योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-26

दृष्टवानहमेतस्मिन्बह्वीः कार्यदशाश्चलाः ।
मुहूर्तं प्रार्थितोऽध्वस्तशक्रसृष्टिरिवालजः ॥ २६ ॥

dṛṣṭavānahametasminbahvīḥ kāryadaśāścalāḥ ,
muhūrtaṃ prārthito'dhvastaśakrasṛṣṭirivālajaḥ 26

26. dṛṣṭavān aham etasmin bahvīḥ kārya-daśāḥ calāḥ |
muhūrtam prārthitaḥ adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭiḥ iva ālajaḥ ||

26. aham etasmin muhūrtam prārthitaḥ adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭiḥ ālajaḥ iva,
bahvīḥ calāḥ kārya-daśāḥ dṛṣṭavān

26. I witnessed within this illusion many fleeting circumstances, as if, having been requested for a moment, I was an `ālaja` (illusory creature) experiencing the destruction of an illusory world (śakra-sṛṣṭi).

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, beheld

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (illusion/demonstration)

• बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

• कार्य-दशाः (kārya-daśāḥ) - states of action, circumstances

• चलाः (calāḥ) - fickle, changing, unsteady

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• प्रार्थितः (prārthitaḥ) - requested, implored

• अध्वस्त-शक्र-सृष्टिः (adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭiḥ) - as if an illusory world created by Indra (śakra), signifying a grand but transient illusion, was shattered (whose creation by Indra was destroyed)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आलजः (ālajaḥ) - an illusory creature (often a bird in this context)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw, beheld

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen, one who has seen

Past Active Participle

Formed from root 'dṛś' ('to see') with suffix '-vat'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this (illusion/demonstration)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the magical illusion or display.

बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many

कार्य-दशाः (kārya-daśāḥ) - states of action, circumstances

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kārya-daśā

kārya-daśā - state of activity, circumstances, condition of affairs

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+daśā)

• kārya – to be done, action, deed, purpose
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Formed from root 'kṛ' ('to do') with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• daśā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)

चलाः (calāḥ) - fickle, changing, unsteady

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, fickle, transient

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time (specific unit of time)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

प्रार्थितः (prārthitaḥ) - requested, implored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prārthita

prārthita - requested, desired, prayed for

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the denominative stem 'arthaya-' (derived from noun 'artha') with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (I), meaning 'I, having been requested'.

अध्वस्त-शक्र-सृष्टिः (adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭiḥ) - as if an illusory world created by Indra (śakra), signifying a grand but transient illusion, was shattered (whose creation by Indra was destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭi

adhvasta-śakra-sṛṣṭi - one whose creation by Indra is destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhvasta+śakra+sṛṣṭi)

• adhvasta – destroyed, shattered, fallen
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'dhvaṃs' ('to fall, perish, destroy').
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• śakra – Indra (king of gods), powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• sṛṣṭi – creation, emanation, world
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'ālajaḥ' and implicitly 'aham'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आलजः (ālajaḥ) - an illusory creature (often a bird in this context)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālaja

ālaja - a kind of mythical bird, a magical creature, illusionary being

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