योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-21

अतः कियन्तं नो जाने कालमावलितापदम् ।
मयापच्छ्वभ्रगर्तेषु लुठितव्यं हतेहया ॥ २१ ॥

ataḥ kiyantaṃ no jāne kālamāvalitāpadam ,
mayāpacchvabhragarteṣu luṭhitavyaṃ hatehayā 21

21. ataḥ kiyantam na jāne kālam āvalita-āpadam mayā
āpat-śvabhra-garteṣu luṭhitavyam hata-īhayā

21. ataḥ āvalita-āpadam kiyantam kālam na jāne.
hata-īhayā mayā āpat-śvabhra-garteṣu luṭhitavyam.

21. Therefore, I do not know for how long I must endure this period fraught with misfortunes. With my aspirations thwarted, I am destined to be tossed about in the abysses of calamity (āpad).

21. על כן, איני יודעת עוד כמה זמן אצטרך, בעודי אכולת תסכולים ומופתעת מסבל, להתגלגל בפחתי תהום האסונות.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how much, how long, how great

• न (na) - not, no

• जाने (jāne) - I know

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• आवलित-आपदम् (āvalita-āpadam) - beset with calamities, afflicted by misfortune

• मया (mayā) - by me

• आपत्-श्वभ्र-गर्तेषु (āpat-śvabhra-garteṣu) - in the pits/chasms of calamity

• लुठितव्यम् (luṭhitavyam) - to be rolled, to be wallowed, must be tossed about

• हत-ईहया (hata-īhayā) - with thwarted/destroyed desire/effort/aspiration

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) + suffix -tas

कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how much, how long, how great

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how many, how great, how long

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जाने (jāne) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Tense

1st person singular, ātmanepada

Root: jñā (class 9)

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, appropriate time

आवलित-आपदम् (āvalita-āpadam) - beset with calamities, afflicted by misfortune

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvalita-āpad

āvalita-āpad - afflicted by calamities, surrounded by misfortunes

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āvalita+āpad)

• āvalita – surrounded, embraced, enveloped, beset
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + val (to move, cover) + kta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress, danger
  noun (feminine)
  From ā + pad (to go) + kvip
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'kālam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in passive construction ('luṭhitavyam').

आपत्-श्वभ्र-गर्तेषु (āpat-śvabhra-garteṣu) - in the pits/chasms of calamity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āpat-śvabhra-garta

āpat-śvabhra-garta - pits/chasms of calamity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āpad+śvabhra+garta)

• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)
  From ā + pad (to go) + kvip
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)
• śvabhra – chasm, abyss, pit, hole
  noun (neuter)
• garta – pit, hole, cavity
  noun (masculine)
  From root gṛ (to swallow) + ta
  Root: gṛ (class 6)

लुठितव्यम् (luṭhitavyam) - to be rolled, to be wallowed, must be tossed about

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of luṭhitavya

luṭhitavya - to be rolled, to be wallowed, to be tossed about, fit to be rolled

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root luṭh (to roll, wallow) + tavya (kṛtya suffix)

Root: luṭh (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or suitability for the action.

हत-ईहया (hata-īhayā) - with thwarted/destroyed desire/effort/aspiration

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hata-īhā

hata-īhā - one whose efforts/desires are destroyed/thwarted

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hata+īhā)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, thwarted, spoiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) + kta
  Root: han (class 2)
• īhā – desire, wish, effort, exertion, endeavor
  noun (feminine)
  From root īh (to strive) + a (suffix)
  Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing the state of the agent.

Previous Verse Next Verse