योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-4

अन्यैव गतिरश्वस्य गतिरन्या खरोष्ट्रयोः ।
मदस्विन्नकपोलस्य गतिरन्यैव दन्तिनः ॥ ४ ॥

anyaiva gatiraśvasya gatiranyā kharoṣṭrayoḥ ,
madasvinnakapolasya gatiranyaiva dantinaḥ 4

4. anyā eva gatiḥ aśvasya gatiḥ anyā kharoṣṭrayoḥ
madasvinnakapolasya gatiḥ anyā eva dantinaḥ

4. aśvasya gatiḥ anyā eva kharoṣṭrayoḥ gatiḥ anyā
madasvinnakapolasya dantinaḥ gatiḥ anyā eva

4. Indeed, the gait of a horse is one thing; the gait of donkeys and camels is another. And the gait of an elephant, whose temples are wet with rut, is quite different again.

4. דרכו של הסוס היא אחת, דרכם של החמור והגמל היא אחרת, ודרכו של הפיל שרקותיו זעות מזיעה היא אחרת לגמרי.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्या (anyā) - one (kind of gait) (another, different)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

• अश्वस्य (aśvasya) - of a horse

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

• अन्या (anyā) - another (kind of gait) (another, different)

• खरोष्ट्रयोः (kharoṣṭrayoḥ) - of donkeys and camels

• मदस्विन्नकपोलस्य (madasvinnakapolasya) - of an elephant whose temples are wet with rut (of one whose temples are wet with rut)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

• अन्या (anyā) - quite different (another, different)

• एव (eva) - indeed, quite (indeed, certainly, only)

• दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - of an elephant (of an elephant, of one with tusks)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्या (anyā) - one (kind of gait) (another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gatiḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

Note: Emphasizes the preceding adjective 'anyā'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, motion, path, course

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अश्वस्य (aśvasya) - of a horse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Possessive, modifying 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, motion, path, course

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अन्या (anyā) - another (kind of gait) (another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gatiḥ'.

खरोष्ट्रयोः (kharoṣṭrayoḥ) - of donkeys and camels

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kharoṣṭra

kharoṣṭra - donkey and camel

Itaretara-dvandva compound of 'khara' (donkey) and 'uṣṭra' (camel).

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (khara+uṣṭra)

• khara – donkey, ass
  noun (masculine)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'gatiḥ'.

मदस्विन्नकपोलस्य (madasvinnakapolasya) - of an elephant whose temples are wet with rut (of one whose temples are wet with rut)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of madasvinnakapola

madasvinnakapola - having temples wet with rut/ichor

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'mada' (rut, ichor) + 'svinna' (wet, perspired, P.P.P. of svid 'to sweat') + 'kapola' (temple). Literally 'having temples wet with rut'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mada+svinna+kapola)

• mada – rut, ichor (from an elephant's temples), intoxication, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• svinna – wet, perspired, moist
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root svid (to sweat, perspire).
  Root: svid (class 4)
• kapola – temple (of the head), cheek
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjectival modifier for 'dantinaḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait (movement, gait, path, course)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, motion, path, course

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अन्या (anyā) - quite different (another, different)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gatiḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, quite (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

Note: Emphasizes the preceding adjective 'anyā'.

दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - of an elephant (of an elephant, of one with tusks)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dantin

dantin - elephant (literally 'having tusks' or 'teeth')

Possessive adjective formed from 'danta' (tusk, tooth) with suffix '-in', used as a noun.

Note: Possessive, modifying 'gatiḥ'.

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