योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-21

हरिराश्वासयामास तां भीतां देववाहिनीम् ।
भुजङ्गाभिवृतामेकां रमणीमिव नायकः ॥ २१ ॥

harirāśvāsayāmāsa tāṃ bhītāṃ devavāhinīm ,
bhujaṅgābhivṛtāmekāṃ ramaṇīmiva nāyakaḥ 21

21. hariḥ āśvāsayāmāsa tām bhītām devavāhinīm
bhujanga-abhivṛtām ekām ramaṇīm iva nāyakaḥ

21. hariḥ nāyakaḥ iva bhujanga-abhivṛtām ekām
ramaṇīm iva tām bhītām devavāhinīm āśvāsayāmāsa

21. Hari (Viṣṇu) comforted that frightened army of gods, just as a leader (nāyaka) would comfort a beloved woman (ramaṇī) who is all alone and surrounded by snakes (bhujanga).

21. האל הָארִי נסך נחמה וביטחון בצבא האלים המבועת, כפי שגיבור מנחם עלמה בודדה המוקפת נחשים.

Words meanings summery:

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu) (Hari, Viṣṇu)

• आश्वासयामास (āśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled, encouraged

• ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the frightened army of gods) (that, her)

• भीताम् (bhītām) - frightened, terrified

• देववाहिनीम् (devavāhinīm) - army of gods, divine host

• भुजन्ग-अभिवृताम् (bhujanga-abhivṛtām) - surrounded by snakes

• एकाम् (ekām) - alone, solitary (one, single, alone)

• रमणीम् (ramaṇīm) - beloved woman, charming woman

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नायकः (nāyakaḥ) - leader, guide, hero

Words meanings and morphology

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu) (Hari, Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Viṣṇu; lion; horse; monkey; sun

आश्वासयामास (āśvāsayāmāsa) - comforted, consoled, encouraged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āśvāsaya

Causative Perfect (lit)

Root śvas (to breathe) + ā (prefix) + caus. suffix -aya, then perfect conjugation

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the frightened army of gods) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भीताम् (bhītām) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Root bhī (to fear) + kta suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

देववाहिनीम् (devavāhinīm) - army of gods, divine host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devavāhinī

devavāhinī - army of gods, divine host

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+vāhinī)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• vāhinī – army, host; river
  noun (feminine)

भुजन्ग-अभिवृताम् (bhujanga-abhivṛtām) - surrounded by snakes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhujanga-abhivṛta

bhujanga-abhivṛta - surrounded by snakes

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (bhujanga+abhivṛta)

• bhujanga – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• abhivṛta – surrounded, encompassed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root vṛ (to cover, encompass) + abhi (prefix) + kta suffix
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

एकाम् (ekām) - alone, solitary (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

रमणीम् (ramaṇīm) - beloved woman, charming woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramaṇī

ramaṇī - beloved woman, charming woman

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नायकः (nāyakaḥ) - leader, guide, hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāyaka

nāyaka - leader, guide, hero

Derived from root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

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