योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-22

मत्तया शक्तयास्वादरसाच्चलितमेतया ।
कालमालानमाश्रित्य करिण्येव विवल्गितम् ॥ २२ ॥

mattayā śaktayāsvādarasāccalitametayā ,
kālamālānamāśritya kariṇyeva vivalgitam 22

22. mattayā śaktyā āsvādarasāt calitam etayā
kālam ālānam āśritya kariṇyā iva vivargitam

22. etayā mattayā śaktyā āsvādarasāt calitam
vivargitam iva kariṇyā kālam ālānam āśritya

22. By this intoxicated divine power (śakti), stirred by the relish of experience, there was a display (manifestation), as if by a female elephant relying on time (kāla) as its tying-post.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तया (mattayā) - by the intoxicated, by the maddened

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by divine power (śakti), by power, by energy

• आस्वादरसात् (āsvādarasāt) - from the relish of taste, from the essence of enjoyment

• चलितम् (calitam) - stirred, moved, agitated (that which was stirred)

• एतया (etayā) - by this, by her

• कालम् (kālam) - time

• आलानम् (ālānam) - tying-post, stake (for an elephant)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon

• करिण्या (kariṇyā) - by a female elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• विवर्गितम् (vivargitam) - displayed, manifested, swayed

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तया (mattayā) - by the intoxicated, by the maddened

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, maddened, delighted, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'mad'

Root: mad (class 4)

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by divine power (śakti), by power, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, divine power

From root 'śak' (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

आस्वादरसात् (āsvādarasāt) - from the relish of taste, from the essence of enjoyment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āsvādarasa

āsvādarasa - relish of taste, essence of enjoyment, pleasure of experience

Compound of 'āsvāda' (taste, relish) and 'rasa' (essence, juice, sentiment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āsvāda+rasa)

• āsvāda – taste, relish, flavor, enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, sentiment, emotion
  noun (masculine)

चलितम् (calitam) - stirred, moved, agitated (that which was stirred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of calita

calita - stirred, moved, agitated, wavered

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'cal'

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the state of śakti.

एतया (etayā) - by this, by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'śakti'.

कालम् (kālam) - time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time

Note: Functions as the object 'time' in the simile.

आलानम् (ālānam) - tying-post, stake (for an elephant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ālāna

ālāna - a post or stake to which an elephant is tied

From 'ā' + root 'lā' (to take, seize) or 'li' (to adhere).

Note: Functions as the object 'tying-post' in the simile.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having relied upon

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of the root 'śri' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

करिण्या (kariṇyā) - by a female elephant

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kariṇī

kariṇī - female elephant

Feminine form of 'karin' (elephant), derived from 'kara' (hand/trunk).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

विवर्गितम् (vivargitam) - displayed, manifested, swayed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivargita

vivargita - swayed, displayed, frisked, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'valg' (to sway, leap) with prefix 'vi'. The Devanagari 'विवल्गितम्' implies this meaning, distinct from 'vivarjita' (abandoned).

Prefix: vi

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Functions as an impersonal passive construction meaning 'there was a display/swaying'.