योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-32

यावदुद्बेगमायातः शम्बरः कोपवान्भृशम् ।
तार्णोऽतिमात्रमनल इव जज्वाल सोच्छ्वसन् ॥ ३२ ॥

yāvadudbegamāyātaḥ śambaraḥ kopavānbhṛśam ,
tārṇo'timātramanala iva jajvāla socchvasan 32

32. yāvat udbegam āyātaḥ śambaraḥ kopavān bhṛśam
tārṇaḥ atimātram analaḥ iva jajjvāla sa-ucchvasan

32. śambaraḥ yāvat udbegam āyātaḥ bhṛśam kopavān
sa-ucchvasan atimātram tārṇaḥ analaḥ iva jajjvāla

32. As Shambara became greatly agitated and exceedingly angry, he blazed up, sighing heavily, like a fire consuming an immense pile of dry grass.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• उद्बेगम् (udbegam) - agitation, distress, alarm

• आयातः (āyātaḥ) - come, arrived, attained

• शम्बरः (śambaraḥ) - Shambara (name of a demon)

• कोपवान् (kopavān) - angry, enraged

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• तार्णः (tārṇaḥ) - dry grass (as fuel for fire) (made of grass, dried grass)

• अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - exceedingly, beyond measure, immense

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - blazed, flared up, shone brightly

• स-उच्छ्वसन् (sa-ucchvasan) - breathing heavily, sighing, gasping

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

उद्बेगम् (udbegam) - agitation, distress, alarm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udvega

udvega - agitation, distress, alarm, anxiety

from ud-vij (to tremble, be agitated)

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

आयातः (āyātaḥ) - come, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from ā-yā (to come, arrive)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Shambara.

शम्बरः (śambaraḥ) - Shambara (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śambara

śambara - Shambara (name of an Asura or demon)

Note: Subject of the verb jajjvāla.

कोपवान् (kopavān) - angry, enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopavat

kopavat - possessing anger, angry, furious

formed with suffix -vat (possessive) from kopa

Note: Qualifies śambaraḥ.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies kopavān and āyātaḥ.

तार्णः (tārṇaḥ) - dry grass (as fuel for fire) (made of grass, dried grass)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārṇa

tārṇa - made of grass, consisting of grass

derived from tṛṇa (grass)

Note: Part of the simile 'tārṇaḥ analaḥ iva' (like fire consuming dry grass).

अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - exceedingly, beyond measure, immense

(indeclinable)

ati (beyond) + mātra (measure)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+mātra)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, mere
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire; the deity Agni

from na (not) + ala (sufficient, stopping) - 'that which is never enough' or 'which does not stop'

Note: Subject of the simile, 'like fire'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tārṇaḥ analaḥ' to śambaraḥ.

जज्ज्वाल (jajjvāla) - blazed, flared up, shone brightly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of jval

Perfect Tense (Lit)

intensive reduplication

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Main verb for śambaraḥ.

स-उच्छ्वसन् (sa-ucchvasan) - breathing heavily, sighing, gasping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-ucchvasant

sa-ucchvasant - with heavy breathing, sighing, gasping

Present Active Participle (Bahuvrihi compound)

sa (with) + ucchvasant (breathing out, sighing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ucchvasant)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ucchvasant – breathing out, sighing, exhaling
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from ud-śvas
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)

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