योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-71, verse-28
कदा मे स्यान्महारक्षोविद्रावणकरं स्मितम् ।
स्वस्फिग्वाद्यैररण्यान्यां कदा नृत्येयमुन्मदा ॥ २८ ॥
स्वस्फिग्वाद्यैररण्यान्यां कदा नृत्येयमुन्मदा ॥ २८ ॥
kadā me syānmahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaraṃ smitam ,
svasphigvādyairaraṇyānyāṃ kadā nṛtyeyamunmadā 28
svasphigvādyairaraṇyānyāṃ kadā nṛtyeyamunmadā 28
28.
kadā me syāt mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram smitam
svasphigvādyaiḥ araṇyānyām kadā nṛtyeyam unmadā
svasphigvādyaiḥ araṇyānyām kadā nṛtyeyam unmadā
28.
kadā me mahārakṣovidrāvaṇakaram smitam syāt
kadā unmadā svasphigvādyaiḥ araṇyānyām nṛtyeyam
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.