योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-9

पृथ्व्यादिदारुणशरीरमपि प्रहारदानग्रहा गहनराशिशरीरकेव ।
मायोपशाम्यति सुरासुरसिद्धसन्ना मायाकृतिः पुनरुदेति नचैव सैव ॥ ९ ॥

pṛthvyādidāruṇaśarīramapi prahāradānagrahā gahanarāśiśarīrakeva ,
māyopaśāmyati surāsurasiddhasannā māyākṛtiḥ punarudeti nacaiva saiva 9

9. pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīram api prahāra-dāna-grahā
gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā iva | māyā
upaśāmyati sura-asura-siddha-sannā
māyā-kṛtiḥ punaḥ udeti na ca eva sā eva ||

9. pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīram api prahāra-dāna-grahā gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā iva (asti).
sura-asura-siddha-sannā (saty api) māyā upaśāmyati.
punaḥ māyā-kṛtiḥ udeti ca sā eva na eva.

9. Even a formidable body, made of earth and other elements, which endures severe blows, is like a dense, massive form. The illusion (māyā) subsides, even as it is approached by gods, asuras, and perfected beings. However, a new manifestation of illusion (māyā) arises, and it is never quite the same as before.

9. אף על פי שאשליה זו עשויה מחומרים קשים וסופגת מכות קשות, היא נרגעת תחת מתקפות האלים, בני ה-אָסוּרַה וה-סִידְהַה, ואז קמה מחדש בלבוש אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• पृथ्व्यादि-दारुण-शरीरम् (pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīram) - a formidable body, made of earth and other elements (a formidable body made of earth and so on)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, although)

• प्रहार-दान-ग्रहा (prahāra-dāna-grahā) - which endures severe blows (which accepts/receives blows/attacks)

• गहन-राशि-शरीरका (gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā) - a dense, massive form (like a body of a dense mass; a dense, massive form)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as)

• माया (māyā) - cosmic illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, cosmic illusion (māyā), supernatural power)

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides (subsides, calms down, ceases)

• सुर-असुर-सिद्ध-सन्ना (sura-asura-siddha-sannā) - as it is approached by gods, asuras, and perfected beings (approached/attended/exhausted by gods, asuras, and siddhas)

• माया-कृतिः (māyā-kṛtiḥ) - manifestation of illusion (māyā) (creation of illusion, manifestation of māyā)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - however, yet (again, furthermore, yet)

• उदेति (udeti) - arises (rises, comes forth, appears)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - quite (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• सा (sā) - the same (referring to `māyā-kṛtiḥ`) (she, that (feminine))

• एव (eva) - quite (only, just, indeed, precisely)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथ्व्यादि-दारुण-शरीरम् (pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīram) - a formidable body, made of earth and other elements (a formidable body made of earth and so on)

(noun)

neuter, singular of pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīra

pṛthvyādi-dāruṇa-śarīra - a terrible/formidable body, beginning with earth, made of earth etc.

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+dāruṇa+śarīra)

• pṛthvī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning with, and so on
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, formidable, harsh
  adjective (neuter)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

प्रहार-दान-ग्रहा (prahāra-dāna-grahā) - which endures severe blows (which accepts/receives blows/attacks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prahāra-dāna-grahā

prahāra-dāna-grahā - (feminine) accepting/taking the giving of blows; one who takes/grasps blows

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prahāra+dāna+grahā)

• prahāra – blow, attack, stroke
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• grahā – grasping, taking, seizing (feminine form of `graha`)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)

गहन-राशि-शरीरका (gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā) - a dense, massive form (like a body of a dense mass; a dense, massive form)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā

gahana-rāśi-śarīrakā - (feminine) like a body that is a dense mass

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gahana+rāśi+śarīrakā)

• gahana – dense, deep, impervious, thicket
  adjective (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, mass, collection, pile
  noun (masculine)
• śarīrakā – (feminine diminutive/adjective of `śarīra`) body, form
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from śarīra with suffix -ka (diminutive/adjective)

इव (iva) - like (like, as)

(indeclinable)

माया (māyā) - cosmic illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, cosmic illusion (māyā), supernatural power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, cosmic illusion

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides (subsides, calms down, ceases)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upaśam

Present Active

From root śam with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

सुर-असुर-सिद्ध-सन्ना (sura-asura-siddha-sannā) - as it is approached by gods, asuras, and perfected beings (approached/attended/exhausted by gods, asuras, and siddhas)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sura-asura-siddha-sannā

sura-asura-siddha-sannā - (feminine) attended/approached by gods, asuras, and perfected beings

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'sura', 'asura', 'siddha' and 'sanna' (from root sad)

Compound type : dvandva + tatpuruṣa (sura+asura+siddha+sanna)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, asura
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – perfected being, accomplished one
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed, be accomplished)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• sanna – approached, settled, wearied, exhausted (past passive participle of `sad`)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sad (to sit, settle, approach, be exhausted)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `māyā` or `māyākṛtiḥ`.

माया-कृतिः (māyā-kṛtiḥ) - manifestation of illusion (māyā) (creation of illusion, manifestation of māyā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā-kṛti

māyā-kṛti - creation of illusion, act of illusion, manifestation of māyā

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+kṛti)

• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion
  noun (feminine)
• kṛti – creation, action, work, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुनः (punaḥ) - however, yet (again, furthermore, yet)

(indeclinable)

उदेति (udeti) - arises (rises, comes forth, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ude

Present Active

From root i with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - quite (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - the same (referring to `māyā-kṛtiḥ`) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - quite (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

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