योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-36

दामो व्यालः कटश्चेति नामभिः परिलाञ्छिताः ।
यथाप्राप्तैककर्तारश्चेतनामात्रधर्मिणः ॥ ३६ ॥

dāmo vyālaḥ kaṭaśceti nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ ,
yathāprāptaikakartāraścetanāmātradharmiṇaḥ 36

36. dāmaḥ vyālaḥ kaṭaḥ ca iti nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ
yathāprāpta-eka-kartāraḥ cetanāmātra-dharmiṇaḥ

36. iti dāmaḥ vyālaḥ ca kaṭaḥ nāmabhiḥ parilāñchitāḥ
yathāprāpta-eka-kartāraḥ cetanāmātra-dharmiṇaḥ

36. Those that are designated by names like 'Dāma,' 'Vyāla,' and 'Kaṭa,' act as the sole agents according to what is obtained, and whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is merely consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• दामः (dāmaḥ) - name 'Dāma'

• व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - name 'Vyāla', snake, wicked person

• कटः (kaṭaḥ) - name 'Kaṭa', mat, hip

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names

• परिलाञ्छिताः (parilāñchitāḥ) - marked, designated, branded

• यथाप्राप्त-एक-कर्तारः (yathāprāpta-eka-kartāraḥ) - whose sole agent is as obtained; acting as the single doer according to what is available or proper

• चेतनामात्र-धर्मिणः (cetanāmātra-dharmiṇaḥ) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is merely consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

दामः (dāmaḥ) - name 'Dāma'

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāma

dāma - rope, garland, tie, name of a specific entity

व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - name 'Vyāla', snake, wicked person

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāla

vyāla - snake, tiger, elephant, wicked person, name of a specific entity

कटः (kaṭaḥ) - name 'Kaṭa', mat, hip

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭa

kaṭa - mat, hip, temple of an elephant, name of a specific entity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) - by names

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

परिलाञ्छिताः (parilāñchitāḥ) - marked, designated, branded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parilāñchita

parilāñchita - marked, designated, adorned, distinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √lāñch (to mark, brand) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: lāñch (class 10)

यथाप्राप्त-एक-कर्तारः (yathāprāpta-eka-kartāraḥ) - whose sole agent is as obtained; acting as the single doer according to what is available or proper

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathāprāpta-eka-kartṛ

yathāprāpta-eka-kartṛ - whose sole agent is as obtained; acting as the single doer according to what is available or proper

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'whose doer is one according to what is obtained'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathāprāpta+eka+kartṛ)

• yathāprāpta – as obtained, as arrived, as appropriate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix yathā (as) + prefix pra- + root √āp (to obtain) in PPP form.
  Prefixes: yathā+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• eka – one, sole, single
  numeral
• kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

चेतनामात्र-धर्मिणः (cetanāmātra-dharmiṇaḥ) - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is merely consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cetanāmātra-dharmin

cetanāmātra-dharmin - whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is merely consciousness

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having only consciousness as its dharma'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cetanā+mātra+dharmin)

• cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, sentient
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
• dharmin – possessing a quality or attribute, having an intrinsic nature (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma with -in suffix.

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