योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-24, verse-25
प्रवृत्तैर्योगिनीसङ्घैः श्वकाकोष्ट्रखराननैः ।
निरर्थं योजनशतं गत्वागच्छद्भिरावृतम् ॥ २५ ॥
निरर्थं योजनशतं गत्वागच्छद्भिरावृतम् ॥ २५ ॥
pravṛttairyoginīsaṅghaiḥ śvakākoṣṭrakharānanaiḥ ,
nirarthaṃ yojanaśataṃ gatvāgacchadbhirāvṛtam 25
nirarthaṃ yojanaśataṃ gatvāgacchadbhirāvṛtam 25
25.
pravṛttaiḥ yoginī-saṅghaiḥ śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānanaiḥ
nirartham yojana-śatam gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ āvṛtam
nirartham yojana-śatam gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ āvṛtam
25.
śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānanaiḥ nirartham yojana-śatam
gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ pravṛttaiḥ yoginī-saṅghaiḥ āvṛtam
gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ pravṛttaiḥ yoginī-saṅghaiḥ āvṛtam
25.
[It was] surrounded by active hosts of yoginīs, some having the faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys, who fruitlessly traveled and returned a hundred yojanas.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रवृत्तैः (pravṛttaiḥ) - by the active (yoginī hosts) (by the active, by the engaged, by the commenced)
- योगिनी-सङ्घैः (yoginī-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts of yoginīs
- श्व-काक-उष्ट्र-खर-आननैः (śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānanaiḥ) - by yoginīs having faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys (by those having faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys)
- निरर्थम् (nirartham) - purposelessly, fruitlessly, in vain
- योजन-शतम् (yojana-śatam) - a distance of one hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas (a measure of distance))
- गत्वा-आगच्छद्भिः (gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ) - by those who were repeatedly going and coming (by those going and coming)
- आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - surrounded (the abode) (surrounded, covered)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रवृत्तैः (pravṛttaiḥ) - by the active (yoginī hosts) (by the active, by the engaged, by the commenced)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pravṛtta
pravṛtta - begun, active, engaged, proceeding
Past Passive Participle
From root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yoginī-saṅghaiḥ'.
योगिनी-सङ्घैः (yoginī-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts of yoginīs
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yoginī-saṅgha
yoginī-saṅgha - hosts/groups of yoginīs
Tatpurusha compound: yoginī (female practitioner of yoga) + saṅgha (group)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (yoginī+saṅgha)
- yoginī – female practitioner of yoga (yoga), female ascetic; a type of female deity/demoness
noun (feminine) - saṅgha – assembly, host, group, multitude
noun (masculine)
श्व-काक-उष्ट्र-खर-आननैः (śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānanaiḥ) - by yoginīs having faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys (by those having faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānana
śva-kāka-uṣṭra-khara-ānana - having the faces of dogs, crows, camels, and donkeys
Bahuvrihi compound describing 'yoginī-saṅghaiḥ'
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śva+kāka+uṣṭra+khara+ānana)
- śva – dog
noun (masculine) - kāka – crow
noun (masculine) - uṣṭra – camel
noun (masculine) - khara – donkey, ass
noun (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'yoginī-saṅghaiḥ'.
निरर्थम् (nirartham) - purposelessly, fruitlessly, in vain
(indeclinable)
Compound: nis (without) + artha (purpose)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi/Avyayibhāva (nis+artha)
- nis – without, out of
indeclinable
Prefix - artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbially modifies 'gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ'.
योजन-शतम् (yojana-śatam) - a distance of one hundred yojanas (a hundred yojanas (a measure of distance))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yojana-śata
yojana-śata - a hundred yojanas
Tatpurusha compound: yojana (measure of distance) + śata (hundred)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (yojana+śata)
- yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)
noun (neuter) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter)
Note: Object of the action of going/coming.
गत्वा-आगच्छद्भिः (gatvā-āgacchadbhiḥ) - by those who were repeatedly going and coming (by those going and coming)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gatvā-āgacchat
gatvā-āgacchat - going and coming
Compound of Absolutive and Present Active Participle
gatvā (absolutive from √gam) + āgacchat (present active participle from √gam with ā-)
Compound type : Dvanda-like compound (gatvā+āgacchat)
- gatvā – having gone
indeclinable
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root √gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - āgacchat – coming
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yoginī-saṅghaiḥ'.
आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - surrounded (the abode) (surrounded, covered)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped
Past Passive Participle
From root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Main descriptive participle for the implied object.