योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-9

मत्त ऐरावतो बद्धः सर्षपस्येव कोटरे ।
मशकेन कृतं युद्धं सिंहौघैरणुकोटरे ॥ ९ ॥

matta airāvato baddhaḥ sarṣapasyeva koṭare ,
maśakena kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ siṃhaughairaṇukoṭare 9

9. mattaḥ airāvataḥ baddhaḥ sarṣapasya iva koṭare
maśakena kṛtam yuddham siṃhaughaiḥ aṇukoṭare

9. airāvataḥ mattaḥ baddhaḥ sarṣapasya koṭare iva
maśakena siṃhaughaiḥ aṇukoṭare yuddham kṛtam

9. An intoxicated Airāvata (Airāvata) was bound as if in the hollow of a mustard seed. A mosquito fought a battle with multitudes of lions in a tiny cavity.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated (intoxicated, maddened, wild, lustful)

• ऐरावतः (airāvataḥ) - Airāvata (Indra's celestial elephant) (Airāvata (the elephant of Indra))

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound (bound, tied, fettered, captured)

• सर्षपस्य (sarṣapasya) - of a mustard seed's (of a mustard seed)

• इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as it were, as if)

• कोटरे (koṭare) - in the hollow (in the hollow, in the cavity, in the hole)

• मशकेन (maśakena) - by a mosquito

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - fought (lit. 'made') (done, made, performed)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

• सिंहौघैः (siṁhaughaiḥ) - with multitudes of lions (by crowds of lions, by throngs of lions)

• अणुकोटरे (aṇukoṭare) - in a tiny cavity (in a tiny cavity, in a minute hollow)

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated (intoxicated, maddened, wild, lustful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, maddened, wild, lustful, proud, joyful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with kta suffix.

Root: mad (class 4)

ऐरावतः (airāvataḥ) - Airāvata (Indra's celestial elephant) (Airāvata (the elephant of Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - Indra's elephant, son of Irāvatī, a nāga (serpent deity)

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound (bound, tied, fettered, captured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, captured, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with kta suffix.

Root: bandh (class 9)

सर्षपस्य (sarṣapasya) - of a mustard seed's (of a mustard seed)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarṣapa

sarṣapa - mustard, mustard seed

इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as it were, as if)

(indeclinable)

कोटरे (koṭare) - in the hollow (in the hollow, in the cavity, in the hole)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of koṭara

koṭara - cavity, hollow, hole (especially in a tree)

मशकेन (maśakena) - by a mosquito

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maśaka

maśaka - mosquito, gnat

कृतम् (kṛtam) - fought (lit. 'made') (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with kta suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with yuddham.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Derived from root yudh (to fight) with kta suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

सिंहौघैः (siṁhaughaiḥ) - with multitudes of lions (by crowds of lions, by throngs of lions)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhaugha

siṁhaugha - multitude of lions, throng of lions

Compound of siṃha (lion) and ogha (multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siṃha+ogha)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates agency or accompaniment in the battle.

अणुकोटरे (aṇukoṭare) - in a tiny cavity (in a tiny cavity, in a minute hollow)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṇukoṭara

aṇukoṭara - tiny cavity, minute hollow

Compound of aṇu (minute, tiny) and koṭara (cavity, hollow).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṇu+koṭara)

• aṇu – minute, atomic, tiny, small
  adjective (masculine)
• koṭara – cavity, hollow, hole
  noun (neuter)

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