योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-4

तत्र ते तेजसा दैत्या वैष्णवेनावधूलिता ।
दूरं ययुर्दिनेशांशुवित्रस्ता इव कौशिकाः ॥ ४ ॥

tatra te tejasā daityā vaiṣṇavenāvadhūlitā ,
dūraṃ yayurdineśāṃśuvitrastā iva kauśikāḥ 4

4. tatra te tejasā daityāḥ vaiṣṇavena avadhūlitāḥ
dūram yayuḥ dineśāṁśuvitrastāḥ iva kauśikāḥ

4. tatra vaiṣṇavena tejasā avadhūlitāḥ te daityāḥ
dineśāṁśuvitrastāḥ kauśikāḥ iva dūram yayuḥ

4. There, those demons, overwhelmed by Viṣṇu's divine radiance, fled far away, just as owls are startled by the sun's rays.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ते (te) - those

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by radiance, by splendor, by power

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - demons, sons of Diti

• वैष्णवेन (vaiṣṇavena) - by the divine power of Viṣṇu (by Viṣṇu-related, by Viṣṇu's)

• अवधूलिताः (avadhūlitāḥ) - scattered, repelled, shaken off

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, at a distance

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed

• दिनेशांशुवित्रस्ताः (dineśāṁśuvitrastāḥ) - terrified by the sun's rays

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कौशिकाः (kauśikāḥ) - owls (owls, son of Kuśika)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'daityāḥ'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by radiance, by splendor, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, splendor, power, energy

दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - demons, sons of Diti

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - demon, son of Diti

वैष्णवेन (vaiṣṇavena) - by the divine power of Viṣṇu (by Viṣṇu-related, by Viṣṇu's)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vaiṣṇava

vaiṣṇava - relating to Viṣṇu, belonging to Viṣṇu, a devotee of Viṣṇu

Derived from Viṣṇu + aṇ pratyaya.

Note: Agrees with 'tejasā'.

अवधूलिताः (avadhūlitāḥ) - scattered, repelled, shaken off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avadhūlita

avadhūlita - scattered, repelled, shaken off

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ava-dhūl (to shake, scatter) + kta (passive past participle ending).

Prefix: ava

Root: dhūl (class 10)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, at a distance

(indeclinable)

Also used as a neuter noun or adjective. Here, acting as an adverb.

Note: Acts as an adverb.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense form.

Root: yā (class 2)

दिनेशांशुवित्रस्ताः (dineśāṁśuvitrastāḥ) - terrified by the sun's rays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dineśāṁśuvitrasta

dineśāṁśuvitrasta - terrified by the sun's rays

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dineśa+aṁśu+vitrasta)

• dineśa – sun, lord of the day
  noun (masculine)
  From dina (day) + īśa (lord).
• aṁśu – ray, beam
  noun (masculine)
• vitrasta – terrified, frightened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-tras (to fear, tremble) + kta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tras (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

कौशिकाः (kauśikāḥ) - owls (owls, son of Kuśika)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kauśika

kauśika - owl, son of Kuśika

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