योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-8

दृढप्रहारैः प्रहरन्स्वयमेवात्मनात्मनि ।
प्रविद्रवति भीतात्मा स योजनशतान्यपि ॥ ८ ॥

dṛḍhaprahāraiḥ praharansvayamevātmanātmani ,
pravidravati bhītātmā sa yojanaśatānyapi 8

8. dṛḍhaprahāraiḥ praharan svayam eva ātmanā ātmani
pravidravati bhītātmā saḥ yojanaśatāni api

8. saḥ bhītātmā dṛḍhaprahāraiḥ svayam eva ātmanā
ātmani praharan api yojanaśatāni pravidravati

8. Striking himself with firm blows, indeed, with his own self (ātman) upon his own self (ātman), he, with a terrified self (ātman), runs away even for hundreds of yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

• दृढप्रहारैः (dṛḍhaprahāraiḥ) - with firm blows, with strong attacks

• प्रहरन् (praharan) - while striking, striking (striking, hitting, attacking)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, spontaneously)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own self (ātman) (by the self (ātman), by himself)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own self (ātman) (on the self (ātman), in the self (ātman), within oneself)

• प्रविद्रवति (pravidravati) - runs away (runs away, flees, retreats)

• भीतात्मा (bhītātmā) - having a frightened self (ātman), with a fearful soul

• सः (saḥ) - referring to the puruṣaḥ (he, that)

• योजनशतानि (yojanaśatāni) - hundreds of yojanas

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

Words meanings and morphology

दृढप्रहारैः (dṛḍhaprahāraiḥ) - with firm blows, with strong attacks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍhaprahāra

dṛḍhaprahāra - firm blow, strong attack

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛḍha+prahāra)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• prahāra – blow, stroke, attack, wound
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix pra- + root √hṛ (to strike)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Specifies the means of striking.

प्रहरन् (praharan) - while striking, striking (striking, hitting, attacking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praharat

praharat - striking, hitting, attacking

Present Active Participle

From root √hṛ (to take, carry) with prefix pra- (forth, forward, vehemently).

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the simultaneous action.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, himself, spontaneously)

(indeclinable)

Reflective pronoun adverbially used.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own self (ātman) (by the self (ātman), by himself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, supreme soul (ātman)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon his own self (ātman) (on the self (ātman), in the self (ātman), within oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, supreme soul (ātman)

प्रविद्रवति (pravidravati) - runs away (runs away, flees, retreats)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pravidru

From root √dru (to run) with prefixes pra- and vi-.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: dru (class 1)

भीतात्मा (bhītātmā) - having a frightened self (ātman), with a fearful soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhītātman

bhītātman - one whose soul is afraid, having a frightened self (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīta+ātman)

• bhīta – frightened, afraid, terrified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhī (to fear) + -ta suffix
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, supreme soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - referring to the puruṣaḥ (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

योजनशतानि (yojanaśatāni) - hundreds of yojanas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yojanaśata

yojanaśata - a hundred yojanas

Compound type : dvigu (yojana+śata)

• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 4-8 miles), a stage, a league
  noun (neuter)
  From root √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• śata – a hundred
  numeral/noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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