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3,82

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-23

तपसोपार्जितो ब्रह्मा जनतामारणेच्छया ।
विषूचिका प्राणहरा स्यां सूच्यात्मेति भो मया ॥ २३ ॥
tapasopārjito brahmā janatāmāraṇecchayā ,
viṣūcikā prāṇaharā syāṃ sūcyātmeti bho mayā 23
23. tapasā upārjitaḥ brahmā janatāmāraṇecchayā
viṣūcikā prāṇaharā syām sūcyātmā iti bho mayā
23. mayā tapasā brahmā upārjitaḥ janatāmāraṇecchayā
bho iti viṣūcikā prāṇaharā sūcyātmā syām
23. By my severe austerity (tapas), Brahmā was propitiated. With the intention of causing the death of people, I then declared, "Oh! May I become a life-destroying cholera (viṣūcikā) with a subtle, needle-like nature (sūcyātmā)!"

Words meanings summery:

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  • तपसा (tapasā) - by my severe austerity (tapas) (by austerity; by penance)
  • उपार्जितः (upārjitaḥ) - propitiated (acquired; obtained; propitiated)
  • ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god) (Brahmā (the creator god); ultimate reality (brahman))
  • जनतामारणेच्छया (janatāmāraṇecchayā) - with the intention of causing the death of people (with the desire to kill people/humanity)
  • विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - cholera (viṣūcikā) (cholera; epidemic; a kind of needle)
  • प्राणहरा (prāṇaharā) - life-destroying (life-taking; deadly; destructive of life)
  • स्याम् (syām) - May I become (May I be; I should be)
  • सूच्यात्मा (sūcyātmā) - with a subtle, needle-like nature (sūcyātmā) (having a subtle body; having a needle-like nature)
  • इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus; so; (quotative particle))
  • भो (bho) - Oh! (Oh!; Hallo! (vocative particle))
  • मया (mayā) - by me (Karkaṭī) (by me)

Words meanings and morphology

तपसा (tapasā) - by my severe austerity (tapas) (by austerity; by penance)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline
उपार्जितः (upārjitaḥ) - propitiated (acquired; obtained; propitiated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upārjita
upārjita - acquired, obtained, gained, earned
Past Passive Participle
derived from root √ṛj with upasarga upa-
Prefix: upa
Root: ṛj
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god) (Brahmā (the creator god); ultimate reality (brahman))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); ultimate reality
जनतामारणेच्छया (janatāmāraṇecchayā) - with the intention of causing the death of people (with the desire to kill people/humanity)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of janatāmāraṇecchā
janatāmāraṇecchā - desire for killing people
Compound type : tatpurusha (janatā+māraṇa+icchā)
  • janatā – people, populace, mankind
    noun (feminine)
  • māraṇa – killing, slaying, death
    noun (neuter)
  • icchā – desire, wish, intention
    noun (feminine)
विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - cholera (viṣūcikā) (cholera; epidemic; a kind of needle)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣūcikā
viṣūcikā - cholera, epidemic; a kind of needle
प्राणहरा (prāṇaharā) - life-destroying (life-taking; deadly; destructive of life)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇahara
prāṇahara - life-taking, deadly, destructive of life
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+hara)
  • prāṇa – life, breath, vital air
    noun (masculine)
  • hara – taking, seizing, destroying
    adjective (masculine)
स्याम् (syām) - May I become (May I be; I should be)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
optative
first person singular, Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
सूच्यात्मा (sūcyātmā) - with a subtle, needle-like nature (sūcyātmā) (having a subtle body; having a needle-like nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcyātman
sūcyātman - having a subtle body; having a needle-like nature
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūci+ātman)
  • sūci – needle; subtle; sharp
    noun (feminine)
  • ātman – self, soul, essence, nature
    noun (masculine)
इति (iti) - thus (introducing direct speech) (thus; so; (quotative particle))
(indeclinable)
भो (bho) - Oh! (Oh!; Hallo! (vocative particle))
(indeclinable)
मया (mayā) - by me (Karkaṭī) (by me)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me