योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-14

नासौ सहस्रनयनो न यमो न धनेश्वरः ।
नामरो नासुरो वापि यदि पुत्रक जीयते ॥ १४ ॥

nāsau sahasranayano na yamo na dhaneśvaraḥ ,
nāmaro nāsuro vāpi yadi putraka jīyate 14

14. na asau sahasra-nayanaḥ na yamaḥ na dhana-īśvaraḥ
| na amaraḥ na asuraḥ vā api yadi putraka jīyate ||

14. putraka,
yadi asau jīyate,
na sahasra-nayanaḥ,
na yamaḥ,
na dhana-īśvaraḥ,
na amaraḥ,
vā api na asuraḥ

14. O son, if he is conquered, then he is neither the thousand-eyed (sahasranayana) Indra, nor Yama, nor Kubera (dhaneshvara), nor an immortal (amara), nor even an asura.

14. בני היקר, הוא איננו אִינְדְרַה בעל אלף העיניים, לא יָמַה (אל המוות), ולא כּוּבֵּרָה (שר העושר); הוא אינו אל ואינו אָסוּרָה (שד/דמוני).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• असौ (asau) - that person (being discussed) (that one, he)

• सहस्र-नयनः (sahasra-nayanaḥ) - The god Indra (thousand-eyed (Indra))

• न (na) - not

• यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death, Yama. (Yama (god of death))

• न (na) - not

• धन-ईश्वरः (dhana-īśvaraḥ) - The god Kubera. (lord of wealth (Kubera))

• न (na) - not

• अमरः (amaraḥ) - immortal, god

• न (na) - not

• असुरः (asuraḥ) - demon, asura

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• यदि (yadi) - if

• पुत्रक (putraka) - Addressing the interlocutor with affection (O my son). (O son (diminutive/endearment))

• जीयते (jīyate) - is conquered, is defeated

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असौ (asau) - that person (being discussed) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

सहस्र-नयनः (sahasra-nayanaḥ) - The god Indra (thousand-eyed (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasra-nayana

sahasra-nayana - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)

Bahuvrihi compound: sahasra (thousand) + nayana (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+nayana)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• nayana – eye, leading, guiding
  noun (neuter)
  From √nī (to lead, guide).
  Root: √nī (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death, Yama. (Yama (god of death))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin, restraint

Root: √yam (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

धन-ईश्वरः (dhana-īśvaraḥ) - The god Kubera. (lord of wealth (Kubera))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhana-īśvara

dhana-īśvara - lord of wealth (epithet of Kubera)

Tatpurusha compound: dhana (wealth) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+īśvara)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √dhan (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule, be master).
  Root: √īś (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अमरः (amaraḥ) - immortal, god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amara

amara - immortal, god

a (not) + mara (dying).

Prefix: a

Root: √mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असुरः (asuraḥ) - demon, asura

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Particle

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional conjunction.

पुत्रक (putraka) - Addressing the interlocutor with affection (O my son). (O son (diminutive/endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son (diminutive of putra)

From putra (son) + ka (diminutive suffix).

जीयते (jīyate) - is conquered, is defeated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of √ji

Present Passive

From √ji in passive voice, present tense.

Root: √ji (class 1)

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