योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-47

मन्वन्तरे सर्वभक्षो यदा मृत्युर्हरन्प्रजाः ।
बलमेत्यब्जजाक्रान्तावारम्भमकरोत्स्वयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

manvantare sarvabhakṣo yadā mṛtyurharanprajāḥ ,
balametyabjajākrāntāvārambhamakarotsvayam 47

47. manvantare sarvabhakṣaḥ yadā mṛtyuḥ haran prajāḥ
balam etya abjajākrantau ārambham akarot svayam

47. yadā manvantare sarvabhakṣaḥ mṛtyuḥ prajāḥ haran
balam etya abjajākrantau svayam ārambham akarot

47. When, during a Manvantara, Death, the all-devourer, seized creatures, he himself, having gained strength, initiated (this destruction), while two (entities) were attacked by Brahmā.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्वन्तरे (manvantare) - during a Manvantara, in a Manvantara period

• सर्वभक्षः (sarvabhakṣaḥ) - all-devouring, all-consuming

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, the personification of Death

• हरन् (haran) - seizing, carrying away, taking

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, subjects, progeny

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• एत्य (etya) - having acquired (strength) (having gone, having attained, having approached)

• अब्जजाक्रन्तौ (abjajākrantau) - Death and another entity (e.g. Time) being attacked by Brahmā. (the two attacked by Brahmā (the lotus-born))

• आरम्भम् (ārambham) - beginning, undertaking, initiation

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he initiated, he began (he made, he did, he performed)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

Words meanings and morphology

मन्वन्तरे (manvantare) - during a Manvantara, in a Manvantara period

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manvantara

manvantara - an age or period of Manu, a cosmic epoch lasting for many millions of years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+antara)

• manu – Manu, the progenitor of mankind, father of the human race
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• antara – interval, period, space, interior, inner
  noun (neuter)

सर्वभक्षः (sarvabhakṣaḥ) - all-devouring, all-consuming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhakṣa

sarvabhakṣa - all-devouring, omnivorous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhakṣa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhakṣa – eating, food, that which is eaten
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, the personification of Death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality, the god of death

Root: mṛ (class 6)

हरन् (haran) - seizing, carrying away, taking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛ

hṛ - to seize, to carry, to take away, to steal

Present Active Participle

From root hṛ (to seize, carry), conjugated as present active participle, masculine nominative singular.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying 'mṛtyuḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, beings, subjects, progeny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, subjects, people, creatures

Root: jan (class 4)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

Root: bal (class 1)

एत्य (etya) - having acquired (strength) (having gone, having attained, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root i (to go), with suffix -tvā / -ya, forming an absolutive.

Root: i (class 2)

अब्जजाक्रन्तौ (abjajākrantau) - Death and another entity (e.g. Time) being attacked by Brahmā. (the two attacked by Brahmā (the lotus-born))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abjajākānta

abjajākānta - attacked by Brahmā

Past Passive Participle

Compound: abjaja (lotus-born, Brahmā) + ākrānta (attacked, overwhelmed). ākrānta is P.P.P. of ā-kram.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abjaja+ākrānta)

• abjaja – lotus-born, an epithet of Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: abja (lotus) + ja (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ākrānta – attacked, overpowered, assailed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kram (to step, go) with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective/noun, referring to two entities attacked by Brahmā. Contextually, one of these is Mṛtyu.

आरम्भम् (ārambham) - beginning, undertaking, initiation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, commencement, undertaking, enterprise

From root rabh (to seize, begin) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he initiated, he began (he made, he did, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

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