योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-5

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवमस्य कथं ब्रह्मन्मायाचक्रस्य रोधनम् ।
कुर्युः प्रवहतो वेगात्सर्वाङ्गच्छेदकारिणः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evamasya kathaṃ brahmanmāyācakrasya rodhanam ,
kuryuḥ pravahato vegātsarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ 5

5. śrīrāma uvāca evam asya katham brahman māyācakrasya
rodhanam kuryuḥ pravahataḥ vegāt sarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ

5. śrīrāma uvāca brahman evam asya pravahataḥ vegāt
sarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ māyācakrasya rodhanam katham kuryuḥ

5. Shri Rama said: O Brahmin, how can this wheel of illusion (māyā) be stopped, especially since it flows with such speed and causes the mutilation of all limbs?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, the speaker of the verse (Shri Rama)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, how)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to the wheel of māyā) (of this, for this)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahmin, O Brahman)

• मायाचक्रस्य (māyācakrasya) - of the wheel of illusion

• रोधनम् (rodhanam) - stopping, obstruction, hindrance

• कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they should do, one should do

• प्रवहतः (pravahataḥ) - of that which flows (referring to the māyācakra) (of the flowing, of that which flows)

• वेगात् (vegāt) - from speed, with speed, quickly

• सर्वाङ्गच्छेदकारिणः (sarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ) - of that which causes the mutilation of all limbs (referring to the māyācakra) (of that which causes the cutting of all limbs)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rama, the speaker of the verse (Shri Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Rama, the revered one; Lord Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspiciousness, prosperity, beauty, reverence
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama, pleasure, charming
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

root 'vac', perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, how)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to the wheel of māyā) (of this, for this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Can also be neuter singular genitive, agreeing with māyācakrasya

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahmin, O Brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a brahmin, priest; the Absolute (brahman); the creator god Brahmā

मायाचक्रस्य (māyācakrasya) - of the wheel of illusion

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of māyācakra

māyācakra - wheel of illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+cakra)

• māyā – illusion, magical power, deceptive appearance, cosmic power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
  noun (neuter)

रोधनम् (rodhanam) - stopping, obstruction, hindrance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rodhana

rodhana - stopping, obstructing, hindrance, confinement

action noun

Derived from root rudh with suffix -ana

Root: rudh (class 7)

कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - they should do, one should do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

optative active

root 'kṛ', optative mood, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रवहतः (pravahataḥ) - of that which flows (referring to the māyācakra) (of the flowing, of that which flows)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pravahat

pravahat - flowing forth, rushing, current

present active participle

derived from root 'vah' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

वेगात् (vegāt) - from speed, with speed, quickly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse

Root: vij (class 6)

सर्वाङ्गच्छेदकारिणः (sarvāṅgacchedakāriṇaḥ) - of that which causes the mutilation of all limbs (referring to the māyācakra) (of that which causes the cutting of all limbs)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarvāṅgacchedakārin

sarvāṅgacchedakārin - causing the cutting or mutilation of all limbs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+aṅga+cheda+kārin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, constituent
  noun (neuter)
• cheda – cutting, division, severing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• kārin – doing, making, causing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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