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5,30

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-2

आसीत्पातालकुहरे विद्रावितसुरासुरः ।
हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम नारायणपराक्रमः ॥ २ ॥
āsītpātālakuhare vidrāvitasurāsuraḥ ,
hiraṇyakaśipurnāma nārāyaṇaparākramaḥ 2
2. āsīt pātālakuhare vidrāvitasurāsuraḥ
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ nāma nārāyaṇaparākramaḥ
2. pātālakuhare hiraṇyakaśipuḥ nāma
vidrāvitasurāsuraḥ nārāyaṇaparākramaḥ āsīt
2. In the cavern of Pātāla, there was one named Hiraṇyakaśipu, who had put both gods and asuras to flight, and whose prowess was equal to Nārāyaṇa's.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, he/she/it was
  • पातालकुहरे (pātālakuhare) - in the cavern of Pātāla, in the netherworld cavern
  • विद्रावितसुरासुरः (vidrāvitasurāsuraḥ) - one by whom gods and asuras were put to flight, one who caused gods and demons to flee
  • हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu (proper name)
  • नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)
  • नारायणपराक्रमः (nārāyaṇaparākramaḥ) - whose valor is like Nārāyaṇa's, having the prowess of Nārāyaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, he/she/it was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect Active
Imperfect indicative, third person singular
Root: as (class 2)
पातालकुहरे (pātālakuhare) - in the cavern of Pātāla, in the netherworld cavern
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pātālakuhara
pātālakuhara - cavern of Pātāla (the infernal regions)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (pātāla+kuhara)
  • pātāla – the netherworld, one of the seven infernal regions
    noun (neuter)
  • kuhara – a cavern, cave, hole
    noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates the location where Hiraṇyakaśipu was.
विद्रावितसुरासुरः (vidrāvitasurāsuraḥ) - one by whom gods and asuras were put to flight, one who caused gods and demons to flee
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidrāvitasurāsura
vidrāvitasurāsura - one who caused gods and asuras to flee
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidrāvita+surāsura)
  • vidrāvita – put to flight, driven away, caused to flee
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle (causative)
    Derived from root dru (to run, flee) with prefixes vi- and ā-, in its causative form.
    Prefixes: vi+ā
    Root: dru (class 1)
  • surāsura – gods and asuras (demons)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies Hiraṇyakaśipu.
हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiraṇyakaśipu (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu
hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiraṇyakaśipu (a powerful Daitya king in Hindu mythology)
Note: The subject of the sentence.
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)
(indeclinable)
नारायणपराक्रमः (nārāyaṇaparākramaḥ) - whose valor is like Nārāyaṇa's, having the prowess of Nārāyaṇa
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇaparākrama
nārāyaṇaparākrama - one whose prowess is like Nārāyaṇa's
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nārāyaṇa+parākrama)
  • nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (an epithet of Viṣṇu, supreme being)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • parākrama – valor, prowess, might, heroism
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies Hiraṇyakaśipu.