योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
-
book-4, chapter-30, verse-13
तज्जन्माथ परित्यज्य जाताः श्वभ्रेषु वायसाः ।
तदन्ते गृध्रतां यातास्ततोऽपि शुक्लतां गताः ॥ १३ ॥
तदन्ते गृध्रतां यातास्ततोऽपि शुक्लतां गताः ॥ १३ ॥
tajjanmātha parityajya jātāḥ śvabhreṣu vāyasāḥ ,
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāstato'pi śuklatāṃ gatāḥ 13
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāstato'pi śuklatāṃ gatāḥ 13
13.
tat janma atha parityajya jātāḥ śvabhreṣu vāyasāḥ |
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāḥ tataḥ api śuklatāṃ gatāḥ ||
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāḥ tataḥ api śuklatāṃ gatāḥ ||
13.
atha tat janma parityajya śvabhreṣu vāyasāḥ jātāḥ
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāḥ tataḥ api śuklatāṃ gatāḥ
tadante gṛdhratāṃ yātāḥ tataḥ api śuklatāṃ gatāḥ
13.
Then, having abandoned that previous birth, they were born as crows in miserable conditions. Following that, they attained the state of vultures, and from there, they even reached a state of whiteness.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- तत् (tat) - that previous (that, those)
- जन्म (janma) - previous birth (birth, existence, life)
- अथ (atha) - then, after that (then, thereupon, now, next)
- परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having given up (that birth) (having abandoned, having given up)
- जाताः (jātāḥ) - they were born (born, originated)
- श्वभ्रेषु (śvabhreṣu) - in miserable conditions/states (in pits, in ditches, in hells)
- वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - as crows (crows)
- तदन्ते (tadante) - at the end of that state (as crows) (at its end, at that end)
- गृध्रतां (gṛdhratāṁ) - the state of being vultures (to the state of being a vulture)
- याताः (yātāḥ) - they attained (the state) (gone, attained, reached)
- ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (as vultures) (from there, thence, then)
- अपि (api) - even (from that) (also, even, too)
- शुक्लतां (śuklatāṁ) - a state of 'whiteness' (possibly purification or a white animal) (to whiteness, purity, a white state)
- गताः (gatāḥ) - they attained (the state of whiteness) (gone, attained, reached)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that previous (that, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the previous birth or state.
जन्म (janma) - previous birth (birth, existence, life)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
Root: jan (class 4)
अथ (atha) - then, after that (then, thereupon, now, next)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to indicate sequence.
परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having given up (that birth) (having abandoned, having given up)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from pari- + tyaj + LyaP
Prefixes: pari+tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)
जाताः (jātāḥ) - they were born (born, originated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'they were born'.
श्वभ्रेषु (śvabhreṣu) - in miserable conditions/states (in pits, in ditches, in hells)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of śvabhra
śvabhra - pit, hole, chasm, abyss, hell
वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - as crows (crows)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyasa
vāyasa - a crow, raven
तदन्ते (tadante) - at the end of that state (as crows) (at its end, at that end)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tadanta
tadanta - its end, the end of that
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+anta)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
गृध्रतां (gṛdhratāṁ) - the state of being vultures (to the state of being a vulture)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gṛdhratā
gṛdhratā - the state or condition of being a vulture
Derived from gṛdhra (vulture) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
याताः (yātāḥ) - they attained (the state) (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta
yāta - gone, moved, passed, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yā (to go)
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'they became'.
ततः (tataḥ) - from that state (as vultures) (from there, thence, then)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even (from that) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
शुक्लतां (śuklatāṁ) - a state of 'whiteness' (possibly purification or a white animal) (to whiteness, purity, a white state)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śuklatā
śuklatā - whiteness, fairness, purity
Derived from śukla (white) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
गताः (gatāḥ) - they attained (the state of whiteness) (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, moved, attained, reached
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'they went to/reached'.