarajjagatjanitavilolamarkaṭa - a very restless monkey born from the decaying world

Bahuvrihi compound: jarat (decaying) + jagat (world) + janita (born) + vilola (very restless) + markaṭa (monkey)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarat+jagat+janita+vilola+markaṭa)

• jarat – decaying, aging, wearing out
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √jṛ (to decay, age)
  Root: jṛ (class 4)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• janita – born, produced, caused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √jan (to be born, produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vilola – very restless, agitated, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Intensive form from √lol (to shake)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lol (class 1)
• markaṭa – monkey
  noun (masculine)

परिस्फुरद्वपुः (parisphuradvapuḥ) - whose body constantly manifests/shines

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parisphuradvapus

parisphuradvapus - having a body that shines forth, whose body is manifesting

Bahuvrihi compound: parisphurat (shining/manifesting, present active participle) + vapus (body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parisphurat+vapus)

• parisphurat – shining forth, vibrating, manifesting completely
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √sphur with upasarga pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• vapus – body, form, figure, beauty
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb

कालः (kālaḥ) - Time, the Lord of Time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - Time, proper time, death, fate, period

Root: kal (class 10)

ईहते (īhate) - acts, endeavors, strives, tries

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īh

Present Tense

Root √īh

Root: īh (class 1)

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