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4,32

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-17

दानवो दामनामात्र मशकस्तस्य सद्मनि ।
भविष्यति बृहत्स्तम्भपृष्ठच्छिद्रे मृदुध्वनिः ॥ १७ ॥
dānavo dāmanāmātra maśakastasya sadmani ,
bhaviṣyati bṛhatstambhapṛṣṭhacchidre mṛdudhvaniḥ 17
17. dānavaḥ dāmanāmātraḥ maśakaḥ tasya sadmani
bhaviṣyati bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidre mṛdudhvaniḥ
17. dāmanāmātraḥ dānavaḥ tasya sadmani
bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidre maśakaḥ mṛdudhvaniḥ bhaviṣyati
17. A demon named Dāmanāmātra will become a mosquito in his house, making a soft sound from a crevice behind a large pillar.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दानवः (dānavaḥ) - demon, a son of Danu
  • दामनामात्रः (dāmanāmātraḥ) - named Dāmanāmātra
  • मशकः (maśakaḥ) - mosquito, gnat
  • तस्य (tasya) - of the king mentioned in the previous verse (his, of him, of that)
  • सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the house, in the dwelling
  • भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will happen
  • बृहत्स्तम्भप्र्̥ष्ठच्छिद्रे (bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidre) - in the crevice behind a large pillar
  • मृदुध्वनिः (mṛdudhvaniḥ) - having a soft sound, with a gentle hum

Words meanings and morphology

दानवः (dānavaḥ) - demon, a son of Danu
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava
dānava - demon, giant, son of Danu (a mythical being)
दामनामात्रः (dāmanāmātraḥ) - named Dāmanāmātra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dāmanāmātra
dāmanāmātra - one whose name is Dāmana only; named Dāmanāmātra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dāmana+nāman+mātra)
  • dāmana – a proper name
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nāman – name, appellation, designation
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – only, merely, a little, measure
    indeclinable
मशकः (maśakaḥ) - mosquito, gnat
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maśaka
maśaka - mosquito, gnat
तस्य (tasya) - of the king mentioned in the previous verse (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सद्मनि (sadmani) - in the house, in the dwelling
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sadman
sadman - house, dwelling, seat
भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will happen
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
root verb
Root: bhū (class 1)
बृहत्स्तम्भप्र्̥ष्ठच्छिद्रे (bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidre) - in the crevice behind a large pillar
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidra
bṛhatstambhapr̥ṣṭhacchidra - hole/crevice at the back of a large pillar
Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhat+stambha+pr̥ṣṭha+chidra)
  • bṛhat – large, great, vast
    adjective (neuter)
  • stambha – pillar, post, column
    noun (masculine)
  • pr̥ṣṭha – back, rear, surface, top
    noun (neuter)
  • chidra – hole, crevice, aperture, fault
    noun (neuter)
मृदुध्वनिः (mṛdudhvaniḥ) - having a soft sound, with a gentle hum
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdudhvani
mṛdudhvani - soft-sounding, having a gentle voice/noise
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+dhvani)
  • mṛdu – soft, gentle, tender, mild
    adjective (masculine)
  • dhvani – sound, noise, tone, echo
    noun (masculine)