योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-26

विदूरथलीलोवाच ।
देवि तस्मिन्प्रदेशे सा जातमूर्च्छा तदाभवम् ।
द्वितीयेन्दोः कलेवाहं कल्पान्तज्वालया हता ॥ २६ ॥

vidūrathalīlovāca ,
devi tasminpradeśe sā jātamūrcchā tadābhavam ,
dvitīyendoḥ kalevāhaṃ kalpāntajvālayā hatā 26

26. vidūrathalīlā uvāca devi tasmin pradeśe sā jātamūrcchā tadā
abhavam dvitīyendoh kalā iva aham kalpāntajvālayā hatā

26. vidūrathalīlā uvāca.
devi,
tadā tasmin pradeśe sā jātamūrcchā aham abhavam.
kalpāntajvālayā hatā dvitīyendoh kalā iva (aham abhavam).

26. Vidūratha Līlā replied, "O goddess, at that place, I became unconscious. I was like the digit of a second moon destroyed by the flames of the cosmic dissolution (kalpānta)."

Words meanings summery:

• विदूरथलीला (vidūrathalīlā) - Vidūratha Līlā (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that one

• प्रदेशे (pradeśe) - in the region, in the place

• सा (sā) - Refers to Līlā herself. (she)

• जातमूर्च्छा (jātamūrcchā) - having become unconscious, fallen into a swoon

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• द्वितीयेन्दोह् (dvitīyendoh) - of the second moon

• कला (kalā) - Referring to a phase or a small part of the moon, like a crescent. (digit (of the moon), part, art)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कल्पान्तज्वालया (kalpāntajvālayā) - by the fire of cosmic dissolution

• हता (hatā) - struck, destroyed, killed

Words meanings and morphology

विदूरथलीला (vidūrathalīlā) - Vidūratha Līlā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidūrathalīlā

vidūrathalīlā - Vidūratha Līlā (a proper name, referring to the queen Līlā in her previous incarnation as Vidūratha's wife)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in that one

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Can also be neuter loc. singular.

प्रदेशे (pradeśe) - in the region, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pradeśa

pradeśa - region, place, locality, country

सा (sā) - Refers to Līlā herself. (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

जातमूर्च्छा (jātamūrcchā) - having become unconscious, fallen into a swoon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta-mūrcchā

jāta-mūrcchā - one who has become unconscious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+mūrcchā)

• jāta – born, produced, become, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jan' (to be born, to produce) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mūrcchā – fainting, swoon, unconsciousness, stupor
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'mūrcch' (to faint).
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' and 'aham'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

द्वितीयेन्दोह् (dvitīyendoh) - of the second moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvitīya-indu

dvitīya-indu - second moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvitīya+indu)

• dvitīya – second
  adjective
  From 'dvi' (two) with suffix 'tīya'.
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)

कला (kalā) - Referring to a phase or a small part of the moon, like a crescent. (digit (of the moon), part, art)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - a small part, digit (of the moon), art, skill, minute

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कल्पान्तज्वालया (kalpāntajvālayā) - by the fire of cosmic dissolution

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kalpānta-jvālā

kalpānta-jvālā - the flame of the end of a world-period or eon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpānta+jvālā)

• kalpānta – end of a kalpa (cosmic cycle), cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kalpa' (eon) and 'anta' (end).
• jvālā – flame, blaze, fire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)

हता (hatā) - struck, destroyed, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, destroyed, smitten, hurt

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (I) and 'kalā' (digit).

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