योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-126, verse-76
तदेतासु समग्रासु भूमिकासु नरो जयी ।
करिणी मदमत्ता सा यावन्न विजितौजसा ॥ ७६ ॥
करिणी मदमत्ता सा यावन्न विजितौजसा ॥ ७६ ॥
tadetāsu samagrāsu bhūmikāsu naro jayī ,
kariṇī madamattā sā yāvanna vijitaujasā 76
kariṇī madamattā sā yāvanna vijitaujasā 76
76.
tad etāsu samagrāsu bhūmikāsu naraḥ jayī
kariṇī madamattā sā yāvat na vijitaojasā
kariṇī madamattā sā yāvat na vijitaojasā
76.
tad etāsu samagrāsu bhūmikāsu naraḥ jayī
sā madamattā kariṇī yāvat na vijitaojasā
sā madamattā kariṇī yāvat na vijitaojasā
76.
Therefore, a person (who strives for) victory in all these (spiritual) stages, (will find that) that female elephant (the mind), intoxicated by passion, is not (truly overcome) until her strength is completely subdued.
Words meanings summery:
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- तद् (tad) - therefore, then, that
- एतासु (etāsu) - in these
- समग्रासु (samagrāsu) - in all, in complete, in entire
- भूमिकासु (bhūmikāsu) - in these (spiritual) stages or levels of consciousness. (in stages, in states, in levels)
- नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
- जयी (jayī) - victorious, conqueror, triumphant
- करिणी (kariṇī) - The female elephant, symbolizing the restless and deluded mind. (female elephant)
- मदमत्ता (madamattā) - intoxicated by passion, frenzied
- सा (sā) - she, that (female)
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as
- न (na) - not, no
- विजितओजसा (vijitaojasā) - (the female elephant) whose strength has been completely subdued (whose strength is conquered, whose vigor is overcome)
Words meanings and morphology
तद् (tad) - therefore, then, that
(indeclinable)
एतासु (etāsu) - in these
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
etas is an older or alternative stem for idam in some cases.
समग्रासु (samagrāsu) - in all, in complete, in entire
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, plural of samagra
samagra - entire, complete, all, whole
From sam + agra (foremost).
भूमिकासु (bhūmikāsu) - in these (spiritual) stages or levels of consciousness. (in stages, in states, in levels)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of bhūmikā
bhūmikā - ground, stage, state, role, level
From bhūmi (earth, ground).
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Note: Subject of jayī.
जयी (jayī) - victorious, conqueror, triumphant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jayin
jayin - victorious, conquering, conqueror
Agent noun
From root ji (to conquer) with suffix -in.
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Acts as predicate.
करिणी (kariṇī) - The female elephant, symbolizing the restless and deluded mind. (female elephant)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kariṇī
kariṇī - female elephant
Feminine form of karin (having a trunk).
Note: Subject of the implied verb in the second clause.
मदमत्ता (madamattā) - intoxicated by passion, frenzied
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of madamatta
madamatta - intoxicated by passion/rut, maddened
Past Passive Participle
Formed from mada and root mad (to be intoxicated) with suffix -ta.
Compound type : tatpurusha (mada+matta)
- mada – intoxication, passion, pride, rut
noun (masculine)
From root mad.
Root: mad (class 4) - matta – intoxicated, maddened, wild, delighted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root mad with suffix -ta.
Root: mad (class 4)
सा (sā) - she, that (female)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as
(indeclinable)
Correlative to tāvat.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विजितओजसा (vijitaojasā) - (the female elephant) whose strength has been completely subdued (whose strength is conquered, whose vigor is overcome)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vijitaojas
vijitaojas - whose strength/vigor is conquered/overcome
Bahuvrihi compound: vijita (conquered) + ojas (strength).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vijita+ojas)
- vijita – conquered, overcome, defeated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root ji with vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1) - ojas – vigor, strength, power, energy
noun (neuter)
Note: Acts as predicate adjective to kariṇī.