योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-2

कोन्वस्माकमुपायः स्याद्य एवेहासुराङ्कुरः ।
तीक्ष्णाग्रो जायते तं तं भुङ्क्ते शाखामृगो हरिः ॥ २ ॥

konvasmākamupāyaḥ syādya evehāsurāṅkuraḥ ,
tīkṣṇāgro jāyate taṃ taṃ bhuṅkte śākhāmṛgo hariḥ 2

2. kaḥ nu asmākam upāyaḥ syāt yat eva iha asura-aṅkuraḥ
tīkṣṇa-agraḥ jāyate tam tam bhuṅkte śākhā-mṛgaḥ hariḥ

2. asmākam kaḥ nu upāyaḥ syāt iha yat eva tīkṣṇa-agraḥ
asura-aṅkuraḥ jāyate tam tam śākhā-mṛgaḥ hariḥ bhuṅkte

2. What indeed would be a solution for us? Any demon-sprout that emerges here, becoming sharp and fierce, Hari, like a monkey, devours each and every one of them.

2. מה תוכל להיות התקווה עבורנו? כל נבט של אֲסוּרָה שצומח כאן בחדות, הָרִי (וִישְׁנוּ, הנמשל לקוף) מיד בא ומכסח אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely (interrogative particle)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, solution, stratagem

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

• यत् (yat) - referring to 'asura-aṅkuraḥ' (whatever, which)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• असुर-अङ्कुरः (asura-aṅkuraḥ) - a newly emerging demon or a demon of young or developing nature (demon-sprout, nascent demon)

• तीक्ष्ण-अग्रः (tīkṣṇa-agraḥ) - growing fierce or formidable (sharp-pointed, fierce, strong)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, becomes, grows

• तम् (tam) - each (demon-sprout) (that one, him)

• तम् (tam) - each and every (demon-sprout) (that one, him (emphatic repetition))

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Hari consumes or destroys (he eats, he consumes, he enjoys, he rules)

• शाखा-मृगः (śākhā-mṛgaḥ) - used as a simile for agile, playful, and destructive nature (monkey (literally 'branch-animal'))

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Vishnu, the destroyer of demons, here likened to a monkey (śākhāmṛga) (Hari (Vishnu), a monkey, a lion, the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, solution, stratagem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, remedy, approach, expedient

Prefix: upa

Root: √i (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √as

Root: √as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - referring to 'asura-aṅkuraḥ' (whatever, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, agreeing in number and gender with 'asura-aṅkuraḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

असुर-अङ्कुरः (asura-aṅkuraḥ) - a newly emerging demon or a demon of young or developing nature (demon-sprout, nascent demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asura-aṅkura

asura-aṅkura - a demon-sprout, a fledgling demon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (asura+aṅkura)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, new growth, beginning
  noun (masculine)

तीक्ष्ण-अग्रः (tīkṣṇa-agraḥ) - growing fierce or formidable (sharp-pointed, fierce, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa-agra

tīkṣṇa-agra - having a sharp point/edge, fierce, keen, formidable

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+agra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing, fierce, pungent
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – point, tip, top, front, chief
  noun (neuter)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, becomes, grows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jan

Root of the 4th class, used in the middle voice.

Root: √jan (class 4)

तम् (tam) - each (demon-sprout) (that one, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition 'tam tam' emphasizes 'each and every one'.

तम् (tam) - each and every (demon-sprout) (that one, him (emphatic repetition))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition 'tam tam' emphasizes 'each and every one'.

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - Hari consumes or destroys (he eats, he consumes, he enjoys, he rules)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √bhuj

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

शाखा-मृगः (śākhā-mṛgaḥ) - used as a simile for agile, playful, and destructive nature (monkey (literally 'branch-animal'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhā-mṛga

śākhā-mṛga - monkey (literally 'branch-animal')

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śākhā+mṛga)

• śākhā – branch, limb, division
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, game
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √mṛg (class 6)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Vishnu, the destroyer of demons, here likened to a monkey (śākhāmṛga) (Hari (Vishnu), a monkey, a lion, the sun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Vishnu, monkey, lion, sun, a horse, a pale yellow or greenish-yellow color

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