योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-2

तद्वशादियमायाता महती मेदुरोदरा ।
माया मदमहाशक्तिः सुरास्वादलवादिव ॥ २ ॥

tadvaśādiyamāyātā mahatī medurodarā ,
māyā madamahāśaktiḥ surāsvādalavādiva 2

2. tat-vaśāt iyam āyātā mahatī medura-udarā
māyā mada-mahā-śaktiḥ surā-āsvāda-lavāt iva

2. tat-vaśāt iyam mahatī medura-udarā māyā
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).

2. כתוצאה מכך הופיעה מָאיָה (האשליה הקוסמית) הגדולה והעבה הזו, בעלת עוצמה אדירה של סחרור, כמו התבשמות העולה מטעימה קלה של משקה משכר.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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