योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-18

बाणार्थमष्टौ संग्रामाञ्ज्वरप्रमथमन्त्रकान् ।
विक्षोभितसुरानीकान्त्स्मरामि हरिशर्वयोः ॥ १८ ॥

bāṇārthamaṣṭau saṃgrāmāñjvarapramathamantrakān ,
vikṣobhitasurānīkāntsmarāmi hariśarvayoḥ 18

18. bāṇārtham aṣṭau saṅgrāmān jvarapramathamantrakān
vikṣobhitasurānīkān smarāmi hariśarvayoḥ

18. aham (implied) hariśarvayoḥ bāṇārtham jvarapramathamantrakān
vikṣobhitasurānīkān aṣṭau saṅgrāmān smarāmi

18. I remember eight battles between Hari (Vishnu) and Sharva (Shiva) for the sake of Bāṇa, battles which involved the fever-demon and Pramathas and spells, and which agitated the armies of the gods.

18. אני נזכר בשמונה קרבות בין הַרִי לשַׁרְוַוה (שִׁיוָוה) למען בָּאנַה, שבהם נסערו צבאות האלים ושימשו בהם לחשים ומחלות.

Words meanings summery:

• बाणार्थम् (bāṇārtham) - for the sake of the demon king Bāṇa (for Bāṇa, for the sake of Bāṇa)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• सङ्ग्रामान् (saṅgrāmān) - battles, wars

• ज्वरप्रमथमन्त्रकान् (jvarapramathamantrakān) - battles characterized by the fever-demon, Shiva's Pramatha attendants, and magical spells (those involving fever-demons, Pramathas, and spells)

• विक्षोभितसुरानीकान् (vikṣobhitasurānīkān) - battles in which the armies of the gods were disturbed and thrown into disarray (those whose armies of gods were agitated)

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember

• हरिशर्वयोः (hariśarvayoḥ) - of the gods Vishnu and Shiva (of Hari (Vishnu) and Sharva (Shiva))

Words meanings and morphology

बाणार्थम् (bāṇārtham) - for the sake of the demon king Bāṇa (for Bāṇa, for the sake of Bāṇa)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+artha)

• bāṇa – Bāṇa (a demon king), arrow
  proper noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Functions adjectivally.

सङ्ग्रामान् (saṅgrāmān) - battles, wars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, encounter

Derived from root gram with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

Note: Direct object of 'smarāmi'.

ज्वरप्रमथमन्त्रकान् (jvarapramathamantrakān) - battles characterized by the fever-demon, Shiva's Pramatha attendants, and magical spells (those involving fever-demons, Pramathas, and spells)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jvarapramathamantraka

jvarapramathamantraka - relating to fever-demons, Pramathas, and spells

Compound type : dvandva (jvara+pramatha+mantraka)

• jvara – fever, fever-demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jvar (class 1)
• pramatha – Shiva's goblin/attendant
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-math (to churn, disturb).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: math (class 1)
• mantraka – spell, charm, incantation
  noun (masculine)
  From mantra + ka suffix.
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Compound adjective describing the 'saṅgrāmān'.

विक्षोभितसुरानीकान् (vikṣobhitasurānīkān) - battles in which the armies of the gods were disturbed and thrown into disarray (those whose armies of gods were agitated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vikṣobhitasurānīka

vikṣobhitasurānīka - one whose divine armies are agitated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṣobhita+sura+anīka)

• vikṣobhita – agitated, disturbed, shaken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣubh with prefix vi, past passive participle.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, troop
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound adjective describing the 'saṅgrāmān'.

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smar

present active

1st person singular, present indicative, active voice.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

हरिशर्वयोः (hariśarvayoḥ) - of the gods Vishnu and Shiva (of Hari (Vishnu) and Sharva (Shiva))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of hariśarva

hariśarva - Hari and Sharva

Compound type : dvandva (hari+śarva)

• hari – Hari (epithet of Vishnu), lion, horse, sun
  proper noun (masculine)
• śarva – Sharva (epithet of Shiva), destroyer, archer
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root śarv (to injure, destroy).
  Root: śarv (class 1)

Note: Indicates the two main combatants.

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