योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-16, verse-43
पक्षमासर्तुकटके दिनारे वर्षदण्डके ।
क्षणनाभौ स्पन्दमये कालचक्रे वहत्यथ ॥ ४३ ॥
क्षणनाभौ स्पन्दमये कालचक्रे वहत्यथ ॥ ४३ ॥
pakṣamāsartukaṭake dināre varṣadaṇḍake ,
kṣaṇanābhau spandamaye kālacakre vahatyatha 43
kṣaṇanābhau spandamaye kālacakre vahatyatha 43
43.
pakṣa māsa ṛtu kaṭake dināre varṣa daṇḍake
kṣaṇa nābhau spandamaye kālacakre vahati atha
kṣaṇa nābhau spandamaye kālacakre vahati atha
43.
atha kālacakre kṣaṇa nābhau pakṣa māsa ṛtu
kaṭake dināre varṣa daṇḍake spandamaye vahati
kaṭake dināre varṣa daṇḍake spandamaye vahati
43.
Then, as the wheel of time (kālacakra) moved on, with its hub (nābhi) consisting of moments (kṣaṇa), its sections (kaṭaka) composed of fortnights, months, and seasons, and its spokes (daṇḍaka) formed by days and years, all filled with movement (spanda)...
Words meanings summery:
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- पक्ष (pakṣa) - fortnight (as a division of time) (fortnight, wing, side)
- मास (māsa) - month (as a division of time) (month)
- ऋतु (ṛtu) - season (as a division of time) (season)
- कटके (kaṭake) - in the sections/divisions (composed of fortnights, months, seasons) (in the ring, in the segment, in the circumference)
- दिनारे (dināre) - in the day-spoke (of the wheel of time) (in the day-spoke)
- वर्ष (varṣa) - year (as a division of time) (year)
- दण्डके (daṇḍake) - in the year-spoke (of the wheel of time) (in the staff, in the spoke)
- क्षण (kṣaṇa) - moment (as the constituent of the hub) (moment, instant)
- नाभौ (nābhau) - in the hub (composed of moments) (in the navel, in the hub)
- स्पन्दमये (spandamaye) - full of movement (spanda) (consisting of vibration, full of movement)
- कालचक्रे (kālacakre) - in the wheel of time (kālacakra) (in the wheel of time)
- वहति (vahati) - (as it) moves on, turns (carries, moves, flows, proceeds)
- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (marking the progression of time) (then, thereupon, now, next)
Words meanings and morphology
पक्ष (pakṣa) - fortnight (as a division of time) (fortnight, wing, side)
(noun)
masculine, singular of pakṣa
pakṣa - wing, side, fortnight, party, half (of a month)
Note: Part of a compound 'pakṣamāsartukaṭake'.
मास (māsa) - month (as a division of time) (month)
(noun)
masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month, moon
Note: Part of a compound 'pakṣamāsartukaṭake'.
ऋतु (ṛtu) - season (as a division of time) (season)
(noun)
masculine, singular of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, proper time, fixed period
Note: Part of a compound 'pakṣamāsartukaṭake'.
कटके (kaṭake) - in the sections/divisions (composed of fortnights, months, seasons) (in the ring, in the segment, in the circumference)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pakṣamāsartukaṭaka
pakṣamāsartukaṭaka - a segment or division comprising fortnights, months, seasons
Compound of pakṣa (fortnight), māsa (month), ṛtu (season), and kaṭaka (ring, section)
Compound type : dvandva + tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+māsa+ṛtu+kaṭaka)
- pakṣa – fortnight, wing, side
noun (masculine) - māsa – month
noun (masculine) - ṛtu – season
noun (masculine) - kaṭaka – ring, bracelet, circumference, section, division
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to divisions or sections of the wheel of time.
दिनारे (dināre) - in the day-spoke (of the wheel of time) (in the day-spoke)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dināra
dināra - day-spoke (of a wheel)
Compound of dina (day) and ara (spoke)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dina+ara)
- dina – day
noun (neuter) - ara – spoke (of a wheel), angle, corner
noun (masculine)
वर्ष (varṣa) - year (as a division of time) (year)
(noun)
neuter, singular of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain, rainy season
Note: Part of a compound 'varṣadaṇḍake'.
दण्डके (daṇḍake) - in the year-spoke (of the wheel of time) (in the staff, in the spoke)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of varṣadaṇḍaka
varṣadaṇḍaka - a spoke or rod representing a year
Compound of varṣa (year) and daṇḍaka (spoke, staff)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (varṣa+daṇḍaka)
- varṣa – year, rain, rainy season
noun (neuter) - daṇḍaka – staff, rod, spoke
noun (neuter)
Derived from daṇḍa (stick, staff)
क्षण (kṣaṇa) - moment (as the constituent of the hub) (moment, instant)
(noun)
masculine, singular of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, festival
Note: Part of a compound 'kṣaṇanābhau'.
नाभौ (nābhau) - in the hub (composed of moments) (in the navel, in the hub)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣaṇanābhi
kṣaṇanābhi - the hub consisting of moments
Compound of kṣaṇa (moment) and nābhi (navel, hub)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+nābhi)
- kṣaṇa – moment, instant, leisure
noun (masculine) - nābhi – navel, hub (of a wheel), center, origin
noun (feminine)
स्पन्दमये (spandamaye) - full of movement (spanda) (consisting of vibration, full of movement)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of spandamaya
spandamaya - consisting of or full of vibration/movement
Compound of spanda (vibration, movement) and maya (consisting of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+maya)
- spanda – vibration, throb, movement, agitation
noun (masculine)
action noun
Derived from root √spand (to tremble, vibrate)
Root: spand (class 1) - maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix/adjective
Note: Modifies 'kālacakre'.
कालचक्रे (kālacakre) - in the wheel of time (kālacakra) (in the wheel of time)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kālacakra
kālacakra - wheel of time, cycle of ages
Compound of kāla (time) and cakra (wheel)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāla+cakra)
- kāla – time, period, season, death
noun (masculine) - cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
noun (neuter)
Note: The primary noun in this descriptive phrase, referring to the wheel of time itself.
वहति (vahati) - (as it) moves on, turns (carries, moves, flows, proceeds)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Used here in a sense of 'it moves' or 'while it moves', implying the continuous movement of the wheel of time.
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (marking the progression of time) (then, thereupon, now, next)
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks a transition or continuation of narrative.