योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-75, verse-7

वासवाजौ तनुत्यागी वृत्रो विततमानसः ।
अन्तःशान्तमना मानी चकार सुरसंगरम् ॥ ७ ॥

vāsavājau tanutyāgī vṛtro vitatamānasaḥ ,
antaḥśāntamanā mānī cakāra surasaṃgaram 7

7. vāsavājau tanutyāgī vṛtraḥ vitatamānasaḥ
antaḥśāntamanā mānī cakāra surasaṅgaram

7. vṛtraḥ vāsavājau tanutyāgī vitatamānasaḥ
antaḥśāntamanā mānī surasaṅgaram cakāra

7. Vṛtra, who sacrificed his body in the battle with Indra, possessed a vast and inwardly peaceful mind. With great honor, he engaged in battle with the gods.

7. וְרִתְרַה, שהקריב את גופו בקרב נגד אִינְדְרַה (מלך האלים), ניהל את המלחמה באלים כשרוחו גאה, רחבה ושלווה מבפנים.

Words meanings summery:

• वासवाजौ (vāsavājau) - in the battle of Indra

• तनुत्यागी (tanutyāgī) - one who is willing to sacrifice their body in battle (one who abandons the body; body-sacrificing)

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)

• विततमानसः (vitatamānasaḥ) - whose mind is serene and detached (whose mind is expanded/vast)

• अन्तःशान्तमना (antaḥśāntamanā) - whose mind is internally peaceful

• मानी (mānī) - proud, honorable, self-respecting

• चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

• सुरसङ्गरम् (surasaṅgaram) - battle with the gods

Words meanings and morphology

वासवाजौ (vāsavājau) - in the battle of Indra

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāsavāja

vāsavāja - Indra's battle

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vāsava+āja)

• vāsava – Indra, a son of Vasu
  proper noun (masculine)
• āja – battle, fight, conflict
  noun (masculine)

तनुत्यागी (tanutyāgī) - one who is willing to sacrifice their body in battle (one who abandons the body; body-sacrificing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanutyāgin

tanutyāgin - one who gives up the body, sacrificing the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tanu+tyāgin)

• tanu – body, person, self
  noun (feminine)
• tyāgin – one who abandons, renounces, gives up
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from verb tyaj
  From root tyaj (to abandon) + -in(i) pratyaya
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (a Vedic demon, personification of drought, slain by Indra)

विततमानसः (vitatamānasaḥ) - whose mind is serene and detached (whose mind is expanded/vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitatamānasa

vitatamānasa - having an expanded or vast mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+mānasa)

• vitata – expanded, spread out, vast
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tan (to stretch) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• mānasa – mind, mental
  noun (neuter)

अन्तःशान्तमना (antaḥśāntamanā) - whose mind is internally peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥśāntamanas

antaḥśāntamanas - having an internally peaceful mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+śānta+manas)

• antar – within, internally, inside
  indeclinable
• śānta – peaceful, calm, tranquil
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

मानी (mānī) - proud, honorable, self-respecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānin

mānin - proud, honorable, one who respects oneself; conceited

From root man (to think) + -in(i) pratyaya

Root: man (class 4)

चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect form of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुरसङ्गरम् (surasaṅgaram) - battle with the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of surasaṅgara

surasaṅgara - battle with gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+saṅgara)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgara – battle, encounter, conflict
  noun (masculine)

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