योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-37, verse-29
वीरासवसमाक्रन्दकारिणः केकयैः कृताः ।
कङ्कैः कङ्ककुलाक्रान्तव्योमोद्धूलितमस्तकाः ॥ २९ ॥
कङ्कैः कङ्ककुलाक्रान्तव्योमोद्धूलितमस्तकाः ॥ २९ ॥
vīrāsavasamākrandakāriṇaḥ kekayaiḥ kṛtāḥ ,
kaṅkaiḥ kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ 29
kaṅkaiḥ kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ 29
29.
vīrāsavasamākrandakāriṇaḥ kekayaiḥ kṛtāḥ
kaṅkaiḥ kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ
kaṅkaiḥ kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ
29.
vīrāsavasamākrandakāriṇaḥ (yodhāḥ) kekayaiḥ kaṅkaiḥ kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ kṛtāḥ.
29.
Those warriors who emitted battle-cries like the roar of hero-intoxicating liquor (vīrāsava), had their heads covered in dust from the sky overrun by flocks of vultures and `kekaya` birds, thus being undone.
Words meanings summery:
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- वीरासवसमाक्रन्दकारिणः (vīrāsavasamākrandakāriṇaḥ) - warriors making fierce battle cries (those who make or cause cries like hero-intoxicating liquor)
- केकयैः (kekayaiḥ) - by Kekaya birds (a type of jay or crow), by peacocks
- कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - were made (undone/finished), implying defeated or killed (made, done, accomplished)
- कङ्कैः (kaṅkaiḥ) - by vultures, by herons
- कङ्ककुलाक्रान्तव्योमोद्धूलितमस्तकाः (kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ) - having their heads dusted by the sky overrun by flocks of vultures
Words meanings and morphology
वीरासवसमाक्रन्दकारिणः (vīrāsavasamākrandakāriṇaḥ) - warriors making fierce battle cries (those who make or cause cries like hero-intoxicating liquor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vīrāsavasamākrandakārin
vīrāsavasamākrandakārin - one who makes cries like the roar of hero-liquor
agent noun
Compound ending with -kārin (agent noun from kṛ)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+āsava+samākranda+kārin)
- vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
noun (masculine) - āsava – spirituous liquor, intoxicating drink, wine
noun (masculine) - samākranda – great cry, loud lament, roar
noun (masculine)
verbal noun
From root krand (to cry) with upasarga sam-ā-
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: krand (class 1) - kārin – making, doing, causing
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
केकयैः (kekayaiḥ) - by Kekaya birds (a type of jay or crow), by peacocks
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kekaya
kekaya - a kind of bird (jay, crow, or peacock), a member of the Kekaya tribe
कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - were made (undone/finished), implying defeated or killed (made, done, accomplished)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, accomplished, finished
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कङ्कैः (kaṅkaiḥ) - by vultures, by herons
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṅka
kaṅka - vulture, heron, crane
कङ्ककुलाक्रान्तव्योमोद्धूलितमस्तकाः (kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastakāḥ) - having their heads dusted by the sky overrun by flocks of vultures
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastaka
kaṅkakulākrāntavyomoddhūlitamastaka - having their heads soiled/covered by dust from the sky which is overrun by flocks of vultures
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kaṅkakula+ākrānta+vyoman+uddhūlita+mastaka)
- kaṅkakula – flock of vultures
noun (neuter) - ākrānta – overrun, occupied, assailed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kram (to step) with upasarga ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: kram (class 1) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, heaven
noun (neuter) - uddhūlita – covered with dust, powdered
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root dhūl (to dust) with upasarga ud-
Prefix: ud
Root: dhūl (class 10) - mastaka – head, skull
noun (masculine)