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3,71

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-28

कदा मे स्यान्महारक्षोविद्रावणकरं स्मितम् ।
स्वस्फिग्वाद्यैररण्यान्यां कदा नृत्येयमुन्मदा ॥ २८ ॥
kadā me syānmahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaraṃ smitam ,
svasphigvādyairaraṇyānyāṃ kadā nṛtyeyamunmadā 28
28. kadā me syāt mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram smitam
svasphigvādyaiḥ araṇyānyām kadā nṛtyeyam unmadā
28. kadā me mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram smitam syāt
kadā unmadā svasphigvādyaiḥ araṇyānyām nṛtyeyam
28. When will I possess a smile capable of scattering great demons? When will I, in a frenzied state, dance in the great forest to the rhythmic sounds of my own slapping thighs?

Words meanings summery:

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  • कदा (kadā) - when?
  • मे (me) - to me, my, for me
  • स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be
  • महारक्षोविद्रावणकरम् (mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram) - causing great demons to flee/disperse
  • स्मितम् (smitam) - smile, laughter
  • स्वस्फिग्वाद्यैः (svasphigvādyaiḥ) - by the sounds of one's own buttocks/thighs
  • अरण्यान्याम् (araṇyānyām) - in the great forest, in the wilderness
  • कदा (kadā) - when?
  • नृत्येयम् (nṛtyeyam) - may I dance, should I dance, would I dance
  • उन्मदा (unmadā) - frenzied, intoxicated, mad

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when?
(indeclinable)
Note: Interrogative adverb of time.
मे (me) - to me, my, for me
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic form of the 1st person singular pronoun.
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Potential mood.
महारक्षोविद्रावणकरम् (mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram) - causing great demons to flee/disperse
(adjective)
neuter, singular of mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakara
mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakara - one who causes great demons to flee
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahārakṣas+vidrāvaṇa+kara)
  • mahārakṣas – great demon
    noun (neuter)
  • vidrāvaṇa – causing to flee, dispersing, terrifying
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    root drā + vi + ṇic (causative) + lyuṭ (nominalizer)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: drā (class 1)
  • kara – making, doing, causing, hand
    noun/adjective (masculine)
    kṛt suffix
    root kṛ + ḍa
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies smitam.
स्मितम् (smitam) - smile, laughter
(noun)
neuter, singular of smita
smita - smiled, smiling, smile
Past Passive Participle
root smi + kta
Root: smi (class 1)
Note: Subject of syāt.
स्वस्फिग्वाद्यैः (svasphigvādyaiḥ) - by the sounds of one's own buttocks/thighs
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of svasphigvādya
svasphigvādya - sound of one's own buttocks/thighs
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sphig+vādya)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun/adjective (masculine)
  • sphij – buttock, hip
    noun (feminine)
  • vādya – musical instrument, music, sound
    noun (neuter)
    gerundive/verbal noun
    root vad + ṇya or ṇyat
    Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Instrument of dancing.
अरण्यान्याम् (araṇyānyām) - in the great forest, in the wilderness
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of araṇyānī
araṇyānī - a large forest, wilderness
Note: Place of dancing.
कदा (kadā) - when?
(indeclinable)
Note: Interrogative adverb of time.
नृत्येयम् (nṛtyeyam) - may I dance, should I dance, would I dance
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of nṛt
Root: nṛt (class 4)
Note: Potential mood.
उन्मदा (unmadā) - frenzied, intoxicated, mad
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of unmad
unmad - frenzied, intoxicated, mad
From verb ut-mad (to become mad/frenzied).
Prefix: ut
Root: mad (class 4)
Note: Adjective modifying the implied first-person subject.