योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-74, verse-2
तद्वशादियमायाता महती मेदुरोदरा ।
माया मदमहाशक्तिः सुरास्वादलवादिव ॥ २ ॥
माया मदमहाशक्तिः सुरास्वादलवादिव ॥ २ ॥
tadvaśādiyamāyātā mahatī medurodarā ,
māyā madamahāśaktiḥ surāsvādalavādiva 2
māyā madamahāśaktiḥ surāsvādalavādiva 2
2.
tat-vaśāt iyam āyātā mahatī medura-udarā
māyā mada-mahā-śaktiḥ surā-āsvāda-lavāt iva
māyā mada-mahā-śaktiḥ surā-āsvāda-lavāt iva
2.
tat-vaśāt iyam mahatī medura-udarā māyā
mada-mahā-śaktiḥ surā-āsvāda-lavāt iva āyātā
mada-mahā-śaktiḥ surā-āsvāda-lavāt iva āyātā
2.
From that (causal principle, the Self's playful overlooking), this great `māyā` has come forth, vast and all-encompassing. It is `māyā`, the supreme power (śakti) of delusion (mada), appearing as if from just a tiny drop (lava) of the taste (āsvāda) of wine (surā).
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्-वशात् (tat-vaśāt) - from that control, due to that power, owing to that
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
- आयाता (āyātā) - has come, appeared, arrived
- महती (mahatī) - great, large, important
- मेदुर-उदरा (medura-udarā) - having a vast interior, expansive, thick-bellied
- माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic
- मद-महा-शक्तिः (mada-mahā-śaktiḥ) - great power of intoxication, supreme power of delusion
- सुरा-आस्वाद-लवात् (surā-āsvāda-lavāt) - from a drop of tasting wine
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
तत्-वशात् (tat-vaśāt) - from that control, due to that power, owing to that
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tat-vaśa
tat-vaśa - control over that, dependence on that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vaśa)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - vaśa – control, power, will, dominion
noun (masculine)
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, here
आयाता (āyātā) - has come, appeared, arrived
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āyāta
āyāta - come, arrived, obtained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix ā (towards, unto).
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
महती (mahatī) - great, large, important
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, mighty
मेदुर-उदरा (medura-udarā) - having a vast interior, expansive, thick-bellied
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of medura-udarā
medura-udara - having a thick belly, having a vast interior (implying containing much)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (medura+udara)
- medura – fat, thick, rich, oily, soft
adjective - udara – belly, abdomen, interior, inside, cavity
noun (neuter)
माया (māyā) - illusion, cosmic illusion, deceptive power, magic
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, artifice, deceptive power, cosmic illusion
मद-महा-शक्तिः (mada-mahā-śaktiḥ) - great power of intoxication, supreme power of delusion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mada-mahā-śakti
mada-mahā-śakti - great power of intoxication/delusion
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+mahā+śakti)
- mada – intoxication, passion, pride, delusion, exhilaration
noun (masculine) - mahā – great, large, powerful
adjective - śakti – power, energy, force, capability, divine feminine power
noun (feminine)
सुरा-आस्वाद-लवात् (surā-āsvāda-lavāt) - from a drop of tasting wine
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of surā-āsvāda-lava
surā-āsvāda-lava - a drop from the taste of wine
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (surā+āsvāda+lava)
- surā – wine, liquor, intoxicating drink
noun (feminine) - āsvāda – taste, flavor, tasting
noun (masculine)
Derived from root svad (to taste) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: svad (class 1) - lava – a drop, a small part, a particle
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)