योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-13

कः स तादृग्विधो मन्त्री राजा चापि महाबलः ।
हेलालूनजगज्जालैर्योऽस्माभिरपि नो जितः ॥ १३ ॥

kaḥ sa tādṛgvidho mantrī rājā cāpi mahābalaḥ ,
helālūnajagajjālairyo'smābhirapi no jitaḥ 13

13. kaḥ saḥ tādṛk-vidhaḥ mantrī rājā ca api mahā-balaḥ |
helā-lūna-jagat-jālaiḥ yaḥ asmābhiḥ api na jitaḥ ||

13. helā-lūna-jagat-jālaiḥ asmābhiḥ api yaḥ na jitaḥ,
saḥ tādṛk-vidhaḥ kaḥ mantrī ca api mahā-balaḥ rājā?

13. Who is that minister or king, so mighty, who was not conquered even by us, who effortlessly cut through networks of worlds?

13. מי הם אותו השר ואותו המלך עתיר העוצמה, שכלל לא כבשנו אותם, אנו אשר קורעים בקלות את מארג העולם כולו?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• तादृक्-विधः (tādṛk-vidhaḥ) - so mighty (implied by context of unconquered) (of such a kind, of that sort, suchlike)

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - very strong, mighty

• हेला-लून-जगत्-जालैः (helā-lūna-jagat-jālaiḥ) - By us (Bali and his army), who are capable of easily destroying vast cosmic structures. (by those who effortlessly cut/destroyed networks of worlds)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - By me (Bali) and my forces. (by us)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not

• जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered, defeated, won

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

तादृक्-विधः (tādṛk-vidhaḥ) - so mighty (implied by context of unconquered) (of such a kind, of that sort, suchlike)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛk-vidha

tādṛk-vidha - of such a kind, suchlike, like that

Compound: tādṛk (such) + vidha (kind).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tādṛk+vidha)

• tādṛk – such, of that kind
  adjective
  From tad and √dṛś.
  Root: √dṛś (class 1)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √vidh (to arrange, fashion)
  Root: √vidh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mantrī' and 'rājā'.

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From mantra (counsel) + in (possessive suffix).

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, monarch

Root: √rāj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Particle

महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - very strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-bala

mahā-bala - great in strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √bal (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'mantrī' and 'rājā'.

हेला-लून-जगत्-जालैः (helā-lūna-jagat-jālaiḥ) - By us (Bali and his army), who are capable of easily destroying vast cosmic structures. (by those who effortlessly cut/destroyed networks of worlds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of helā-lūna-jagat-jāla

helā-lūna-jagat-jāla - having effortlessly cut the nets/networks of worlds

Bahuvrihi compound describing 'us' (asmābhiḥ).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (helā+lūna+jagat-jāla)

• helā – sport, play, ease, contempt
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √hel (class 1)
• lūna – cut, severed, reaped
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lū (to cut).
  Root: √lū (class 9)
• jagat-jāla – network of worlds, cosmos
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpurusha compound: jagat (world) + jāla (net, network).

Note: Qualifies 'asmābhiḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'mantrī' or 'rājā'.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - By me (Bali) and my forces. (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Agent for passive verb 'jitaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Particle

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered, defeated, won

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, won, subdued, defeated

Past Passive Participle

From √ji (to conquer, win).

Root: √ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.

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