योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-27, verse-4

ऐरावते क्षीणरवे पलायनपरायणे ।
प्रवृद्धे दानवानीके मध्याह्न इव भास्करे ॥ ४ ॥

airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe ,
pravṛddhe dānavānīke madhyāhna iva bhāskare 4

4. airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe
pravṛddhe dānavānīke madhyāhne iva bhāskare

4. airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe
dānavānīke pravṛddhe madhyāhne iva bhāskare

4. While Airāvata, with its roar diminished, was intent on flight; and as the army of demons swelled, resembling the sun at midday.

4. כשאֵירָאוָוָטַה נדם מאימה ונס על נפשו, וכאשר צבא הַדָאנַוָותִים התעצם וזהר כמו שמש בצהרי היום.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐरावते (airāvate) - when Airāvata (Indra's elephant) (in/on Airāvata)

• क्षीणरवे (kṣīṇarave) - whose roar was diminished (with diminished sound/roar)

• पलायनपरायणे (palāyanaparāyaṇe) - who was intent on flight (intent on flight, devoted to escaping)

• प्रवृद्धे (pravṛddhe) - as the mighty (army) (in the grown, in the increased, in the mighty)

• दानवानीके (dānavānīke) - in the army of demons

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भास्करे (bhāskare) - in the sun, in the sun-god

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावते (airāvate) - when Airāvata (Indra's elephant) (in/on Airāvata)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - Airāvata (the elephant of Indra)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

क्षीणरवे (kṣīṇarave) - whose roar was diminished (with diminished sound/roar)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇarava

kṣīṇarava - having a diminished sound/roar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+rava)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted, weakened
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣi' (to decay, waste away) + kta suffix.
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• rava – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with airāvate.

पलायनपरायणे (palāyanaparāyaṇe) - who was intent on flight (intent on flight, devoted to escaping)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of palāyanaparāyaṇa

palāyanaparāyaṇa - intent on flight, devoted to escaping, having flight as the main object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (palāyana+parāyaṇa)

• palāyana – flight, escape, running away
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From pra- + ayana (from root i 'to go').
  Prefix: palā
  Root: i (class 2)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate aim, refuge, devoted to
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with airāvate.

प्रवृद्धे (pravṛddhe) - as the mighty (army) (in the grown, in the increased, in the mighty)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, increased, mighty, formidable

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + vṛdh (to grow, increase) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dānavānīke. Used in locative absolute construction.

दानवानीके (dānavānīke) - in the army of demons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dānavānīka

dānavānīka - army of Dānavas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+anīka)

• dānava – demon (offspring of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+ahna)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ahna – day
  noun (neuter)
  Alternate form of ahan in compounds.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भास्करे (bhāskare) - in the sun, in the sun-god

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-god, maker of light

From bhās (light) + kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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