योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-28

पादपीठे कृतेशानाः शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः ।
कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः किमास्थे मयि वल्गसि ॥ २८ ॥

pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ ,
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ kimāsthe mayi valgasi 28

28. pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ kim āsthe mayi valgasi

28. [he tvam] pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ,
śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ,
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ (santo),
mayi āsthe kim valgasi?

28. O you whose lords are reduced to footstools, who are mere play-balls for Viṣṇu, and who are seized by the Kāpālikas of time (death), why do you boast and prance in this mortal condition of mine?

28. אפילו אלה שהשתמשו בשליטים כהדום לרגליהם והיו כדורי משחק בידי וִישְׁנוּ, נבלעו על ידי הזמן האוכל-כל. תקווה מדומה, מדוע את מקפצת בקרבי?

Words meanings summery:

• पादपीठे (pādapīṭhe) - as a footstool (metaphorically, for subjugation) (on a footstool, in a footrest)

• कृतेशानाः (kṛteśānāḥ) - whose lords have been made (subordinate/footstools) (whose lords are made (subordinate); those who have made lords)

• शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः (śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ) - like play-balls tossed by Viṣṇu (indicating insignificance and helplessness) (play-balls for Viṣṇu (the holder of the Śārṅga bow))

• कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः (kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ) - devoured or afflicted by the forces of time and death (seized by the Kāpālikas of time/death)

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

• आस्थे (āsthe) - in this condition, in this mortal existence (referring to the body/self) (in a state, in existence, in a place; in confidence)

• मयि (mayi) - in me (the Self/Consciousness, as opposed to the mortal form) (in me)

• वल्गसि (valgasi) - you boast (about worldly things, despite their impermanence) (you jump, you boast, you prance)

Words meanings and morphology

पादपीठे (pādapīṭhe) - as a footstool (metaphorically, for subjugation) (on a footstool, in a footrest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pādapīṭha

pādapīṭha - footstool, footrest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+pīṭha)

• pāda – foot, ray, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, chair
  noun (neuter)

कृतेशानाः (kṛteśānāḥ) - whose lords have been made (subordinate/footstools) (whose lords are made (subordinate); those who have made lords)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛteśāna

kṛteśāna - one whose lord is made (subordinate); one who has made a lord

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+īśāna)

• kṛta – made, done, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ- (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• īśāna – lord, master, ruler, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः (śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ) - like play-balls tossed by Viṣṇu (indicating insignificance and helplessness) (play-balls for Viṣṇu (the holder of the Śārṅga bow))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śārṅgikrīḍanakanduka

śārṅgikrīḍanakanduka - play-ball for Śārṅgin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śārṅgin+krīḍana+kanduka)

• śārṅgin – holder of the Śārṅga bow (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from śārṅga (bow) + -in (possessive suffix)
• krīḍana – playing, sport, play
  noun (neuter)
  from root krīḍ- (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• kanduka – ball (for playing)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः (kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ) - devoured or afflicted by the forces of time and death (seized by the Kāpālikas of time/death)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālakāpālikāgrasta

kālakāpālikāgrasta - seized by Kālakāpālikas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+kāpālika+grasta)

• kāla – time, death, black
  noun (masculine)
• kāpālika – a member of the Kāpālika sect (ascetics using skull-bowls)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from kapāla (skull)
• grasta – seized, devoured, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gras- (to swallow, seize)
  Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

आस्थे (āsthe) - in this condition, in this mortal existence (referring to the body/self) (in a state, in existence, in a place; in confidence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āstha

āstha - state, condition, presence, place

from root ās- (to sit, be, exist) + suffix -tha

Root: ās (class 2)

मयि (mayi) - in me (the Self/Consciousness, as opposed to the mortal form) (in me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

वल्गसि (valgasi) - you boast (about worldly things, despite their impermanence) (you jump, you boast, you prance)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of valg

Present Active

from root valg- (to jump, boast)

Root: valg (class 1)

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