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4,34

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-11

अयुध्यन्त समं देवैरपि वर्षगणान्बहून् ।
विवेकवशतो जग्मुर्नाहंकारं कदाचन ॥ ११ ॥
ayudhyanta samaṃ devairapi varṣagaṇānbahūn ,
vivekavaśato jagmurnāhaṃkāraṃ kadācana 11
11. ayudhyanta samam devaiḥ api varṣagaṇān bahūn
vivekavaśataḥ jagmuḥ na ahaṅkāram kadācana
11. devaiḥ samam api bahūn varṣagaṇān ayudhyanta
vivekavaśataḥ kadācana na ahaṅkāram jagmuḥ
11. They fought equally with the gods for many years. Yet, due to the power of their discrimination (viveka), they never fell prey to ego (ahaṅkāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought
  • समम् (samam) - equally (equally, with, together)
  • देवैः (devaiḥ) - by/with the gods
  • अपि (api) - even, for (emphasis on the duration) (even, also, too)
  • वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, for many years)
  • बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
  • विवेकवशतः (vivekavaśataḥ) - due to the power/control of discrimination
  • जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they succumbed (to ego) in conjunction with na (they went, they reached)
  • (na) - not, no
  • अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - ego, self-conceit, individualism
  • कदाचन (kadācana) - never (in combination with na) (ever, at any time)

Words meanings and morphology

अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh
Imperfect Tense
root yudh, 4th class, ātmanepada, 3rd person plural imperfect
Root: yudh (class 4)
समम् (samam) - equally (equally, with, together)
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
देवैः (devaiḥ) - by/with the gods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
from root div (to shine)
Root: div (class 4)
अपि (api) - even, for (emphasis on the duration) (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, for many years)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of varṣagaṇa
varṣagaṇa - group of years
varṣa (year) + gaṇa (group)
Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+gaṇa)
  • varṣa – year, rain
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
  • gaṇa – group, multitude
    noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates duration.
बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, numerous, much
Note: Qualifies varṣagaṇān.
विवेकवशतः (vivekavaśataḥ) - due to the power/control of discrimination
(indeclinable)
viveka (discrimination) + vaśa (control, power). The suffix -tas indicates "from, by means of, due to."
Compound type : tatpurusha (viveka+vaśa)
  • viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment
    noun (masculine)
    from root vic (to distinguish) with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vic (class 7)
  • vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vaś (class 2)
Note: vivekavaśataḥ functions as an adverb, meaning "by means of the control of viveka".
जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they succumbed (to ego) in conjunction with na (they went, they reached)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam
Perfect Tense
root gam, 1st class, 3rd person plural perfect
Root: gam (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अहङ्कारम् (ahaṅkāram) - ego, self-conceit, individualism
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, self-conceit, individuality, sense of 'I-ness'
aham (I) + kāra (maker)
Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+kāra)
  • aham – I, ego
    pronoun
  • kāra – maker, doer, act, action
    noun (masculine)
    from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कदाचन (kadācana) - never (in combination with na) (ever, at any time)
(indeclinable)
kadā (when) + cana (indefinite suffix)