Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
4,6

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-6, verse-6

ऐरावणकटामोदविरक्तमधुपश्रुताः ।
इमास्ताः काकलीगीता गीर्वाणगणगीतयः ॥ ६ ॥
airāvaṇakaṭāmodaviraktamadhupaśrutāḥ ,
imāstāḥ kākalīgītā gīrvāṇagaṇagītayaḥ 6
6. airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śrutāḥ
imāḥ tāḥ kākalī-gītāḥ gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gītayaḥ
6. tāḥ imāḥ gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gītayaḥ kākalī-gītāḥ
airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śrutāḥ
6. These are those songs of the assembly of gods, sung in soft tones, which are heard even by bees who have become indifferent to the fragrant ichor from the temples of Airavata (Indra's elephant).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ऐरावण-कट-आमोद-विरक्त-मधुप-श्रुताः (airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śrutāḥ) - (songs) heard by bees who have become indifferent to the fragrant ichor from the temples of Airavata (Indra's elephant) (heard by bees repelled by the fragrance of Airavata's temples)
  • इमाः (imāḥ) - these (songs) (these, these women)
  • ताः (tāḥ) - those (songs) (those, they (fem.))
  • काकली-गीताः (kākalī-gītāḥ) - (songs) sung in soft tones (sung in soft, sweet tones)
  • गीर्वाण-गण-गीतयः (gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gītayaḥ) - songs of the assembly of gods

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावण-कट-आमोद-विरक्त-मधुप-श्रुताः (airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śrutāḥ) - (songs) heard by bees who have become indifferent to the fragrant ichor from the temples of Airavata (Indra's elephant) (heard by bees repelled by the fragrance of Airavata's temples)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śruta
airāvaṇa-kaṭa-āmoda-virakta-madhupa-śruta - heard by bees indifferent to Airavata's ichor
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (airāvaṇa+kaṭa+āmoda+virakta+madhupa+śruta)
  • airāvaṇa – relating to Irāvatī, name of Indra's elephant
    proper noun (masculine)
    patronymic of Irāvatī (river/cloud), also the name of Indra's elephant
  • kaṭa – temple (of an elephant), ichor, side
    noun (masculine)
  • āmoda – fragrance, strong smell, delight
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-√mud
    Prefix: ā
    Root: mud (class 1)
  • virakta – dispassionate, indifferent, disgusted, repelled
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From vi-√rañj
    Prefix: vi
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • madhupa – bee (drinker of honey/nectar)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of madhu (honey) + pa (drinker, from √pā)
  • śruta – heard, listened, revealed (as in śruti)
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √śru
    Root: śru (class 5)
इमाः (imāḥ) - these (songs) (these, these women)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
ताः (tāḥ) - those (songs) (those, they (fem.))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
काकली-गीताः (kākalī-gītāḥ) - (songs) sung in soft tones (sung in soft, sweet tones)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kākalī-gīta
kākalī-gīta - sung in a low, sweet tone
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (kākalī+gīta)
  • kākalī – low, soft, sweet tone (in music)
    noun (feminine)
  • gīta – sung, a song
    adjective/noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √gai
    Root: gai (class 1)
गीर्वाण-गण-गीतयः (gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gītayaḥ) - songs of the assembly of gods
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gīti
gīrvāṇa-gaṇa-gīti - songs of the host of gods
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (gīrvāṇa+gaṇa+gīti)
  • gīrvāṇa – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
    Gīr (speech) + vāṇa (from √van, to praise). Those whose speech is praised.
  • gaṇa – group, host, assembly, troop
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gaṇ (class 10)
  • gīti – song, singing
    noun (feminine)
    From √gai
    Root: gai (class 1)