योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-18, verse-37
तत्र कस्मिंश्चिदेकस्मिन्कोणेष्वम्बरकोटरे ।
शैललोष्टतलेष्वेको गिरिग्रामकगर्तकः ॥ ३७ ॥
शैललोष्टतलेष्वेको गिरिग्रामकगर्तकः ॥ ३७ ॥
tatra kasmiṃścidekasminkoṇeṣvambarakoṭare ,
śailaloṣṭataleṣveko girigrāmakagartakaḥ 37
śailaloṣṭataleṣveko girigrāmakagartakaḥ 37
37.
tatra kasmin cit ekasmin koṇeṣu ambarakoṭare
śailaloṣṭataleṣu ekaḥ girigrāmakagartakaḥ
śailaloṣṭataleṣu ekaḥ girigrāmakagartakaḥ
37.
tatra kasmin cit ekasmin koṇeṣu ambarakoṭare
śailaloṣṭataleṣu ekaḥ girigrāmakagartakaḥ
śailaloṣṭataleṣu ekaḥ girigrāmakagartakaḥ
37.
There, in one specific corner, within a hollow of space, among the surfaces of mountains and clods of earth, there is a single small pit, resembling a mountain village.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - within the vast entity previously described (there, in that place)
- कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some specific one (in which, in what, in some)
- चित् (cit) - indicating indefiniteness with 'kasmin' (indeed, just, some, any)
- एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one particular (in one, in a single)
- कोणेषु (koṇeṣu) - referring to parts of the vast entity (in the corners, in the angles)
- अम्बरकोटरे (ambarakoṭare) - within a vast celestial hollow (in the cavity of the sky, in the hollow of space)
- शैललोष्टतलेषु (śailaloṣṭataleṣu) - amidst both grand and humble earthly features (on the surfaces of mountains and clods of earth)
- एकः (ekaḥ) - just one, unique (one, a single)
- गिरिग्रामकगर्तकः (girigrāmakagartakaḥ) - a cavity (in the description of the vast entity) that is like a mountain village (a small pit resembling a mountain village)
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - within the vast entity previously described (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem tad + suffix tra
कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some specific one (in which, in what, in some)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Note: Used with cit to mean 'some'.
चित् (cit) - indicating indefiniteness with 'kasmin' (indeed, just, some, any)
(indeclinable)
Indeclinable particle
एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one particular (in one, in a single)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique
Note: Agrees with koṇeṣu and ambarakoṭare, implying 'in a single, specific corner/cavity'.
कोणेषु (koṇeṣu) - referring to parts of the vast entity (in the corners, in the angles)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of koṇa
koṇa - corner, angle, quadrant
Note: Locative plural, referring to locations.
अम्बरकोटरे (ambarakoṭare) - within a vast celestial hollow (in the cavity of the sky, in the hollow of space)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ambarakoṭara
ambarakoṭara - cavity of the sky/space, aerial hollow
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ambara+koṭara)
- ambara – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter) - koṭara – cavity, hollow, cavern
noun (masculine)
Note: Locative singular, referring to a location.
शैललोष्टतलेषु (śailaloṣṭataleṣu) - amidst both grand and humble earthly features (on the surfaces of mountains and clods of earth)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of śailaloṣṭatala
śailaloṣṭatala - surfaces of mountains and clods of earth
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śaila+loṣṭa+tala)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump of clay
noun (masculine) - tala – surface, plane, base
noun (neuter)
Note: Locative plural, referring to locations.
एकः (ekaḥ) - just one, unique (one, a single)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique
Note: Refers to the 'girigrāmakagartakaḥ'.
गिरिग्रामकगर्तकः (girigrāmakagartakaḥ) - a cavity (in the description of the vast entity) that is like a mountain village (a small pit resembling a mountain village)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of girigrāmakagartaka
girigrāmakagartaka - a small pit resembling a mountain village
Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (girigrāmaka+gartaka)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - grāmaka – small village, hamlet
noun (masculine)
Diminutive of grāma - gartaka – small hole, pit, cavity
noun (masculine)
Diminutive of garta