योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-34, verse-40
एषा प्रसृतदोर्दण्डभटखड्गच्छटात्कृतिः ।
कठिनात्कंकटाज्जाता मृत्योरेवोग्रहुंकृतिः ॥ ४० ॥
कठिनात्कंकटाज्जाता मृत्योरेवोग्रहुंकृतिः ॥ ४० ॥
eṣā prasṛtadordaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭātkṛtiḥ ,
kaṭhinātkaṃkaṭājjātā mṛtyorevograhuṃkṛtiḥ 40
kaṭhinātkaṃkaṭājjātā mṛtyorevograhuṃkṛtiḥ 40
40.
eṣā prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā ākṛtiḥ
kaṭhināt kaṅkaṭāt jātā mṛtyoḥ eva ugra huṅkṛtiḥ
kaṭhināt kaṅkaṭāt jātā mṛtyoḥ eva ugra huṅkṛtiḥ
40.
eṣā prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā ākṛtiḥ
kaṭhināt kaṅkaṭāt jātā mṛtyoḥ ugra huṅkṛtiḥ eva
kaṭhināt kaṅkaṭāt jātā mṛtyoḥ ugra huṅkṛtiḥ eva
40.
This sight, the flashing multitude of swords of warriors with extended mighty arms, arising from hard armor, is indeed the fierce roar of death (mṛtyu).
Words meanings summery:
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- एषा (eṣā) - this (sight/phenomenon) (this, she)
- प्रसृतदोरदण्डभटखड्गच्छटा (prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā) - of the multitude of swords wielded by warriors with extended mighty arms (of the multitude of swords of warriors with extended powerful arms)
- आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - sight, appearance (of the multitude of swords) (form, shape, appearance, figure, aspect)
- कठिनात् (kaṭhināt) - from the hard (armor) (from the hard, from the difficult)
- कङ्कटात् (kaṅkaṭāt) - from the armor (from the armor, from the cuirass, from the mail)
- जाता (jātā) - arisen, produced (born, arisen, produced, become)
- मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death (mṛtyu) (of death, from death)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, even)
- उग्र (ugra) - fierce, terrible (fierce, terrible, mighty, formidable)
- हुङ्कृतिः (huṅkṛtiḥ) - roar (of defiance/anger) (roar, growl, hum (of anger/threat), defiant shout)
Words meanings and morphology
एषा (eṣā) - this (sight/phenomenon) (this, she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etas
etas - this
Feminine nominative singular of etas.
Note: Refers to the ākṛtiḥ (form/appearance) being described.
प्रसृतदोरदण्डभटखड्गच्छटा (prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā) - of the multitude of swords wielded by warriors with extended mighty arms (of the multitude of swords of warriors with extended powerful arms)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā
prasṛtadoradaṇḍabhaṭakhaḍgacchaṭā - multitude of swords of warriors with extended powerful arms
Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasṛta+dordaṇḍa+bhaṭa+khaḍga+cchaṭā)
- prasṛta – extended, spread out, stretched forth
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from pra-sṛ (to spread, extend)
Prefix: pra
Root: sṛ (class 1) - dordaṇḍa – strong arm, powerful arm, club-like arm
noun (masculine) - bhaṭa – warrior, soldier, champion
noun (masculine) - khaḍga – sword
noun (masculine) - cchaṭā – mass, multitude, flash, gleam, cluster
noun (feminine)
Note: The ā is the final vowel of this part of the compound before ākṛtiḥ.
आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - sight, appearance (of the multitude of swords) (form, shape, appearance, figure, aspect)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti
ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure, aspect
From ā-kṛ (to form, make)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Forms a compound with the preceding word.
कठिनात् (kaṭhināt) - from the hard (armor) (from the hard, from the difficult)
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of kaṭhina
kaṭhina - hard, difficult, stiff, firm, severe
कङ्कटात् (kaṅkaṭāt) - from the armor (from the armor, from the cuirass, from the mail)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of kaṅkaṭa
kaṅkaṭa - armor, cuirass, coat of mail, breast-plate
Note: Source of the ākṛtiḥ (metaphorically).
जाता (jātā) - arisen, produced (born, arisen, produced, become)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced, generated, become
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jan (4th class) + kta suffix
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with ākṛtiḥ.
मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death (mṛtyu) (of death, from death)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (mṛtyu)
From root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Possessive, refers to the roar of death.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only, even)
(indeclinable)
उग्र (ugra) - fierce, terrible (fierce, terrible, mighty, formidable)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, formidable, violent
हुङ्कृतिः (huṅkṛtiḥ) - roar (of defiance/anger) (roar, growl, hum (of anger/threat), defiant shout)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of huṅkṛti
huṅkṛti - roar, growl, hum (of anger/threat), defiant shout
From huṃ (onomatopoeia) + kṛti (making)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (huṃ+kṛti)
- huṃ – sound of anger/defiance, hum, roar
indeclinable
onomatopoeic syllable - kṛti – making, doing, action, creation
noun (feminine)
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate nominative for eṣā.