योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-34, verse-39
वहद्भिर्व्योम्नि सक्षेम पश्य नीता क्षयं शरै ।
शक्तिवृष्टिरुपायान्ती सस्यश्रीः शलभैरिव ॥ ३९ ॥
शक्तिवृष्टिरुपायान्ती सस्यश्रीः शलभैरिव ॥ ३९ ॥
vahadbhirvyomni sakṣema paśya nītā kṣayaṃ śarai ,
śaktivṛṣṭirupāyāntī sasyaśrīḥ śalabhairiva 39
śaktivṛṣṭirupāyāntī sasyaśrīḥ śalabhairiva 39
39.
vahadbhiḥ vyomni sakṣema paśya nītā kṣayam śaraiḥ
śaktivṛṣṭiḥ upāyāntī sasyaśrīḥ śalabhaiḥ iva
śaktivṛṣṭiḥ upāyāntī sasyaśrīḥ śalabhaiḥ iva
39.
paśya vyomni vahadbhiḥ śaraiḥ upāyāntī śaktivṛṣṭiḥ
sakṣema kṣayam nītā sasyaśrīḥ śalabhaiḥ iva
sakṣema kṣayam nītā sasyaśrīḥ śalabhaiḥ iva
39.
Behold, the approaching rain of powerful weapons (śakti), flying in the sky, is surely brought to destruction by arrows, just as the bounty of crops is by locusts.
Words meanings summery:
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- वहद्भिः (vahadbhiḥ) - by the flying (arrows) (by those carrying, by those moving/flying)
- व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)
- सक्षेम (sakṣema) - surely, with certainty (safely, securely, surely, with welfare)
- पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see! behold!)
- नीता (nītā) - brought (led, brought, carried)
- क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to an end (to destruction, to an end, to decay)
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
- शक्तिवृष्टिः (śaktivṛṣṭiḥ) - rain of powerful weapons (śakti) (rain of power, rain of energy, shower of javelins/spears)
- उपायान्ती (upāyāntī) - approaching (approaching, coming near)
- सस्यश्रीः (sasyaśrīḥ) - bounty of crops (prosperity of crops, beauty of harvest, abundance of grain)
- शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by locusts (by locusts, by grasshoppers)
- इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
Words meanings and morphology
वहद्भिः (vahadbhiḥ) - by the flying (arrows) (by those carrying, by those moving/flying)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vahant
vahant - carrying, bearing, flowing, blowing, moving, flying
Present Active Participle
Derived from root vah (1st class) + śatṛ suffix
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Modifies śaraiḥ.
व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky (in the sky, in space)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space
सक्षेम (sakṣema) - surely, with certainty (safely, securely, surely, with welfare)
(indeclinable)
From sa (with) + kṣema (welfare, safety)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+kṣema)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - kṣema – welfare, safety, security
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially.
पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see! behold!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś
Imperative, 2nd person singular
root dṛś (class 1, often takes paśya stem in present/imperative)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
नीता (nītā) - brought (led, brought, carried)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nīta
nīta - led, carried, brought, guided
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root nī (1st class) + kta suffix
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śaktivṛṣṭiḥ.
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to an end (to destruction, to an end, to decay)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, end, ruin
From root kṣi (to destroy)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
Note: Used with nītā to mean 'brought to destruction'.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Note: Agent of the action.
शक्तिवृष्टिः (śaktivṛṣṭiḥ) - rain of powerful weapons (śakti) (rain of power, rain of energy, shower of javelins/spears)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śaktivṛṣṭi
śaktivṛṣṭi - rain of power, shower of spears/javelins (śakti)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakti+vṛṣṭi)
- śakti – power, energy, capability, spear, javelin
noun (feminine) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, abundance
noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of nītā.
उपायान्ती (upāyāntī) - approaching (approaching, coming near)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upāyānt
upāyānt - approaching, coming near
Present Active Participle
Derived from upa + ā + root i (to go) + śatṛ suffix
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with śaktivṛṣṭiḥ.
सस्यश्रीः (sasyaśrīḥ) - bounty of crops (prosperity of crops, beauty of harvest, abundance of grain)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sasyaśrī
sasyaśrī - prosperity of crops, beauty of harvest, abundance of grain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sasya+śrī)
- sasya – grain, corn, crop, produce
noun (neuter) - śrī – prosperity, wealth, beauty, glory, auspiciousness
noun (feminine)
Note: Compare to śaktivṛṣṭiḥ.
शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by locusts (by locusts, by grasshoppers)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śalabha
śalabha - locust, grasshopper, moth
Note: Compare to śaraiḥ.
इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)