योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-7

विरावी विकटास्फोटो नृसिंहो भुजपञ्जरे ।
सटाविकटपीनांसः कृतः क्रीडाशकुन्तकः ॥ ७ ॥

virāvī vikaṭāsphoṭo nṛsiṃho bhujapañjare ,
saṭāvikaṭapīnāṃsaḥ kṛtaḥ krīḍāśakuntakaḥ 7

7. virāvī vikaṭāsphoṭaḥ nṛsiṃhaḥ bhujapañjare
saṭāvikatapīnāṃsaḥ kṛtaḥ krīḍāśakuntakaḥ

7. nṛsiṃhaḥ virāvī vikaṭāsphoṭaḥ saṭāvikatapīnāṃsaḥ
bhujapañjare krīḍāśakuntakaḥ kṛtaḥ

7. The loudly roaring Nṛsiṃha, formidable with his terrible outburst and whose stout shoulders are made fearsome by his mane, has been made into a mere play-bird within a cage of arms.

Words meanings summery:

• विरावी (virāvī) - loudly roaring, making a loud noise

• विकटास्फोटः (vikaṭāsphoṭaḥ) - with a formidable/terrible outburst/roar

• नृसिंहः (nṛsiṁhaḥ) - the Man-Lion, Nṛsiṃha (avatar of Viṣṇu)

• भुजपञ्जरे (bhujapañjare) - in the cage of arms, in an arm-cage

• सटाविकतपीनांसः (saṭāvikatapīnāṁsaḥ) - whose stout shoulders are formidable with his mane

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, become

• क्रीडाशकुन्तकः (krīḍāśakuntakaḥ) - a play-bird, a toy bird

Words meanings and morphology

विरावी (virāvī) - loudly roaring, making a loud noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāvin

virāvin - roaring, loudly crying, making a great noise

Derived from vi-√rāu (to roar) + -in (suffix forming agent nouns/adjectives)

Prefix: vi

Root: rāu (class 2)

विकटास्फोटः (vikaṭāsphoṭaḥ) - with a formidable/terrible outburst/roar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikaṭāsphoṭa

vikaṭāsphoṭa - one with a terrible outburst/roar

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikaṭa+āsphoṭa)

• vikaṭa – formidable, terrible, vast, huge, distorted
  adjective (masculine)
• āsphoṭa – outburst, roar, sound, a challenging slap
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sphuṭ (class 1)

नृसिंहः (nṛsiṁhaḥ) - the Man-Lion, Nṛsiṃha (avatar of Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛsiṃha

nṛsiṁha - Man-Lion, Nṛsiṃha (a fierce avatar of Viṣṇu)

Tatpurusha compound: nṛ (man) + siṃha (lion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+siṃha)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

भुजपञ्जरे (bhujapañjare) - in the cage of arms, in an arm-cage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhujapañjara

bhujapañjara - a cage of arms, an embrace (literally or figuratively)

Tatpurusha compound: bhuja (arm) + pañjara (cage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+pañjara)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton, framework
  noun (neuter)

सटाविकतपीनांसः (saṭāvikatapīnāṁsaḥ) - whose stout shoulders are formidable with his mane

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṭāvikatapīnāṃsa

saṭāvikatapīnāṁsa - having shoulders made formidable and stout by the mane

Bahuvrihi compound: saṭā (mane) + vikaṭa (formidable) + pīna (stout) + aṃsa (shoulder)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṭā+vikaṭa+pīna+aṃsa)

• saṭā – mane, matted hair
  noun (feminine)
• vikaṭa – formidable, terrible, vast, huge, distorted
  adjective (masculine)
• pīna – stout, thick, fat, large
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of √pyāy
  Root: pyāy (class 1)
• aṃsa – shoulder, part, share
  noun (masculine)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) + -ta (ppp suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here, indicating a state of being 'made'.

क्रीडाशकुन्तकः (krīḍāśakuntakaḥ) - a play-bird, a toy bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍāśakuntaka

krīḍāśakuntaka - a play-bird, a toy bird

Tatpurusha compound: krīḍā (play) + śakuntaka (small bird, toy)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krīḍā+śakuntaka)

• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• śakuntaka – small bird, toy bird (diminutive of śakunta/śakuni)
  noun (masculine)

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