योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-31

नारसिंहेन वपुषा हिरण्यकशिपुं हरिः ।
जघान वारत्रितयं मृगेन्द्र इव वारणम् ॥ ३१ ॥

nārasiṃhena vapuṣā hiraṇyakaśipuṃ hariḥ ,
jaghāna vāratritayaṃ mṛgendra iva vāraṇam 31

31. nārasimhena vapuṣā hiraṇyakaśipum hariḥ
jaghāna vāratritayam mṛgendraḥ iva vāraṇam

31. hariḥ nārasimhena vapuṣā hiraṇyakaśipum
vāratritayam jaghāna mṛgendraḥ iva vāraṇam

31. Lord Hari, in his man-lion (Narasiṃha) form, struck down Hiraṇyakaśipu three times, just as a lion kills an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• नारसिम्हेन (nārasimhena) - by the man-lion, by Narasiṃha

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by the body, by the form, by the appearance

• हिरण्यकशिपुम् (hiraṇyakaśipum) - Hiranyakashipu (proper name)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, Vishnu

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed, slew, struck

• वारत्रितयम् (vāratritayam) - a triad of times, three times

• मृगेन्द्रः (mṛgendraḥ) - king of beasts, lion

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

Words meanings and morphology

नारसिम्हेन (nārasimhena) - by the man-lion, by Narasiṃha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārasimha

nārasimha - man-lion, Narasiṃha (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛ+siṃha)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by the body, by the form, by the appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, appearance

हिरण्यकशिपुम् (hiraṇyakaśipum) - Hiranyakashipu (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakaśipu

hiraṇyakaśipu - Hiranyakashipu (a demon king, adversary of Viṣṇu in his Narasiṃha incarnation)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, Viṣṇu, Indra, lion, horse

जघान (jaghāna) - killed, slew, struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect tense form

Root: han (class 2)

वारत्रितयम् (vāratritayam) - a triad of times, three times

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāratritaya

vāratritaya - a group of three turns/times

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāra+tritaya)

• vāra – turn, time, occasion
  noun (masculine)
• tritaya – triad, a group of three
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here

मृगेन्द्रः (mṛgendraḥ) - king of beasts, lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgendra

mṛgendra - king of beasts, lion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+indra)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, warding off, protection

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