योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-43

वर्षाण्यष्टौ सुराष्ट्रेषु देवि गोत्वं कृतं मया ।
मोहाद्दुर्जनदुष्टाज्ञबालगोपाललीलया ॥ ४३ ॥

varṣāṇyaṣṭau surāṣṭreṣu devi gotvaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā ,
mohāddurjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlayā 43

43. varṣāṇi aṣṭau surāṣṭreṣu devi gotvaṃ kṛtam
mayā mohāt durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlayā

43. devi mayā mohāt durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlayā
aṣṭau varṣāṇi surāṣṭreṣu gotvaṃ kṛtam

43. O Goddess, for eight years I remained a cow in the Surashtra regions, due to delusion, through the sport (līlā) of wicked, evil, and ignorant young cowherds.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• सुराष्ट्रेषु (surāṣṭreṣu) - in the Surashtra regions (in good kingdoms, in the Surashtra region)

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess!

• गोत्वम् (gotvam) - the state of being a cow (the state of being a cow, cow-ness)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was made, became (done, made, performed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion (from delusion, out of ignorance, due to infatuation)

• दुर्जनदुष्टाज्ञबालगोपाललीलया (durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlayā) - through the sport (līlā) of wicked, evil, and ignorant young cowherds (by the sport/play of wicked, evil, ignorant cowherd boys)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years (years, rains)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Used here in accusative for duration of time.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral adjective)

Note: The form aṣṭau is used for nominative and accusative plural across all genders.

सुराष्ट्रेषु (surāṣṭreṣu) - in the Surashtra regions (in good kingdoms, in the Surashtra region)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of surāṣṭra

surāṣṭra - good kingdom, the region of Surashtra

देवि (devi) - O Goddess!

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess

Root: div (class 1)

गोत्वम् (gotvam) - the state of being a cow (the state of being a cow, cow-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gotva

gotva - cow-ness, state of being a cow

Derived from go (cow) with suffix -tva (abstract noun forming suffix).

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was made, became (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Acts as the main predicate in an impersonal passive construction here.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion (from delusion, out of ignorance, due to infatuation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, ignorance, confusion

Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

दुर्जनदुष्टाज्ञबालगोपाललीलया (durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlayā) - through the sport (līlā) of wicked, evil, and ignorant young cowherds (by the sport/play of wicked, evil, ignorant cowherd boys)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlā

durjanaduṣṭājñabālagopālalīlā - the play/sport of wicked, evil, ignorant cowherd boys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durjana+duṣṭa+ajña+bālagopāla+līlā)

• durjana – wicked person, evil person
  noun (masculine)
• duṣṭa – evil, bad, corrupted, wicked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root duṣ.
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ajña – ignorant, foolish, unknowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from a- (not) + jña (knowing).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• bālagopāla – young cowherd, boy cowherd
  noun (masculine)
• līlā – sport, play, divine play, pastime
  noun (feminine)