योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-15

आलये दानवो व्यालः कलविङ्को भविष्यति ।
प्रथमाल्पश्रुतशास्त्र इवार्थरहितारवः ॥ १५ ॥

ālaye dānavo vyālaḥ kalaviṅko bhaviṣyati ,
prathamālpaśrutaśāstra ivārtharahitāravaḥ 15

15. ālaye dānavaḥ vyālaḥ kalaviṅkaḥ bhaviṣyati
prathamālpśrutaśāstraḥ iva artharahitāravaḥ

15. ālaye dānavaḥ vyālaḥ kalaviṅkaḥ prathamālpśrutaśāstraḥ
iva artharahitāravaḥ bhaviṣyati

15. In the house, a demon, a malevolent being, will become a sparrow. Its cry will be devoid of meaning, like the speech of one who has heard little scripture (śāstra) for the first time.

15. השד וְיָאָלָה ייוולד באותו בית כדרור, שציוציו חסרי פשר ממש כמו דבריו של מי שרק החל ללמוד כתבי קודש.

Words meanings summery:

• आलये (ālaye) - in the house, in the abode

• दानवः (dānavaḥ) - demon, a son of Danu

• व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - serpent, vicious animal, rogue, malevolent being

• कलविङ्कः (kalaviṅkaḥ) - sparrow, a noisy bird

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will happen

• प्रथमाल्प्श्रुतशास्त्रः (prathamālpśrutaśāstraḥ) - one who has heard little scripture for the first time; one whose initial learning of scripture is meager

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्थरहितारवः (artharahitāravaḥ) - having a meaningless sound, having a cry devoid of purpose

Words meanings and morphology

आलये (ālaye) - in the house, in the abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - house, abode, dwelling, receptacle

दानवः (dānavaḥ) - demon, a son of Danu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - demon, giant, son of Danu (a mythical being)

व्यालः (vyālaḥ) - serpent, vicious animal, rogue, malevolent being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāla

vyāla - serpent, vicious animal, rogue, a mischievous or malevolent person

कलविङ्कः (kalaviṅkaḥ) - sparrow, a noisy bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalaviṅka

kalaviṅka - sparrow, a noisy bird (specifically, a kind of small bird known for its chirping)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रथमाल्प्श्रुतशास्त्रः (prathamālpśrutaśāstraḥ) - one who has heard little scripture for the first time; one whose initial learning of scripture is meager

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathamālpśrutaśāstra

prathamālpśrutaśāstra - one who has heard little scripture for the first time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prathama+alpa+śruta+śāstra)

• prathama – first, initial, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
• alpa – little, small, few, meager
  adjective (masculine)
• śruta – heard, learned, revealed (as in scripture)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, science, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्थरहितारवः (artharahitāravaḥ) - having a meaningless sound, having a cry devoid of purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artharahitārava

artharahitārava - having a sound devoid of meaning, meaningless cry

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (artha+rahita+ārava)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, without, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √rah (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)
• ārava – sound, cry, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

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