योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-30

कथमस्योपकारस्य करिष्ये ते प्रतिक्रियाः ।
मन्ये कुलाङ्गनां लोके लोके सर्वास्त्वयाधुना ॥ ३० ॥

kathamasyopakārasya kariṣye te pratikriyāḥ ,
manye kulāṅganāṃ loke loke sarvāstvayādhunā 30

30. katham asya upakārasya kariṣye te pratikriyāḥ |
manye kulāṅganām loke loke sarvāḥ tvayā adhunā ||

30. asya upakārasya te pratikriyāḥ katham kariṣye? kulāṅganām,
manye loke loke adhunā tvayā sarvāḥ.

30. How shall I make a return (pratikriyāḥ) to you (te) for this favor (asya upakārasya)? O virtuous wife (kulāṅganām), I consider that in every world (loke loke), all (sarvāḥ, other women) are now surpassed by you (tvayā adhunā).

30. כיצד אוכל לגמול לך על חסד כזה? אני מאמין שכעת, בזכותך, כל הנשים האצילות בעולם

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

• उपकारस्य (upakārasya) - of the favor, of the benefit

• करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I shall do, I shall make

• ते (te) - to you

• प्रतिक्रियाः (pratikriyāḥ) - counter-actions, reciprocations, returns, remedies

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• कुलाङ्गनाम् (kulāṅganām) - O virtuous wife (addressing the wife) (O virtuous wife!)

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all other women (all (feminine plural))

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

उपकारस्य (upakārasya) - of the favor, of the benefit

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upakāra

upakāra - help, favor, benefit, service

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I shall do, I shall make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

प्रतिक्रियाः (pratikriyāḥ) - counter-actions, reciprocations, returns, remedies

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pratikriyā

pratikriyā - return, requital, counter-action

Prefix: prati

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

कुलाङ्गनाम् (kulāṅganām) - O virtuous wife (addressing the wife) (O virtuous wife!)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kulāṅganā

kulāṅganā - a woman of good family, chaste wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+aṅganā)

• kula – family, lineage, noble family
  noun (neuter)
• aṅganā – woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as vocative in this context.

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Repetition for emphasis: 'in every world' or 'in world after world'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all other women (all (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

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