योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-44

गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैरहो ।
घोरै रणमिवारब्धं मार्गरोधकमाकुलैः ॥ ४४ ॥

gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakairaho ,
ghorai raṇamivārabdhaṃ mārgarodhakamākulaiḥ 44

44. gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ aho ghoraiḥ
raṇam iva ārabdham mārgarodhakaiḥ ākulaiḥ

44. aho ākulaiḥ ghoraiḥ mārgarodhakaiḥ
gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ raṇam iva ārabdham

44. Alas, it was as if a battle had begun, with dreadful, agitated animals—cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep—obstructing the path.

44. הוי! פרות, סוסים, תאואים, פילים, גמלים, כלבים, תנים וכבשים מבוהלים חסמו את הדרכים, וכאילו פתחו במלחמה נוראה משלהם.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैः (gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ) - by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep (in chaos) (by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep)

• अहो (aho) - alas! (oh!, alas!, indeed!, an exclamation of wonder or distress)

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful [animals] (by dreadful, terrible, awful, formidable)

• रणम् (raṇam) - a battle (battle, conflict, war)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - commenced (begun, commenced, started)

• मार्गरोधकैः (mārgarodhakaiḥ) - by those obstructing the path (by those obstructing the path, by path-blockers)

• आकुलैः (ākulaiḥ) - by agitated [animals] (by agitated, confused, distressed)

Words meanings and morphology

गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैः (gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ) - by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep (in chaos) (by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍaka

gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍaka - a group including cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep

Compound type : dvandva (go+aśva+mahiṣa+ibha+uṣṭra+śvan+śṛgāla+eḍaka)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• mahiṣa – buffalo
  noun (masculine)
• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• śṛgāla – jackal
  noun (masculine)
• eḍaka – sheep, ram
  noun (masculine)

अहो (aho) - alas! (oh!, alas!, indeed!, an exclamation of wonder or distress)

(indeclinable)

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful [animals] (by dreadful, terrible, awful, formidable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

रणम् (raṇam) - a battle (battle, conflict, war)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, conflict, war, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - commenced (begun, commenced, started)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, commenced, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ā- + root rabh (to take, begin).

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Could also be accusative singular, referring to 'raṇam'.

मार्गरोधकैः (mārgarodhakaiḥ) - by those obstructing the path (by those obstructing the path, by path-blockers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārgarodhaka

mārgarodhaka - obstructor of the path, road-blocker

agent noun

Compound of mārga (path) and rodhaka (obstructor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārga+rodhaka)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• rodhaka – obstructing, hindering, blocking; an obstructor
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root rudh (to obstruct).
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

आकुलैः (ākulaiḥ) - by agitated [animals] (by agitated, confused, distressed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ākula

ākula - agitated, confused, distressed, crowded

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

Previous Verse Next Verse