योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-38

केवलं विगताशङ्कं खण्डभ्रमणचञ्चलम् ।
 चीचीकूचीतिवचना विहरन्ति विहङ्गमाः ॥ ३८ ॥

kevalaṃ vigatāśaṅkaṃ khaṇḍabhramaṇacañcalam ,
 cīcīkūcītivacanā viharanti vihaṅgamāḥ 38

38. kevalam vigata-āśaṅkam khaṇḍa-bhramaṇa-cañcalam
cīcīkūcī-iti-vacanāḥ viharanti vihaṅgamāḥ

38. kevalam vihaṅgamāḥ vigata-āśaṅkam
khaṇḍa-bhramaṇa-cañcalam cīcīkūcī-iti-vacanāḥ viharanti

38. Only birds were there, moving restlessly, darting about without fear, uttering their "cīcī kūcī" calls as they roamed (vihartum).

38. רק ציפורים שוטטו שם ללא פחד, כשהן מדלגות ממקום למקום ומצייצות בציוצים עליזים.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively, entirely

• विगत-आशङ्कम् (vigata-āśaṅkam) - without fear, free from apprehension

• खण्ड-भ्रमण-चञ्चलम् (khaṇḍa-bhramaṇa-cañcalam) - agile in partial wandering, darting about in short flights

• चीचीकूची-इति-वचनाः (cīcīkūcī-iti-vacanāḥ) - having "cīcī kūcī" as their sounds, making chirping sounds

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they roam, they wander, they play

• विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively, entirely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or an indeclinable.

विगत-आशङ्कम् (vigata-āśaṅkam) - without fear, free from apprehension

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigatāśaṅka

vigatāśaṅka - free from fear/apprehension, fearless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vigata+āśaṅkā)

• vigata – gone away, departed, passed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga vi and suffix -kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āśaṅkā – fear, apprehension, doubt
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Adverbial accusative, describing the manner of action. Can also be a neuter adjective agreeing with an implied 'state'.

खण्ड-भ्रमण-चञ्चलम् (khaṇḍa-bhramaṇa-cañcalam) - agile in partial wandering, darting about in short flights

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍabhramaṇacañcala

khaṇḍabhramaṇacañcala - restless with partial wandering, agile in darting about

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaṇḍa+bhramaṇa+cañcala)

• khaṇḍa – piece, part, fragment, broken
  noun (neuter)
• bhramaṇa – wandering, roaming, revolving
  noun (neuter)
  nomen actionis
  Derived from root bhram (to wander) with suffix -ana
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• cañcala – restless, agitated, swift, fickle, trembling
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, describing the manner of action, just like `vigatāśaṅkam`.

चीचीकूची-इति-वचनाः (cīcīkūcī-iti-vacanāḥ) - having "cīcī kūcī" as their sounds, making chirping sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cīcīkūcīitivacana

cīcīkūcīitivacana - having Cīcīkūcī as their sound/speech

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cīcīkūcī+iti+vacana)

• cīcīkūcī – onomatopoeic sound for bird chirping
  indeclinable
• iti – thus, so (marks direct speech or thought)
  indeclinable
• vacana – speech, word, sound
  noun (neuter)
  nomen actionis
  Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ana
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `vihaṅgamāḥ`.

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they roam, they wander, they play

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vihṛ

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

विहङ्गमाः (vihaṅgamāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird (literally: sky-goer)

From vihagas (sky) + gama (goer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vihas+gama)

• vihas – sky, air
  noun (masculine)
• gama – goer, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -a from root gam
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `viharanti`.

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