योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-36

मन्त्र्युवाच ।
अयं राजा किरातानामस्याहं मन्त्रितां गतः ।
उद्यतौ रात्रिचर्येण त्वादृग्जनविनिग्रहे ॥ ३६ ॥

mantryuvāca ,
ayaṃ rājā kirātānāmasyāhaṃ mantritāṃ gataḥ ,
udyatau rātricaryeṇa tvādṛgjanavinigrahe 36

36. mantrī uvāca ayam rājā kirātānām asya aham mantritām
gataḥ udyatau rātricaryeṇa tvādṛk janavinigrahe

36. mantrī uvāca ayam kirātānām rājā asya aham mantritām
gataḥ rātricaryeṇa tvādṛk janavinigrahe udyatau

36. The minister (mantrī) said: 'This is the king of the Kirātas, and I am his minister. We are prepared, engaged in our nightly rounds, to subdue people like you.'

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, she said

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• किरातानाम् (kirātānām) - of the Kirātas (a tribal people)

• अस्य (asya) - to him (of him, to him, for him)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्त्रिताम् (mantritām) - ministership, the state of being a minister

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

• उद्यतौ (udyatau) - We are prepared (ready, prepared, undertaken, two prepared ones)

• रात्रिचर्येण (rātricaryeṇa) - engaged in our nightly rounds (by nightly rounds, by night duty)

• त्वादृक् (tvādṛk) - people like you (like you, similar to you)

• जनविनिग्रहे (janavinigrahe) - to subdue people (in the subjugation of people, in the restraint of people)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

From mantra (counsel, advice) + in (possessive suffix)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, she said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

किरातानाम् (kirātānām) - of the Kirātas (a tribal people)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - a member of a wild tribal people, an aboriginal mountaineer

अस्य (asya) - to him (of him, to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king. Can be used as genitive or dative.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

मन्त्रिताम् (mantritām) - ministership, the state of being a minister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mantritā

mantritā - the office or state of a minister, ministership

From mantrin (minister) + tā (abstract suffix)

गतः (gataḥ) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, come to

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go, to move) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe 'aham'.

उद्यतौ (udyatau) - We are prepared (ready, prepared, undertaken, two prepared ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken, exerted

Past Passive Participle

From root yam (to restrain, control) + ud (up) + kta suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (minister) and the king.

रात्रिचर्येण (rātricaryeṇa) - engaged in our nightly rounds (by nightly rounds, by night duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rātricaryā

rātricaryā - nightly rounds, night duty, nocturnal activity

rātri (night) + caryā (activity, conduct)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+caryā)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• caryā – conduct, practice, activity, wandering
  noun (feminine)
  From root car (to move, to walk, to perform)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: The form in the verse is instrumental of rātricaryā.

त्वादृक् (tvādṛk) - people like you (like you, similar to you)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of tvādṛś

tvādṛś - like you, such as you

tva (you) + dṛś (seeing, looking)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvā+dṛś)

• tvā – you
  pronoun
• dṛś – appearance, sight, looking
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'jana' (implied in the compound), similar to 'tvādṛśam janam'.

जनविनिग्रहे (janavinigrahe) - to subdue people (in the subjugation of people, in the restraint of people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janavinigraha

janavinigraha - restraint or subjugation of people

jana (people) + vinigraha (restraint)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+vinigraha)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• vinigraha – restraint, suppression, subduing
  noun (masculine)
  From root grah (to seize, take) + vi + ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Used with 'udyatau' to indicate the purpose or sphere of readiness.

Previous Verse Next Verse