योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-7

अग्निज्वालामहामालां विदार्यान्तर्गतो ह्यसौ ।
द्विजं दृष्ट्वा समादातुं हस्तेनैच्छत्प्रयत्नतः ॥ ७ ॥

agnijvālāmahāmālāṃ vidāryāntargato hyasau ,
dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā samādātuṃ hastenaicchatprayatnataḥ 7

7. agnijvālāmahāmālām vidārya antargataḥ hi asau
dvijam dṛṣṭvā samādātum hastena aicchat prayatnataḥ

7. asau hi agnijvālāmahāmālām vidārya antargataḥ
dvijam dṛṣṭvā hastena samādātum prayatnataḥ aicchat

7. Indeed, having torn through the great garland of fire flames and entered inside, he saw the brahmin and desired to seize him with his hand, making a determined effort.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निज्वालामहामालाम् (agnijvālāmahāmālām) - The dense, fierce flames surrounding the brahmin. (great garland of fire flames)

• विदार्य (vidārya) - having forcibly passed through the flames (having torn apart, having split, having penetrated)

• अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - entered into the area surrounded by flames (entered inside, gone within)

• हि (hi) - emphasizes the action (indeed, surely, for, because)

• असौ (asau) - refers to the divine being (Yama or Mṛtyu's master) who entered the flames (that (person), he)

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - referring to the Brahmin whose life is in question (twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after perceiving the brahmin (having seen)

• समादातुम् (samādātum) - to take hold of the brahmin (to take, to seize, to grasp)

• हस्तेन (hastena) - using his hand to grab (by hand, with the hand)

• ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - Yama/Death desired to seize the brahmin (he desired, he wished)

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - making a determined effort (with effort, diligently)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निज्वालामहामालाम् (agnijvālāmahāmālām) - The dense, fierce flames surrounding the brahmin. (great garland of fire flames)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agnijvālāmahāmālā

agnijvālāmahāmālā - a great garland of fire flames

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (agni+jvālā+mahā+mālā)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mālā – garland, string, series
  noun (feminine)

विदार्य (vidārya) - having forcibly passed through the flames (having torn apart, having split, having penetrated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (lyap)

From root 'dṛ' (to tear, split) with prefix 'vi', and suffix '-ya' (lYAP)

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Absolutive gerund

अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - entered into the area surrounded by flames (entered inside, gone within)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antargata

antargata - gone within, entered, contained within

Past Passive Participle

From 'antar' (within) + root 'gam' (to go) + ktap (past passive participle suffix)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (antar+gata)

• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'asau'

हि (hi) - emphasizes the action (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - refers to the divine being (Yama or Mṛtyu's master) who entered the flames (that (person), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

द्विजम् (dvijam) - referring to the Brahmin whose life is in question (twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, bird, tooth)

From 'dvi' (twice) + root 'jan' (to be born)

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ja from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after perceiving the brahmin (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (ktvā)

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

समादातुम् (samādātum) - to take hold of the brahmin (to take, to seize, to grasp)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'dā' (to give/take) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā', and suffix '-tum'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

हस्तेन (hastena) - using his hand to grab (by hand, with the hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand

ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - Yama/Death desired to seize the brahmin (he desired, he wished)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Third person singular, parasmaipada. From present stem 'iccha' of root 'iṣ'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - making a determined effort (with effort, diligently)

(indeclinable)

From noun 'prayatna' (effort) with suffix '-tas' (meaning 'by means of', 'from', 'with')

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