योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-10

अद्य त्वतितरां ब्रह्मन्मम भाग्यविपर्ययात् ।
हिमेनेव हि पद्माभः संपन्नो हरिणः कृशः ॥ १० ॥

adya tvatitarāṃ brahmanmama bhāgyaviparyayāt ,
himeneva hi padmābhaḥ saṃpanno hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ 10

10. adya tu atitarām brahman mama bhāgyaviparyayāt
himena iva hi padmābhaḥ sampannaḥ hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ

10. But today, O Brahmin, due to my exceedingly adverse fortune, the fawn, lotus-like, has indeed become emaciated, as if by frost.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O priest

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• भाग्यविपर्ययात् (bhāgyaviparyayāt) - due to adverse fortune, from a reversal of luck

• हिमेन (himena) - by frost, by snow

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पद्माभः (padmābhaḥ) - (the fawn, which was previously radiant like a lotus) (lotus-like, having the brilliance of a lotus)

• सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - become, turned into, accomplished

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, fawn

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, emaciated, thin

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

Comparative suffix 'tarām' applied to 'ati' (much) in adverbial usage.

Note: Adverb.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O priest

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, one who possesses (brahman)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भाग्यविपर्ययात् (bhāgyaviparyayāt) - due to adverse fortune, from a reversal of luck

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāgyaviparyaya

bhāgyaviparyaya - adverse fortune, reversal of luck, ill fate

Compound of 'bhāgya' (fortune) and 'viparyaya' (reversal, adverse state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāgya+viparyaya)

• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhaj (to share, enjoy).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• viparyaya – reversal, inversion, adverse state, contrary
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + pari- + √i (to go).
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Denotes cause.

हिमेन (himena) - by frost, by snow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hima

hima - frost, snow, ice, cold

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

पद्माभः (padmābhaḥ) - (the fawn, which was previously radiant like a lotus) (lotus-like, having the brilliance of a lotus)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmābha

padmābha - lotus-like, resembling a lotus, having the lustre of a lotus

Compound of 'padma' (lotus) and 'ābha' (splendor, likeness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+ābha)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – splendor, light, likeness, resembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `hariṇaḥ`.

सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - become, turned into, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, completed, become, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √pad (to go) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `hariṇaḥ`.

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - deer, fawn

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope, fawn, tawny, yellowish

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - lean, emaciated, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - thin, lean, emaciated, slender, weak

Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, describing `hariṇaḥ`.

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