योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-10

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
हत्वैनं वसुधापीठे जयी राज्यं करिष्यति ।
एवं देव्यां वदन्त्या तु बलयोर्युध्यमानयोः ॥ १० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
hatvainaṃ vasudhāpīṭhe jayī rājyaṃ kariṣyati ,
evaṃ devyāṃ vadantyā tu balayoryudhyamānayoḥ 10

10. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca hatvā enam vasudhāpīṭhe jayī rājyam
kariṣyati evam devyām vadantyā tu balayoḥ yudhyamānayoḥ

10. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca enam vasudhāpīṭhe hatvā jayī rājyam
kariṣyati evam devyām vadantyā tu balayoḥ yudhyamānayoḥ

10. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'Having killed him on the surface of the earth, the victor will rule the kingdom. This happened as the goddess was speaking, and while the two armies were engaged in battle.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, having struck)

• एनम् (enam) - him (referring to King Sindhu, mentioned in previous verses) (him, this one)

• वसुधापीठे (vasudhāpīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

• जयी (jayī) - the victorious one (referring to the one who kills Sindhu, i.e., Pradyumna) (victorious, conqueror)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, dominion, sovereignty)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will rule (the kingdom) (will do, will make, will perform, will rule)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

• देव्याम् (devyām) - of the goddess (as part of a locative absolute construction for 'while the goddess was speaking') (in the goddess, concerning the goddess)

• वदन्त्या (vadantyā) - while speaking (part of the locative absolute construction for 'while the goddess was speaking') (by speaking, while speaking (feminine))

• तु (tu) - indeed, while (but, indeed, however)

• बलयोः (balayoḥ) - while the two armies (of the two armies, in the two armies)

• युध्यमानयोः (yudhyamānayoḥ) - were fighting (of the two fighting, while the two were fighting)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (an ancient sage), illustrious Vasiṣṭha

Note: The narrator of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates Vasiṣṭha as the speaker.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, having struck)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root han with suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agent is jayī.

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to King Sindhu, mentioned in previous verses) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, he, him

Note: Object of hatvā.

वसुधापीठे (vasudhāpīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhāpīṭha

vasudhāpīṭha - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+pīṭha)

• vasudhā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, surface, ground
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location of the action.

जयी (jayī) - the victorious one (referring to the one who kills Sindhu, i.e., Pradyumna) (victorious, conqueror)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jayin

jayin - victorious, conqueror, winning

formed from root jī with suffix -in

Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Subject of kariṣyati.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, dominion, sovereignty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

Note: Object of kariṣyati.

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will rule (the kingdom) (will do, will make, will perform, will rule)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the first sentence.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the manner of the goddess's speaking.

देव्याम् (devyām) - of the goddess (as part of a locative absolute construction for 'while the goddess was speaking') (in the goddess, concerning the goddess)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

Note: Part of an absolute construction, indicating the context of the goddess's actions/words.

वदन्त्या (vadantyā) - while speaking (part of the locative absolute construction for 'while the goddess was speaking') (by speaking, while speaking (feminine))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vadantī

vadantī - speaking, talking (feminine)

Present Active Participle

formed from root vad with suffix -at and feminine ending -ī

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Grammatical form is instrumental, used in a construction commonly implying simultaneity.

तु (tu) - indeed, while (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction adding emphasis or indicating transition.

बलयोः (balayoḥ) - while the two armies (of the two armies, in the two armies)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of bala

bala - strength, power, army

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

युध्यमानयोः (yudhyamānayoḥ) - were fighting (of the two fighting, while the two were fighting)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, engaged in battle

Present Middle Participle

formed from root yudh (div. 4) with suffix -māna

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, agreeing with balayoḥ.

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