योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-37

वसन्तो मत्तमातङ्गो मदैः कुसुमवर्षणैः ।
आमोदितककुप्चक्रश्चेतो नयति चापलम् ॥ ३७ ॥

vasanto mattamātaṅgo madaiḥ kusumavarṣaṇaiḥ ,
āmoditakakupcakraśceto nayati cāpalam 37

37. vasantaḥ matta-mātaṅgaḥ madaiḥ kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ
āmodita-kakup-cakraḥ cetaḥ nayati cāpalam

37. vasantaḥ matta-mātaṅgaḥ madaiḥ kusuma-varṣaṇaiḥ
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.

37. האביב, הדומה לפיל פרא שיכור, ממלא את האופק בניחוח מטר הפרחים ומטלטל את החשיבה הפעילה באי-שקט ובפזיזות.

Words meanings summery:

• 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

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