योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-4

एनमाकाशजं विप्रं न कस्माद्भक्षयाम्यहम् ।
अत्र मे कुण्ठिता शक्तिः खङ्गधारा इवोपले ॥ ४ ॥

enamākāśajaṃ vipraṃ na kasmādbhakṣayāmyaham ,
atra me kuṇṭhitā śaktiḥ khaṅgadhārā ivopale 4

4. enam ākāśajam vipram na kasmāt bhakṣayāmi aham
atra me kuṇṭhitā śaktiḥ khaṅgadhārā iva upale

4. aham enam ākāśajam vipram kasmāt na bhakṣayāmi? atra me śaktiḥ upale khaṅgadhārā iva kuṇṭhitā (asti).

4. Why do I not devour this brahmin, born of the sky? Here, my power (śakti) is blunted, just like a sword's edge on a rock.

Words meanings summery:

• एनम् (enam) - him, this

• आकाशजम् (ākāśajam) - sky-born, born from the sky

• विप्रम् (vipram) - brahmin, a learned person, a sage

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• भक्षयामि (bhakṣayāmi) - I devour, I eat

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• कुण्ठिता (kuṇṭhitā) - blunted, dulled, obstructed, ineffective

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - Death's inherent power (śakti) (power, strength, energy (śakti))

• खङ्गधारा (khaṅgadhārā) - sword's edge, blade of a sword

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उपले (upale) - on a rock, in a stone

Words meanings and morphology

एनम् (enam) - him, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

आकाशजम् (ākāśajam) - sky-born, born from the sky

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāśaja

ākāśaja - born in the sky, produced from the atmosphere

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+ja)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced, arising from
  adjective
  From root jan- (to be born, produced)
  Root: jan (class 4)

विप्रम् (vipram) - brahmin, a learned person, a sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, learned

From root vip (to tremble, inspire)

Root: vip (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'why'.

भक्षयामि (bhakṣayāmi) - I devour, I eat

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhakṣ

Denominative or causative

Derived from the root bhakṣ (to eat) or a causative of bhaj (to eat). Typically conjugated in the 10th class (bhakṣayati).

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of asmad, also used for dative.

कुण्ठिता (kuṇṭhitā) - blunted, dulled, obstructed, ineffective

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṇṭhita

kuṇṭhita - blunted, dulled, made ineffective

Past Passive Participle

From root kuṇṭh (to be dull, blunt, obstructed)

Root: kuṇṭh (class 1)

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - Death's inherent power (śakti) (power, strength, energy (śakti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, ability, strength, energy, divine creative power (śakti)

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

खङ्गधारा (khaṅgadhārā) - sword's edge, blade of a sword

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khaṅgadhārā

khaṅgadhārā - sword's edge

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (khaṅga+dhārā)

• khaṅga – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, blade, stream
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उपले (upale) - on a rock, in a stone

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of upalā

upalā - a stone, rock, jewel

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