योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-7

इति संचिन्त्य दैत्येन्द्रस्तादृशान्दानवान्धिया ।
माययोत्पादयामास बुद्बुदानिव वारिधिः ॥ ७ ॥

iti saṃcintya daityendrastādṛśāndānavāndhiyā ,
māyayotpādayāmāsa budbudāniva vāridhiḥ 7

7. iti saṃcintya daityendraḥ tādṛśān dānavān dhiyā
māyayā utpādayām āsa budbudān iva vāridhiḥ

7. iti saṃcintya,
daityendraḥ dhiyā māyayā tādṛśān dānavān utpādayām āsa,
vāridhiḥ budbudān iva.

7. Having thus reflected, the king of the Daityas, by his intellect and through his illusion (māyā), created such Danavas, just as the ocean produces bubbles.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thus reflected (having thought, having reflected)

• दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ) - the king of the Daityas (king of Daityas, chief of demons)

• तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such (as described previously) (such, of that kind (masculine accusative plural))

• दानवान् (dānavān) - Danavas (Danavas, demons (masculine accusative plural))

• धिया (dhiyā) - by his intellect (by intellect, by thought, with mind)

• मायया (māyayā) - through his illusion (māyā) (by illusion, by māyā, by magic)

• उत्पादयाम् आस (utpādayām āsa) - he created (he created, he produced, he generated)

• बुद्बुदान् (budbudān) - bubbles (bubbles (masculine accusative plural))

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• वारिधिः (vāridhiḥ) - the ocean (ocean, sea (masculine nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thus reflected (having thought, having reflected)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root cint (to think) with prefix saṃ and suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ) - the king of the Daityas (king of Daityas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daityendra

daityendra - chief of Daityas, king of demons

compound of daitya (demon) and indra (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+indra)

• daitya – a class of demons, sons of Diti
  noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Diti
• indra – lord, chief, king, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: id (class 9)

Note: Subject of utpādayām āsa.

तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such (as described previously) (such, of that kind (masculine accusative plural))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

from tad (that) + dṛś (see) + -a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dānavān.

दानवान् (dānavān) - Danavas (Danavas, demons (masculine accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - Danava (a class of demons)

patronymic from Danu

धिया (dhiyā) - by his intellect (by intellect, by thought, with mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, mind, understanding

Root: dhī

मायया (māyayā) - through his illusion (māyā) (by illusion, by māyā, by magic)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, divine creative power

Root: mā (class 4)

उत्पादयाम् आस (utpādayām āsa) - he created (he created, he produced, he generated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of utpāday

Periphrastic Perfect Active

3rd person singular, from root pad (to go) with prefix ut, in causative, then conjugated with ām-āsa.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: This is a single verbal unit despite the space for ām āsa.

बुद्बुदान् (budbudān) - bubbles (bubbles (masculine accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of budbuda

budbuda - bubble, foam

onomatopoeic or reduplicated root bud

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वारिधिः (vāridhiḥ) - the ocean (ocean, sea (masculine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāridhi

vāridhi - ocean, sea, receptacle of water

compound of vāri (water) and dhi (holding)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+dhi)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• dhi – holding, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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