योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-22

मन्त्र्युवाच ।
महाराक्षसि संरम्भो महात्मा किमयं तव ।
लघवो ह्यथवा कार्ये लघावप्यतिसंभ्रमाः ॥ २२ ॥

mantryuvāca ,
mahārākṣasi saṃrambho mahātmā kimayaṃ tava ,
laghavo hyathavā kārye laghāvapyatisaṃbhramāḥ 22

22. mantrī uvāca mahārākṣasi saṃrambhaḥ mahātmā kim ayam
tava laghavaḥ hi athavā kārye laghau api atisaṃbhramāḥ

22. mantrī uvāca.
mahārākṣasi,
tava ayam mahātmā saṃrambhaḥ kim? hi laghavaḥ athavā kārye laghau api atisaṃbhramāḥ.

22. The minister said: 'O great Rākṣasī, what is this intense agitation of yours? For indeed, petty people are exceedingly flustered even by trivial tasks.'

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - The minister (presumably of Rāvaṇa or Khara/Dūṣaṇa) (minister, counselor)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• महाराक्षसि (mahārākṣasi) - Addressing the female demon (O great Rākṣasī)

• संरम्भः (saṁrambhaḥ) - intense agitation (agitation, wrath, impetuosity, great activity)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - (this) great (agitation), intense (great-souled, noble, magnificent)

• किम् (kim) - What (is it)? Why (is it)? (what, why, whether)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तव (tava) - your, of yours

• लघवः (laghavaḥ) - insignificant / petty beings (implied) (light, small, insignificant, petty)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (explanatory) (indeed, for, because)

• अथवा (athavā) - or rather (or else, or)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in a task/matter (in the task, in the matter, in the action)

• लघौ (laghau) - in a trivial (matter) (in a small, in an insignificant (thing/matter))

• अपि (api) - even (even, also)

• अतिसंभ्रमाः (atisaṁbhramāḥ) - exceedingly flustered (greatly agitated, exceedingly flustered, very confused)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्री (mantrī) - The minister (presumably of Rāvaṇa or Khara/Dūṣaṇa) (minister, counselor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From `mantra` + `in` suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect form of root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Finite verb.

महाराक्षसि (mahārākṣasi) - Addressing the female demon (O great Rākṣasī)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahārākṣasī

mahārākṣasī - great female demon, great ogress

`mahā` + `rākṣasī`

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rākṣasī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  `mahant` stem
• rākṣasī – female demon, ogress
  noun (feminine)
  From `rakṣas` (demon) + feminine suffix.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

संरम्भः (saṁrambhaḥ) - intense agitation (agitation, wrath, impetuosity, great activity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - agitation, wrath, fury, impetuosity, great activity

From prefix `sam` + root `rabh` (to seize, begin).

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - (this) great (agitation), intense (great-souled, noble, magnificent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent

`mahā` + `ātman`

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  `mahant` stem
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies `saṃrambhaḥ`.

किम् (kim) - What (is it)? Why (is it)? (what, why, whether)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Interrogative particle.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, modifies `saṃrambhaḥ`.

तव (tava) - your, of yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive.

लघवः (laghavaḥ) - insignificant / petty beings (implied) (light, small, insignificant, petty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of laghu

laghu - light, small, short, trifling, insignificant, petty

Note: Used as a noun referring to "petty people".

हि (hi) - for, indeed (explanatory) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अथवा (athavā) - or rather (or else, or)

(indeclinable)

`atha` + `vā`

Note: Conjunction.

कार्ये (kārye) - in a task/matter (in the task, in the matter, in the action)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - action, business, task, duty

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix ṇya / yat.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative of circumstance.

लघौ (laghau) - in a trivial (matter) (in a small, in an insignificant (thing/matter))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of laghu

laghu - light, small, short, trifling, insignificant, petty

Note: Modifies `kārye`.

अपि (api) - even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `laghau`.

अतिसंभ्रमाः (atisaṁbhramāḥ) - exceedingly flustered (greatly agitated, exceedingly flustered, very confused)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atisaṃbhrama

atisaṁbhrama - exceedingly agitated, greatly bewildered, very busy

`ati` (excessive) + `saṃbhrama` (agitation).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+saṃbhrama)

• ati – over, exceedingly, beyond
  prefix
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, haste, flurry
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `sam` + root `bhram` (to wander, be agitated).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Predicate for `laghavaḥ`.