योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-30

शासनेषु च यत्सङ्गो निःशङ्कस्तेन हर्षितौ ।
मुह्यावो न महीपाल स्वाङ्गैरपि विकर्तितैः ॥ ३० ॥

śāsaneṣu ca yatsaṅgo niḥśaṅkastena harṣitau ,
muhyāvo na mahīpāla svāṅgairapi vikartitaiḥ 30

30. śāsaneṣu ca yat saṅgaḥ niḥśaṅkaḥ tena harṣitau
muhyāvaḥ na mahīpāla sva aṅgaiḥ api vikartitaiḥ

30. ca,
mahīpāla,
yat śāsaneṣu saṅgaḥ niḥśaṅkaḥ tena harṣitau (smaḥ).
api vikartitaiḥ sva aṅgaiḥ (api) na muhyāvaḥ.

30. And because our attachment (saṅga) to your commands is fearless, we two are delighted. O king, we are not bewildered, not even by our own limbs when they are mutilated.

Words meanings summery:

• शासनेषु (śāsaneṣu) - Refers to the king's commands or rules. (in commands, in injunctions, in instructions)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - Used here as a causal conjunction, 'because'. (because, since, which)

• सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - Devotion or strong connection to the king's commands. (attachment, association, contact, devotion)

• निःशङ्कः (niḥśaṅkaḥ) - Describes the nature of their attachment to the commands. (fearless, free from doubt, confident)

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the fearless attachment, acting as a cause ('therefore'). (by that, therefore, by him/it)

• हर्षितौ (harṣitau) - Refers to the two individuals who are speaking. (delighted, gladdened, joyful)

• मुह्यावः (muhyāvaḥ) - Used with `na` to mean 'we are not bewildered'. (we two are bewildered, confused, faint)

• न (na) - not, no

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - Used as a direct address to the king. (O king, O protector of the earth)

• स्व (sva) - Referring to their own limbs. (own, one's own)

• अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - Refers to their physical body parts. (by limbs, by body parts)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even by our own mutilated limbs.' (even, also, too)

• विकर्तितैः (vikartitaiḥ) - Describes the state of their limbs as being mutilated. (by those mutilated, by those cut off)

Words meanings and morphology

शासनेषु (śāsaneṣu) - Refers to the king's commands or rules. (in commands, in injunctions, in instructions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, rule, instruction, governing

Derived from √śās (to command, instruct) + -ana (suffix for verbal noun).

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

यत् (yat) - Used here as a causal conjunction, 'because'. (because, since, which)

(indeclinable)

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of `yad` or indeclinable.

Note: Acts as a causal conjunction here.

सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ) - Devotion or strong connection to the king's commands. (attachment, association, contact, devotion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅga

saṅga - attachment, contact, association, connection, devotion

Derived from √sañj (to cling, to be attached) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the causal clause.

निःशङ्कः (niḥśaṅkaḥ) - Describes the nature of their attachment to the commands. (fearless, free from doubt, confident)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥśaṅka

niḥśaṅka - fearless, without doubt, confident, intrepid

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'nis' (without) + 'śaṅkā' (fear, doubt).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+śaṅkā)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  prefix
  Negative prefix or prefix indicating separation.
• śaṅkā – fear, doubt, apprehension, suspicion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √śaṅk (to doubt, fear).
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Modifies `saṅgaḥ`.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the fearless attachment, acting as a cause ('therefore'). (by that, therefore, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular.

हर्षितौ (harṣitau) - Refers to the two individuals who are speaking. (delighted, gladdened, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of harṣita

harṣita - delighted, gladdened, joyful, thrilled, excited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hṛṣ (to be excited, to rejoice) + -kta (P.P.P. suffix).

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied 'we two'.

मुह्यावः (muhyāvaḥ) - Used with `na` to mean 'we are not bewildered'. (we two are bewildered, confused, faint)

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Present Active

1st person dual, present tense, Parasmaipada.

Root: muh (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - Used as a direct address to the king. (O king, O protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king, ruler

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'mahī' (earth) + 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

स्व (sva) - Referring to their own limbs. (own, one's own)

(pronoun)

of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, private

Note: Part of the compound `svāṅgaiḥ`.

अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - Refers to their physical body parts. (by limbs, by body parts)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member, division

Root: ag (class 1)

अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'even by our own mutilated limbs.' (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle, or conjunction.

विकर्तितैः (vikartitaiḥ) - Describes the state of their limbs as being mutilated. (by those mutilated, by those cut off)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vikartita

vikartita - mutilated, cut off, severed, disfigured, rent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛt (to cut) with upasarga 'vi-' + -kta (P.P.P. suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Modifies `aṅgaiḥ`.

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