योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-67

चेतोगजं कायकुकाननस्थं सुतीक्ष्णया धीकरजाग्रपङ्क्त्या ।
विदारयादीर्घविकारदन्तं क्रियाकरं राघव राजसिंह ॥ ६७ ॥

cetogajaṃ kāyakukānanasthaṃ sutīkṣṇayā dhīkarajāgrapaṅktyā ,
vidārayādīrghavikāradantaṃ kriyākaraṃ rāghava rājasiṃha 67

67. cetas gajam kāya ku kānana stham
su tīkṣṇayā dhī karaja agra
paṅktyā vidāraya a dīrgha vikāra
dantam kriyā karam rāghava rāja siṃha

67. rāghava rājasiṃha,
kāya ku kānana stham a dīrgha vikāra dantam kriyā karam cetas gajam su tīkṣṇayā dhī karaja agra paṅktyā vidāraya

67. O Rāghava, O lion among kings, tear apart the mind-elephant (cetogaja) — which resides in the crooked forest of the body, has short-lived teeth of vices, and is constantly engaged in actions — with the extremely sharp forefront row of claws of your intelligence.

67. רָאגְהָוָה, ארי בין מלכים! קרא לגזרים את פיל החשיבה השוכן ביער השפל של הגוף, באמצעות טפריה החדשים של התבונה, וגדע את חטיו המעוותים ואת חדק פעולותיו!

Words meanings summery:

• चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness

• गजम् (gajam) - elephant

• काय (kāya) - body

• कु (ku) - bad, evil, crooked, difficult

• कानन (kānana) - forest, grove

• स्थम् (stham) - situated, standing, residing

• सु (su) - very, excellent, well

• तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - by the sharp, keen

• धी (dhī) - intelligence, understanding, thought

• करज (karaja) - nail, claw

• अग्र (agra) - foremost, tip, front

• पङ्क्त्या (paṅktyā) - by the row, by the line

• विदारय (vidāraya) - tear apart, rend, split

• अ (a) - not, un-

• दीर्घ (dīrgha) - long, lasting

• विकार (vikāra) - change, transformation, vice, perversion

• दन्तम् (dantam) - tooth, tusk

• क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity

• करम् (karam) - doing, making, causing

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

• राज (rāja) - king

• सिंह (siṁha) - lion

Words meanings and morphology

चेतस् (cetas) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence

Note: Part of Karmadhāraya compound cetogajam (mind-elephant).

गजम् (gajam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Part of Karmadhāraya compound cetogajam (mind-elephant).

काय (kāya) - body

(noun)

masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, mass, collection

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound kāyakukānanatham (situated in the crooked forest of the body).

कु (ku) - bad, evil, crooked, difficult

(indeclinable)

Note: Prefix to kānana within the compound kāyakukānanatham.

कानन (kānana) - forest, grove

(noun)

neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound kāyakukānanatham (situated in the crooked forest of the body).

स्थम् (stham) - situated, standing, residing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of stha

stha - standing, staying, situated, residing

agent noun/suffix

Derived from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound kāyakukānanatham (situated in the crooked forest of the body).

सु (su) - very, excellent, well

(indeclinable)

Note: Prefix to tīkṣṇayā within the compound sutīkṣṇayā.

तीक्ष्णया (tīkṣṇayā) - by the sharp, keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, acute

Note: Agrees with paṅktyā. Part of Karmadhāraya compound sutīkṣṇayā (by the very sharp).

धी (dhī) - intelligence, understanding, thought

(noun)

feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intelligence, understanding, mind, thought, intellect

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound dhīkarajāgrapanktyā (by the forefront row of claws of intelligence).

करज (karaja) - nail, claw

(noun)

masculine, singular of karaja

karaja - nail, claw, talon

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound dhīkarajāgrapanktyā (by the forefront row of claws of intelligence).

अग्र (agra) - foremost, tip, front

(noun)

neuter, singular of agra

agra - front, tip, foremost, best

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound dhīkarajāgrapanktyā (by the forefront row of claws of intelligence).

पङ्क्त्या (paṅktyā) - by the row, by the line

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of paṅkti

paṅkti - row, line, series, rank

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound dhīkarajāgrapanktyā (by the forefront row of claws of intelligence).

विदारय (vidāraya) - tear apart, rend, split

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dār

causative

Causative stem of root dṛ (to burst, tear).

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 1)

अ (a) - not, un-

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation prefix for dīrgha within the compound adīrghavikāradantam.

दीर्घ (dīrgha) - long, lasting

(adjective)

masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, lengthy, lasting, extended

Note: Part of Bahuvrihi compound adīrghavikāradantam (having not-long-lasting teeth of vices).

विकार (vikāra) - change, transformation, vice, perversion

(noun)

masculine, singular of vikāra

vikāra - change, transformation, alteration, vice, passion, perversion

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of Bahuvrihi compound adīrghavikāradantam (having not-long-lasting teeth of vices).

दन्तम् (dantam) - tooth, tusk

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of danta

danta - tooth, tusk, ivory

Note: Part of Bahuvrihi compound adīrghavikāradantam (having not-long-lasting teeth of vices).

क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity

(noun)

feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, performance, rite

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound kriyākaram (action-doing, active).

करम् (karam) - doing, making, causing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tax; one who makes/does (suffix)

agent noun/suffix

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound kriyākaram (action-doing, active).

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

राज (rāja) - king

(noun)

masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Stem form used in compound rājasiṃha (lion among kings).

सिंह (siṁha) - lion

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion, hero, best among

Note: Part of Tatpurusha compound rājasiṃha (lion among kings).

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