योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-20

संसारहारमरतिः कालव्यालविभूषणम् ।
त्रोटयाम्यहमक्रूरं वागुरामिव केसरी ॥ २० ॥

saṃsārahāramaratiḥ kālavyālavibhūṣaṇam ,
troṭayāmyahamakrūraṃ vāgurāmiva kesarī 20

20. saṃsāra-hāram aratiḥ kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇam |
troṭayāmi aham a-krūram vāgurām iva kesarī ||

20. aham kesarī vāgurām iva saṃsāra-hāram aratiḥ
kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇam a-krūram troṭayāmi

20. Like a lion (kesarī) breaks a snare (vāgurā) without hesitation, I decisively break this necklace of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), which itself is discontent, and is adorned with the serpent of time (kāla).

20. את מחרוזת סבך הקיום התופעתי, המוכתרת בנחש הזמן, אני מנתק ללא רחם – ממש כפי שאריה קורע רשת ציידים.

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-हारम् (saṁsāra-hāram) - the binding chain of transmigration (saṃsāra) (necklace of worldly existence)

• अरतिः (aratiḥ) - the state of discontent or joylessness inherent in saṃsāra (discontent, dissatisfaction, weariness)

• काल-व्याल-विभूषणम् (kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇam) - decorated with the fearsome snake of time (kāla) (adorned with the serpent of time/death)

• त्रोटयामि (troṭayāmi) - I break, I tear apart, I sever

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अ-क्रूरम् (a-krūram) - decisively, without mercy for the object being broken (adverbial use) (not cruel, gentle; decisively, unrelentingly)

• वागुराम् (vāgurām) - snare, net, trap

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• केसरी (kesarī) - lion

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-हारम् (saṁsāra-hāram) - the binding chain of transmigration (saṃsāra) (necklace of worldly existence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra-hāra

saṁsāra-hāra - necklace of transmigration, worldly chain

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+hāra)

• saṃsāra – cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (saṃsāra); worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  from sam-sṛ + ghañ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• hāra – necklace, garland, string, chain
  noun (masculine)
  from hṛ + ghañ
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

अरतिः (aratiḥ) - the state of discontent or joylessness inherent in saṃsāra (discontent, dissatisfaction, weariness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - discontent, dissatisfaction, weariness, lack of joy

a (neg. prefix) + rati (joy)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+rati)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• rati – joy, delight, pleasure, love
  noun (feminine)
  from ram + ktin
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the nature of 'saṃsāra-hāram'

काल-व्याल-विभूषणम् (kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇam) - decorated with the fearsome snake of time (kāla) (adorned with the serpent of time/death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇa

kāla-vyāla-vibhūṣaṇa - adornment of the serpent of time/death

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+vyāla+vibhūṣaṇa)

• kāla – time (kāla), death, black
  noun (masculine)
• vyāla – serpent, snake, vicious animal
  noun (masculine)
• vibhūṣaṇa – adornment, ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from vi-bhūṣ + lyuṭ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃsāra-hāram'

त्रोटयामि (troṭayāmi) - I break, I tear apart, I sever

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of truṭ

Causative Present Active Indicative

1st person singular, Parasmaipada (causative of truṭ, or a denom. from truṭi)

Root: truṭ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अ-क्रूरम् (a-krūram) - decisively, without mercy for the object being broken (adverbial use) (not cruel, gentle; decisively, unrelentingly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of a-krūra

a-krūra - not cruel, gentle, mild, benevolent

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + krūra (cruel)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+krūra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• krūra – cruel, harsh, severe, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative adverbial)

वागुराम् (vāgurām) - snare, net, trap

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāgurā

vāgurā - snare, net, trap (for animals)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

केसरी (kesarī) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin

kesarin - having a mane, lion

from kesara + in

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