योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-19, verse-16
ततो वहत्यकलिते काले कलितकारणे ।
संवत्सरशते जीर्णदीर्घदेहलतायुषि ॥ १६ ॥
संवत्सरशते जीर्णदीर्घदेहलतायुषि ॥ १६ ॥
tato vahatyakalite kāle kalitakāraṇe ,
saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi 16
saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi 16
16.
tataḥ vahati akalite kāle kalitakāraṇe
saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi
saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi
16.
tataḥ,
akalite kalitakāraṇe saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi kāle vahati
akalite kalitakāraṇe saṃvatsaraśate jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi kāle vahati
16.
Then, as unnoticed time passed, for a hundred years, with their life (or body) having become like an old, long creeper, and with a pre-ordained cause.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence
- वहति (vahati) - while time was passing (flowing, passing (time))
- अकलिते (akalite) - time that passed unnoticed (unnoticed, unheeded, unreckoned)
- काले (kāle) - in time
- कलितकारणे (kalitakāraṇe) - when a destined cause (for a future event) was apprehended (in which the cause was appointed/understood)
- संवत्सरशते (saṁvatsaraśate) - when a century of years had passed (in a hundred years)
- जीर्णदीर्घदेहलतायुषि (jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi) - referring to the advanced age and frail state of their bodies/lives (in a life/lifespan like an old, long creeper-body)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence
(indeclinable)
वहति (vahati) - while time was passing (flowing, passing (time))
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vahat
vahat - carrying, flowing, moving
Present Active Participle
from root vah (to carry, flow)
Root: vah (class 1)
अकलिते (akalite) - time that passed unnoticed (unnoticed, unheeded, unreckoned)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of akalita
akalita - unnoticed, unheeded, unperceived
Past Passive Participle
from a + kal (to count, notice)
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kalita)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - kalita – counted, reckoned, known, appointed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root kal (to count, notice)
Root: kal (class 1)
काले (kāle) - in time
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
कलितकारणे (kalitakāraṇe) - when a destined cause (for a future event) was apprehended (in which the cause was appointed/understood)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of kalitakāraṇa
kalitakāraṇa - having an ascertained/appointed cause; having a fixed reason
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kalita+kāraṇa)
- kalita – counted, reckoned, known, appointed, understood
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root kal (to count, notice)
Root: kal (class 1) - kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument, motive
noun (neuter)
from kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
संवत्सरशते (saṁvatsaraśate) - when a century of years had passed (in a hundred years)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvatsaraśata
saṁvatsaraśata - a hundred years
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃvatsara+śata)
- saṃvatsara – year
noun (masculine) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter)
Note: Refers to the duration of time; part of locative absolute.
जीर्णदीर्घदेहलतायुषि (jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyuṣi) - referring to the advanced age and frail state of their bodies/lives (in a life/lifespan like an old, long creeper-body)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyus
jīrṇadīrghadehalatāyus - a lifespan (or body) which is like an old, long creeper
Compound type : bahuvrihi (jīrṇa+dīrgha+deha+latā+āyus)
- jīrṇa – old, worn out, decayed, digested
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root jṝ (to wear out, decay)
Root: jṝ (class 9) - dīrgha – long, extensive, prolonged
adjective (neuter) - deha – body, form, mass
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 1) - latā – creeper, vine
noun (feminine) - āyus – life, lifespan, vital power
noun (neuter)
Note: Locative of a complex adjective modifying 'kāle'.