योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-23

अहं कुम्भश्च तन्वङ्गि वीतरागाविहेतरा ।
दुर्वासःशापजा बाला त्वं यदिच्छसि तत्कुरु ॥ २३ ॥

ahaṃ kumbhaśca tanvaṅgi vītarāgāvihetarā ,
durvāsaḥśāpajā bālā tvaṃ yadicchasi tatkuru 23

23. aham kumbhaḥ ca tanvaṅgi vītarāgau iha itarau |
durvāsaḥ śāpajā bālā tvam yat icchasi tat kuru ||

23. tanvaṅgi aham kumbhaḥ ca iha vītarāgau itarau
tvam durvāsaḥ śāpajā bālā yat icchasi tat kuru

23. O slender-limbed one, I and Kumbha are here, free from passion (vītarāga); we are different (from such concerns). You, young woman, born from Durvasa's curse, do whatever you wish.

23. יפהפייה, אני וכּוּמְבְּהָה חופשיים מתשוקות, ואילו את נערה שנולדה מקללתו של דּוּרְוָאסַאס. עשי ככל העולה על רוחך.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (proper noun, likely a person) (Kumbha (proper noun), pot, elephant's frontal globe)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-limbed one (O slender-limbed one, O beautiful woman)

• वीतरागौ (vītarāgau) - free from passion (free from passion, dispassionate, detached)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• इतरौ (itarau) - we two are different (from your concerns) (the other two, different)

• दुर्वासः (durvāsaḥ) - Durvasa's (the sage's) (Durvasa's (proper noun, in genitive))

• शापजा (śāpajā) - born from Durvasa's curse (born from a curse)

• बाला (bālā) - young woman (young woman, girl, innocent woman)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

• तत् (tat) - that

• कुरु (kuru) - do (it) (do, make)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Refers to the speaker, here masculine.

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - Kumbha (proper noun, likely a person) (Kumbha (proper noun), pot, elephant's frontal globe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - Kumbha (proper name), pot, pitcher, frontal globe of an elephant's head

Note: Refers to a male companion of the speaker.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-limbed one (O slender-limbed one, O beautiful woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī

tanvaṅgī - slender-limbed woman, woman with a delicate body, beautiful woman

Compound: tanu (slender) + aṅga (limb). Feminine form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanu+aṅga)

• tanu – slender, thin, delicate, body
  adjective (feminine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Vocative of tanvaṅgī.

वीतरागौ (vītarāgau) - free from passion (free from passion, dispassionate, detached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vītarāga

vītarāga - free from passion, dispassionate, detached

Compound: vīta (gone, passed) + rāga (passion, attachment)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga)

• vīta – gone, passed, departed
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √i (to go) with vi- prefix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – passion, attachment, affection, color
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' and 'kumbhaḥ'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

इतरौ (itarau) - we two are different (from your concerns) (the other two, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of itara

itara - other, different, remaining

Note: Grammatically interpreted as 'itarau' (masculine dual nominative) to agree with 'aham' and 'kumbhaḥ' and 'vītarāgau'. The given Devanagari 'इहेतरा' implies 'itarā' (feminine dual nominative), which is considered a variant reading or an error in some editions, as it would lead to a grammatical inconsistency here.

दुर्वासः (durvāsaḥ) - Durvasa's (the sage's) (Durvasa's (proper noun, in genitive))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durvāsa

durvāsa - Durvasa (name of a sage)

Note: Genitive singular of Durvāsa.

शापजा (śāpajā) - born from Durvasa's curse (born from a curse)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāpaja

śāpaja - born from a curse, curse-born

Compound: śāpa (curse) + ja (born). Feminine form.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāpa+ja)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from, descendant of
  adjective (feminine)
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bālā' and 'tvam'.

बाला (bālā) - young woman (young woman, girl, innocent woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young woman, girl, maiden, innocent woman

Feminine of bāla

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - what, which, whatever

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - do (it) (do, make)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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