योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-109, verse-61
विदेहतां प्रयास्यामः प्रभो कालेन केनचित् ।
शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
वयमाद्यन्तमध्येषु कीदृशास्तरले वद ॥ ६१ ॥
शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
वयमाद्यन्तमध्येषु कीदृशास्तरले वद ॥ ६१ ॥
videhatāṃ prayāsyāmaḥ prabho kālena kenacit ,
śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
vayamādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāstarale vada 61
śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
vayamādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāstarale vada 61
61.
videhatām prayāsyāmaḥ prabho kālena kenacit | śikhidhvajaḥ
uvāca | vayam ādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāḥ tarale vada || 61 ||
uvāca | vayam ādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāḥ tarale vada || 61 ||
61.
prabho,
vayam kenacit kālena videhatām prayāsyāmaḥ śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca tarale,
vayam ādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāḥ vada
vayam kenacit kālena videhatām prayāsyāmaḥ śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca tarale,
vayam ādyantamadhyeṣu kīdṛśāḥ vada
61.
O Master, we shall attain the state of bodilessness (videhatā) after some time. Śikhidhvaja said: 'O restless one (Taralā), tell me, what kind of beings are we in the beginning, middle, and end?'
Words meanings summery:
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- विदेहताम् (videhatām) - to the state of being bodiless, to liberation
- प्रयास्यामः (prayāsyāmaḥ) - we shall go, we shall attain
- प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master
- कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time
- केनचित् (kenacit) - by some, by a certain
- शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper name)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- वयम् (vayam) - we
- आद्यन्तमध्येषु (ādyantamadhyeṣu) - in the beginning, middle, and end
- कीदृशाः (kīdṛśāḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how
- तरले (tarale) - O Cūḍālā (Śikhidhvaja's wife, a yoginī, often called 'restless' or 'fickle' in a spiritual context) (O restless one, O fickle one, O Cūḍālā (as an epithet))
- वद (vada) - tell, speak
Words meanings and morphology
विदेहताम् (videhatām) - to the state of being bodiless, to liberation
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of videhatā
videhatā - the state of being bodiless, incorporeality; freedom from bodily limitations, liberation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (videha+tā)
- videha – bodiless, incorporeal; the country of Videha
adjective (masculine) - tā – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
indeclinable (feminine)
Feminine suffix forming abstract nouns
प्रयास्यामः (prayāsyāmaḥ) - we shall go, we shall attain
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prayā
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - master, lord, ruler; mighty, powerful
कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season; death, fate; a dark-blue color
केनचित् (kenacit) - by some, by a certain
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, a certain, some
शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja
śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (proper name, 'having a fiery banner' or 'peacock-bannered')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhi+dhvaja)
- śikhi – peacock; fire, flame
noun (masculine) - dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
noun (masculine)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
वयम् (vayam) - we
(pronoun)
Nominative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
आद्यन्तमध्येषु (ādyantamadhyeṣu) - in the beginning, middle, and end
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of ādyantamadhya
ādyantamadhya - beginning, middle, and end; throughout (time, space, etc.)
Compound type : dvandva (ādi+anta+madhya)
- ādi – beginning, first; etc.
noun (masculine) - anta – end, limit, boundary; death
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center; moderate; neutral
noun (neuter)
कीदृशाः (kīdṛśāḥ) - of what kind, what sort, how
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kīdṛśa
kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort, how; like what
तरले (tarale) - O Cūḍālā (Śikhidhvaja's wife, a yoginī, often called 'restless' or 'fickle' in a spiritual context) (O restless one, O fickle one, O Cūḍālā (as an epithet))
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of taralā
taralā - restless, unsteady, fickle; a pearl suspended from the neck; a name of Cūḍālā
वद (vada) - tell, speak
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)