योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-126, verse-77

को नाम सुभटस्तावत्संपत्समरभूमिषु ।
श्रीराम उवाच ।
कासौ प्रमत्ता करिणी काश्च ता रणभूमयः ॥ ७७ ॥

ko nāma subhaṭastāvatsaṃpatsamarabhūmiṣu ,
śrīrāma uvāca ,
kāsau pramattā kariṇī kāśca tā raṇabhūmayaḥ 77

77. kaḥ nāma subhaṭaḥ tāvat sampatsamarabhūmiṣu śrīrāmaḥ
uvāca kā asau pramattā kariṇī kāḥ ca tāḥ raṇabhūmayaḥ

77. tāvat nāma kaḥ subhaṭaḥ sampatsamarabhūmiṣu śrīrāmaḥ
uvāca asau pramattā kariṇī kā ca tāḥ raṇabhūmayaḥ kāḥ

77. Who indeed is such a hero in the battlegrounds of spiritual attainment? Śrī Rāma said: What is that intoxicated female elephant, and what are those battlefields?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what kind of (interrogative particle for emphasis)

• सुभटः (subhaṭaḥ) - a great warrior, a hero

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, then, just so

• सम्पत्समरभूमिषु (sampatsamarabhūmiṣu) - in the battlefields of attainment/success, in the battlegrounds of prosperity

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• का (kā) - what, who (feminine)

• असौ (asau) - she, that (feminine)

• प्रमत्ता (pramattā) - intoxicated, careless, heedless, maddened

• करिणी (kariṇī) - The female elephant (allegory for the mind). (female elephant)

• काः (kāḥ) - what, who (feminine plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)

• रणभूमयः (raṇabhūmayaḥ) - battlefields, war-zones

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what kind of (interrogative particle for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

सुभटः (subhaṭaḥ) - a great warrior, a hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subhaṭa

subhaṭa - great warrior, hero, excellent soldier

From su (good) + bhaṭa (soldier).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhaṭa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior, hero
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied verb asti.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, then, just so

(indeclinable)

Correlative to yāvat.

सम्पत्समरभूमिषु (sampatsamarabhūmiṣu) - in the battlefields of attainment/success, in the battlegrounds of prosperity

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sampatsamarabhūmi

sampatsamarabhūmi - battleground of prosperity, field of battle for success/attainment

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sampat+samara+bhūmi)

• sampad – prosperity, success, attainment, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  From root pad with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)
• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From sam + root ṛ (to go).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, place, field
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as the location for the hero.

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

Compound of śrī (auspicious, glorious) and rāma (name).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

का (kā) - what, who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative for kariṇī.

असौ (asau) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that (remote), this (near speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kariṇī.

प्रमत्ता (pramattā) - intoxicated, careless, heedless, maddened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - intoxicated, careless, heedless, mad, proud

Past Passive Participle

From root mad with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Modifies kariṇī.

करिणी (kariṇī) - The female elephant (allegory for the mind). (female elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kariṇī

kariṇī - female elephant

Feminine form of karin (having a trunk).

Note: Subject of Rāma's first question.

काः (kāḥ) - what, who (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative for raṇabhūmayaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to raṇabhūmayaḥ.

रणभूमयः (raṇabhūmayaḥ) - battlefields, war-zones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of raṇabhūmi

raṇabhūmi - battlefield, arena of war

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+bhūmi)

• raṇa – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root raṇ (to sound).
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, place, field
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of Rāma's second question.