योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-6

नृत्यतो हि कृतान्तस्य नितान्तमिव रागिणः ।
नित्यं नियतिकान्तायां मुने परमकामिता ॥ ६ ॥

nṛtyato hi kṛtāntasya nitāntamiva rāgiṇaḥ ,
nityaṃ niyatikāntāyāṃ mune paramakāmitā 6

6. nṛtyataḥ hi kṛtāntasya nitāntam iva rāgiṇaḥ
nityam niyatikāntāyām mune paramakāmitā

6. mune,
hi nṛtyataḥ nitāntam iva rāgiṇaḥ kṛtāntasya niyatikāntāyām nityam paramakāmitā (asti)

6. O sage, indeed, for the dancing Kṛtānta (End-maker), who is exceedingly passionate, there is always an ultimate longing for his beloved, Fate (Niyati).

6. בעודו רוקד, הוֹ קדוש, לַגּוֹרָל הַמְכֻנֶּה קְרִיטָאנְטָה, הנראה כמו נאהב מלא תשוקה, ישנה תמיד תשוקה עזה לאהובתו נִיָאָטִי (סדר הדברים הקבוע).

Words meanings summery:

• नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - of Kṛtānta who is dancing (of the dancing one)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Kṛtānta (the End-maker) (of the end-maker, of Yama, of fate)

• नितान्तम् (nitāntam) - exceedingly, intensely, very much

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• रागिणः (rāgiṇaḥ) - of the intensely passionate one (of the passionate one, of the enamored one, of the lover)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

• नियतिकान्तायाम् (niyatikāntāyām) - for his beloved, Fate (Niyati) (in the beloved Niyati (Fate))

• मुने (mune) - O sage! O ascetic!

• परमकामिता (paramakāmitā) - ultimate longing or desire (supreme longing, ultimate desirability, utmost desire)

Words meanings and morphology

नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - of Kṛtānta who is dancing (of the dancing one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, acting

Present Active Participle

From root nṛt (4th class)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛtāntasya'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Kṛtānta (the End-maker) (of the end-maker, of Yama, of fate)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - end-maker, destroyer, Yama (god of death), fate

नितान्तम् (nitāntam) - exceedingly, intensely, very much

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

रागिणः (rāgiṇaḥ) - of the intensely passionate one (of the passionate one, of the enamored one, of the lover)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāgin

rāgin - passionate, enamored, loving, colored

Derived from rāga (passion)

Note: Agrees with 'kṛtāntasya'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

(indeclinable)

नियतिकान्तायाम् (niyatikāntāyām) - for his beloved, Fate (Niyati) (in the beloved Niyati (Fate))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niyatikāntā

niyatikāntā - the beloved Niyati, i.e., Fate personified as a beloved woman

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (niyati+kāntā)

• niyati – fate, destiny, fixed order, necessity
  noun (feminine)
• kāntā – beloved, desired, lovely woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

मुने (mune) - O sage! O ascetic!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

परमकामिता (paramakāmitā) - ultimate longing or desire (supreme longing, ultimate desirability, utmost desire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramakāmitā

paramakāmitā - supreme longing, ultimate desirability, utmost desire

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+kāmitā)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, principal
  adjective
• kāmitā – desirability, longing, state of being desired
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kam 'to desire'
  Root: kam (class 1)

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