योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-60

अनया दुरहंकृत्या दामव्यालकटाः किल ।
तां दशां समनुप्राप्ता या कथास्वपि खेददा ॥ ६० ॥

anayā durahaṃkṛtyā dāmavyālakaṭāḥ kila ,
tāṃ daśāṃ samanuprāptā yā kathāsvapi khedadā 60

60. anayā dur-ahaṅkṛtyā dāma-vyāla-kaṭāḥ kila tām
daśām samanuprāptāḥ yā kathāsu api kheda-dā

60. kila anayā dur-ahaṅkṛtyā dāma-vyāla-kaṭāḥ tām daśām samanuprāptāḥ,
yā kathāsu api kheda-dā

60. Indeed, due to this false ego (ahaṅkṛti), Dāma, Vyāla, and Kaṭa reached such a deplorable state that it brings sadness even when recounted in stories.

60. בגלל אגו רעיל זה הגיעו דָאמָה, וְיָאָלָה וְקַטָה למצב ירוד ומעציב כל כך, שאפילו שמיעת סיפורם מעוררת כאב.

Words meanings summery:

• अनया (anayā) - by this, with this

• दुर्-अहङ्कृत्या (dur-ahaṅkṛtyā) - by the false ego, by bad egoism

• दाम-व्याल-कटाः (dāma-vyāla-kaṭāḥ) - Dāma, Vyāla, Kaṭa (three proper nouns)

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, truly

• ताम् (tām) - that

• दशाम् (daśām) - state, condition, plight

• समनुप्राप्ताः (samanuprāptāḥ) - attained, reached

• या (yā) - which

• कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narrations

• अपि (api) - even, also

• खेद-दा (kheda-dā) - causing sorrow, giving misery, regretful

Words meanings and morphology

अनया (anayā) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

दुर्-अहङ्कृत्या (dur-ahaṅkṛtyā) - by the false ego, by bad egoism

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dur-ahaṅkṛti

dur-ahaṅkṛti - false ego, bad egoism, wrong notion of 'I'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+ahaṅkṛti)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ahaṅkṛti – egoism, I-consciousness, sense of self-identity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दाम-व्याल-कटाः (dāma-vyāla-kaṭāḥ) - Dāma, Vyāla, Kaṭa (three proper nouns)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāma-vyāla-kaṭa

dāma-vyāla-kaṭa - Dama, Vyala, and Kata (names of individuals)

Compound type : dvandva (dāma+vyāla+kaṭa)

• dāma – Dama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vyāla – Vyala (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – Kata (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Modifies 'daśām'

दशाम् (daśām) - state, condition, plight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daśā

daśā - state, condition, period, circumstances

समनुप्राप्ताः (samanuprāptāḥ) - attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samanuprāpta

samanuprāpta - well-obtained, well-attained, fully reached

Past Passive Participle

From root āp with prefixes sam and anu and pra

Prefixes: sam+anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as a verb 'they attained'

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'daśām'

कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narrations

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narration, discourse

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

खेद-दा (kheda-dā) - causing sorrow, giving misery, regretful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kheda-dā

kheda-dā - causing sorrow, regretful, distressing

Agent noun/Adjective

Compound of kheda + dā (from root dā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kheda+dā)

• kheda – sorrow, regret, distress, weariness
  noun (masculine)
• dā – giving, bestowing, giver
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  From root dā
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'daśām' implicitly

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