योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-34, verse-43
करकंकटकुट्यङ्कखड्गसंघट्टटांकृतैः ।
कालरात्र्या प्रनृत्यन्त्या रणवीणेव वाद्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
कालरात्र्या प्रनृत्यन्त्या रणवीणेव वाद्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
karakaṃkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṃghaṭṭaṭāṃkṛtaiḥ ,
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇeva vādyate 43
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇeva vādyate 43
43.
karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇā iva vādyate
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā raṇavīṇā iva vādyate
43.
kālarātryā pranṛtyantyā
karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ raṇavīṇā iva vādyate
karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ raṇavīṇā iva vādyate
43.
With the clanging sounds of swords striking against the armor and armlets on the forearms, it seems as if a war-lute is being played by Kālarātrī, who is dancing vigorously.
Words meanings summery:
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- करकङ्कटकुट्यङ्कखड्गसङ्घट्टटाङ्कृतैः (karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ) - by the clanging sounds of swords striking against armlets and armor on the hands
- कालरात्र्या (kālarātryā) - by Kālarātrī
- प्रनृत्यन्त्या (pranṛtyantyā) - by her (Kālarātrī) who is dancing fiercely (by her who is dancing, by the dancing one)
- रणवीणा (raṇavīṇā) - war-lute
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- वाद्यते (vādyate) - is being played
Words meanings and morphology
करकङ्कटकुट्यङ्कखड्गसङ्घट्टटाङ्कृतैः (karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛtaiḥ) - by the clanging sounds of swords striking against armlets and armor on the hands
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛta
karakaṅkaṭakuṭyaṅkakhaḍgasaṅghaṭṭaṭāṅkṛta - clanging sound caused by swords striking armlets and armor on the hands/arms
Compound type : tatpurusha (kara+kaṅkaṭa+kuṭyaṅka+khaḍga+saṅghaṭṭa+ṭāṅkṛta)
- kara – hand, arm
noun (masculine) - kaṅkaṭa – armor, mail, cuirass, armlet
noun (masculine) - kuṭyaṅka – curved limb/part, a specific type of armlet or curved armor piece
noun (masculine) - khaḍga – sword
noun (masculine) - saṅghaṭṭa – collision, clash, striking
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10) - ṭāṅkṛta – clanging sound, a sound of 'ṭāṅkṛt'
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the sounds made by the clashing of swords against various armaments.
कालरात्र्या (kālarātryā) - by Kālarātrī
(proper noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of kālarātrī
kālarātrī - Goddess Kālarātrī (a fierce form of Durgā); the night of destruction
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+rātrī)
- kāla – time, death
noun (masculine) - rātrī – night
noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the goddess Kālarātrī, who personifies the night of destruction.
प्रनृत्यन्त्या (pranṛtyantyā) - by her (Kālarātrī) who is dancing fiercely (by her who is dancing, by the dancing one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pranṛtyant
pranṛtyant - dancing, dancing intensely
present active participle
From root √nṛt (to dance) with prefix pra, present participle suffix -at, declined in feminine instrumental singular.
Prefix: pra
Root: nṛt (class 4)
Note: Qualifies Kālarātrī.
रणवीणा (raṇavīṇā) - war-lute
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of raṇavīṇā
raṇavīṇā - war-lute, a lute used in battle
Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+vīṇā)
- raṇa – battle, war
noun (masculine/neuter) - vīṇā – lute, stringed instrument
noun (feminine)
Note: Serves as the object of comparison with the sounds of battle.
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.
वाद्यते (vādyate) - is being played
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √vad
passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular
From root √vad (to speak/sound), causative form `vādayati` (to cause to sound/play), then passive `vādyate`.
Root: vad (class 1)