योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-26

सर्वं मे शंस भगवन्यथा तेषां महारणे ।
स्थातव्यं दुष्टभाग्यानां वीर्योत्सिक्ता हि राक्षसाः ॥ २६ ॥

sarvaṃ me śaṃsa bhagavanyathā teṣāṃ mahāraṇe ,
sthātavyaṃ duṣṭabhāgyānāṃ vīryotsiktā hi rākṣasāḥ 26

26. sarvam me śaṃsa bhagavan yathā teṣām mahāraṇe
sthātavyam duṣṭabhāgyānām vīryotsiktāḥ hi rākṣasāḥ

26. O Venerable One, tell me everything: how should they, those rākṣasas with evil destinies, be confronted in a great battle? For the rākṣasas are indeed excessively valorous.

26. ספר לי הכל, הו אדוני הנכבד, כיצד עלינו לעמוד בפניהם בקרב הגדול, כי הַרָאקְשָׁאסִים אלו, בעלי המזל הביש, מלאי עוצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, relate (tell, relate, praise)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Viśvāmitra, 'O Venerable One' (O venerable one, O divine one, O auspicious one)

• यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (as, just as, how, in what manner)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for the rākṣasas (of those, for them)

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in a great battle, in a great war

• स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - how they should be confronted/withstood (should be stood, should be withstood, one should stand)

• दुष्टभाग्यानाम् (duṣṭabhāgyānām) - of those with evil destinies/fates (of those with evil fortune, of those with bad luck)

• वीर्योत्सिक्ताः (vīryotsiktāḥ) - excessively valorous (overflowing with valor, excessively valorous, arrogant due to valor)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, indeed, because)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Functions as object of śaṃsa.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of asmad

Note: Dative case ('to me').

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, relate (tell, relate, praise)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Viśvāmitra, 'O Venerable One' (O venerable one, O divine one, O auspicious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, auspicious, prosperous, glorious

from bhaga (fortune, wealth) + matup suffix

Root: bhaj

यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (as, just as, how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

from yad + thāl suffix

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for the rākṣasas (of those, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive for the agent of the gerundive (`sthātavyam`) which can be in dative or genitive.

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in a great battle, in a great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

compound of mahā (great) and raṇa (battle)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  from root raṇ (to sound, to rejoice, to go)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)

स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - how they should be confronted/withstood (should be stood, should be withstood, one should stand)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthātavya

sthātavya - to be stood, to be placed, to be withstood, one should stand

gerundive (future passive participle)

from root sthā + suffix tavya

Root: sthā (class 1)

दुष्टभाग्यानाम् (duṣṭabhāgyānām) - of those with evil destinies/fates (of those with evil fortune, of those with bad luck)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of duṣṭabhāgya

duṣṭabhāgya - ill-fated, unfortunate, of bad luck/destiny

compound of duṣṭa (corrupted, bad) and bhāgya (fortune, destiny)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duṣṭa+bhāgya)

• duṣṭa – bad, wicked, corrupted, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root duṣ (to corrupt, pollute)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, fate, luck
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhaj (to divide, obtain) + ṇya
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with teṣām.

वीर्योत्सिक्ताः (vīryotsiktāḥ) - excessively valorous (overflowing with valor, excessively valorous, arrogant due to valor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīryotsikta

vīryotsikta - swollen with valor, arrogant from strength, excessively valorous

compound of vīrya (valor) and utsikta (swollen, arrogant, overflowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrya+utsikta)

• vīrya – valor, prowess, strength
  noun (neuter)
• utsikta – overflowing, inflated, arrogant, swollen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud + sic (to sprinkle, pour out)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for rākṣasāḥ.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil spirit, a rākṣasa

derived from rakṣas + a (patronymic or belonging to)

Root: rakṣ

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

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