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6,18

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-25

उत्सवं परमं चक्रुः परमार्थप्रकाशकम् ।
वामस्रोतोगता एतास्तुम्बुरुं रुद्रमाश्रिताः ॥ २५ ॥
utsavaṃ paramaṃ cakruḥ paramārthaprakāśakam ,
vāmasrotogatā etāstumburuṃ rudramāśritāḥ 25
25. utsavaṃ paramaṃ cakruḥ paramārthaprakāśakam
vāmasrotogatāḥ etāḥ tumburuṃ rudraṃ āśritāḥ
25. vāmasrotogatāḥ tumburuṃ rudraṃ āśritāḥ etāḥ
paramam paramārthaprakāśakam utsavaṃ cakruḥ
25. These Mothers (mātaraḥ), having taken refuge in Rudra Tumburu and following the left-hand path (vāmasrotas), performed a supreme festival that illuminated the ultimate reality.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • उत्सवं (utsavaṁ) - a festival, a celebration (festival, celebration, joyous occasion)
  • परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
  • चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)
  • परमार्थप्रकाशकम् (paramārthaprakāśakam) - illuminating the ultimate reality (illuminating the highest truth, revealing the ultimate reality)
  • वामस्रोतोगताः (vāmasrotogatāḥ) - following the left-hand path (vāmasrotas) (resorting to the left-hand path, following the left current/stream)
  • एताः (etāḥ) - these (Mothers) (these, these ones)
  • तुम्बुरुं (tumburuṁ) - Tumburu (Tumburu (a specific Gandharva or form of Rudra))
  • रुद्रं (rudraṁ) - Rudra (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))
  • आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, approached)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्सवं (utsavaṁ) - a festival, a celebration (festival, celebration, joyous occasion)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of utsava
utsava - festival, celebration, joyous occasion
Prefix: ut
Root: su (class 5)
Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.
परमं (paramaṁ) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
Superlative form of para
Note: Adjective modifying 'utsavaṃ'.
चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ
Perfect tense, 3rd plural
Root kṛ, perfect tense
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Main verb of the first part of the sentence.
परमार्थप्रकाशकम् (paramārthaprakāśakam) - illuminating the ultimate reality (illuminating the highest truth, revealing the ultimate reality)
(compound adjective)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (paramārtha+prakāśaka)
  • paramārtha – highest truth, ultimate reality, supreme goal
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of parama (supreme) + artha (meaning, purpose, reality)
  • prakāśaka – illuminator, revealer, one who makes clear
    noun/agent adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra- and suffix -aka
    Prefix: pra
    Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'utsavaṃ'.
वामस्रोतोगताः (vāmasrotogatāḥ) - following the left-hand path (vāmasrotas) (resorting to the left-hand path, following the left current/stream)
(compound adjective)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāma+srotas+gata)
  • vāma – left, reverse, adverse, beautiful
    adjective (masculine)
  • srotas – stream, current, path
    noun (neuter)
    Root: sru (class 1)
  • gata – gone, resorted to, followed
    participle adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -kta
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'etāḥ' (and implicitly, 'mātaraḥ').
एताः (etāḥ) - these (Mothers) (these, these ones)
(demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Subject of the sentence (implied).
तुम्बुरुं (tumburuṁ) - Tumburu (Tumburu (a specific Gandharva or form of Rudra))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tumburu
tumburu - Tumburu (a divine musician, also associated with Rudra/Bhairava in Tantric contexts)
Note: Object of 'āśritāḥ'.
रुद्रं (rudraṁ) - Rudra (Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rudra
rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity of wind, storm, hunt, and later identified with Śiva)
Root: rud (class 2)
Note: In apposition to 'Tumburuṃ', indicating Tumburu as Rudra, or a form of Rudra. Object of 'āśritāḥ'.
आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, approached)
(participle adjective)
Note: Agrees with 'etāḥ' (and 'mātaraḥ').