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.

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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