योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-15

अचिन्तयत एवास्य भविष्यं तनयं ततः ।
कालं प्रति बभूवाशु कोपः परमदारुणः ॥ १५ ॥

acintayata evāsya bhaviṣyaṃ tanayaṃ tataḥ ,
kālaṃ prati babhūvāśu kopaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ 15

15. acintayata eva asya bhaviṣyam tanayam tataḥ
kālam prati babhūva āśu kopaḥ paramadāruṇaḥ

15. asya acintayata eva tanayam bhaviṣyam tataḥ
kālam prati paramadāruṇaḥ kopaḥ āśu babhūva

15. While he was indeed contemplating his son and his (son's) future, an extremely fierce anger quickly arose towards Time (Kāla).

Words meanings summery:

• अचिन्तयत (acintayata) - while he was contemplating (while thinking, of him thinking)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

• भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - (his son's) future (future, what will be)

• तनयम् (tanayam) - his son (son, offspring)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• कालम् (kālam) - Time (personified as Kāla) (time, suitable time)

• प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning, in regard to)

• बभूव (babhūva) - arose (became, was, happened)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath, fury)

• परमदारुणः (paramadāruṇaḥ) - extremely fierce (extremely fierce, most dreadful)

Words meanings and morphology

अचिन्तयत (acintayata) - while he was contemplating (while thinking, of him thinking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating

Present Active Participle

From √cint (class 10 Parasmaipada) + śatṛ suffix. Used with augment 'a-' for past sense. 'acintayata' is genitive singular masculine.

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'asya'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bhrigu.

भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - (his son's) future (future, what will be)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaviṣya

bhaviṣya - future, destined to be, what will be

Future Passive Participle (Gerundive)

From √bhū (to be) + -iṣya suffix. It can function as a noun (neuter) or an adjective.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'acintayata'.

तनयम् (tanayam) - his son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

From √tan (to stretch, extend) + aya suffix.

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'acintayata'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from tad (that).

कालम् (kālam) - Time (personified as Kāla) (time, suitable time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, destiny, god of death

Note: Governed by 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards (towards, against, concerning, in regard to)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix.

बभूव (babhūva) - arose (became, was, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root √bhū (class 1 Parasmaipada).

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Also functions adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying 'babhūva'.

कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath, fury)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury

From √kup (to be angry).

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

परमदारुणः (paramadāruṇaḥ) - extremely fierce (extremely fierce, most dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadāruṇa

paramadāruṇa - extremely fierce, most terrible, very cruel

Compound adjective.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+dāruṇa)

• parama – highest, supreme, utmost, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• dāruṇa – fierce, dreadful, terrible, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kopaḥ'.

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