योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-26, verse-37
वसन्तो मत्तमातङ्गो मदैः कुसुमवर्षणैः ।
आमोदितककुप्चक्रश्चेतो नयति चापलम् ॥ ३७ ॥
आमोदितककुप्चक्रश्चेतो नयति चापलम् ॥ ३७ ॥
vasanto mattamātaṅgo madaiḥ kusumavarṣaṇaiḥ ,
āmoditakakupcakraśceto nayati cāpalam 37
āmoditakakupcakraśceto nayati cāpalam 37
37.
vasantaḥ matta-mātaṅgaḥ madaiḥ kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ
āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ cetaḥ nayati cāpalam
āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ cetaḥ nayati cāpalam
37.
vasantaḥ matta-mātaṅgaḥ madaiḥ kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ
āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ cetaḥ cāpalam nayati
āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ cetaḥ cāpalam nayati
37.
The spring season, like a rutting elephant, with its intoxicating ichor and showers of flowers, and making all directions fragrant, leads the mind to restlessness.
Words meanings summery:
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- वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - spring, vernal season
- मत्त-मातङ्गः (matta-mātaṅgaḥ) - a rutting elephant, an intoxicated elephant
- मदैः (madaiḥ) - by ichor, by intoxication, by arrogance
- कुसुम-वर्षणैः (kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ) - by showers of flowers
- आमोदित-ककुप्-चक्रः (āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ) - making all directions fragrant, perfuming the circle of quarters
- चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness
- नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings
- चापलम् (cāpalam) - to fickleness, to restlessness, to unsteadiness
Words meanings and morphology
वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - spring, vernal season
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vasanta
vasanta - spring, vernal season
मत्त-मातङ्गः (matta-mātaṅgaḥ) - a rutting elephant, an intoxicated elephant
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of matta-mātaṅga
matta-mātaṅga - an intoxicated elephant
Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+mātaṅga)
- matta – intoxicated, rutting, wild
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated)
Root: mad (class 4) - mātaṅga – elephant
noun (masculine)
मदैः (madaiḥ) - by ichor, by intoxication, by arrogance
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mada
mada - ichor (of an elephant), intoxication, arrogance, passion
कुसुम-वर्षणैः (kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ) - by showers of flowers
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of kusuma-varṣaṇa
kusuma-varṣaṇa - showering of flowers, rain of flowers
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kusuma+varṣaṇa)
- kusuma – flower
noun (neuter) - varṣaṇa – showering, raining, pouring
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
आमोदित-ककुप्-चक्रः (āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ) - making all directions fragrant, perfuming the circle of quarters
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āmodita-kakup-cakra
āmodita-kakup-cakra - one who has made the circle of quarters fragrant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āmodita+kakup-cakra)
- āmodita – made fragrant, delighted, perfumed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root mud with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: mud (class 1) - kakup-cakra – circle of quarters/directions
noun (neuter)
चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cetas
cetas - mind, consciousness, heart
नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī
Root: nī (class 1)
चापलम् (cāpalam) - to fickleness, to restlessness, to unsteadiness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpala
cāpala - fickleness, restlessness, unsteadiness