योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-21

देवासुरसहस्राणां संगरो यः पुनः पुनः ।
तदेतत्क्रीडनं तस्य मन्त्रिणो मन्त्रशालिनः ॥ २१ ॥

devāsurasahasrāṇāṃ saṃgaro yaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
tadetatkrīḍanaṃ tasya mantriṇo mantraśālinaḥ 21

21. devāsurasahastrāṇām saṃgaraḥ yaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
tat etat krīḍanam tasya mantriṇaḥ mantraśālinaḥ

21. devāsurasahastrāṇām yaḥ saṃgaraḥ punaḥ punaḥ
etat tat tasya mantraśālinaḥ mantriṇaḥ krīḍanam

21. That battle, which repeatedly takes place among thousands of gods and demons, is merely the sport (krīḍanam) of that minister (mantrin) who is powerful in counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• देवासुरसहस्त्राणाम् (devāsurasahastrāṇām) - of thousands of gods and demons

• संगरः (saṁgaraḥ) - battle, conflict (battle, conflict, encounter)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the battle) (that, therefore)

• एतत् (etat) - this very (referring to the battle) (this, this very)

• क्रीडनम् (krīḍanam) - sport, game (play, sport, game, amusement)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (minister) (of him, his, of that)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of the minister (mantrin) (of the minister, of the counselor)

• मन्त्रशालिनः (mantraśālinaḥ) - of the one powerful in counsel (of the one skilled in counsel, powerful in counsel)

Words meanings and morphology

देवासुरसहस्त्राणाम् (devāsurasahastrāṇām) - of thousands of gods and demons

(noun)

Genitive, plural of devāsurasahastra

devāsurasahastra - thousands of gods and demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+asura+sahastra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)
  Root: asu
• sahastra – thousand
  numeral/noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the participants of the battle.

संगरः (saṁgaraḥ) - battle, conflict (battle, conflict, encounter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃgara

saṁgara - battle, conflict, encounter

From root gṛ (to swallow, to seize) with prefix sam. Also sam-gṛ (to collect, to fight).

Prefix: sam

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to saṃgaraḥ.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis "again and again".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis "again and again".

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the battle) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Serves as a correlative to yaḥ.

एतत् (etat) - this very (referring to the battle) (this, this very)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this very

Note: Agrees with krīḍanam.

क्रीडनम् (krīḍanam) - sport, game (play, sport, game, amusement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of krīḍana

krīḍana - play, sport, game, amusement

From root krīḍ (to play).

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (minister) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the minister.

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - of the minister (mantrin) (of the minister, of the counselor)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

Derived from mantra (counsel, secret)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies krīḍanam indirectly, tasya directly.

मन्त्रशालिनः (mantraśālinaḥ) - of the one powerful in counsel (of the one skilled in counsel, powerful in counsel)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mantraśālin

mantraśālin - powerful in counsel, possessing good counsel

Suffix śālin meaning 'possessing'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+śālin)

• mantra – counsel, advice, sacred utterance, hymn
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, having a home
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Qualifies mantriṇaḥ.