योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-22, verse-49
स्त्रीत्वं च शतशो यातान्पुंसश्चैव स्मराम्यहम् ।
कलौ कृतयुगाचारान्कृते कलियुगस्थितिम् ॥ ४९ ॥
कलौ कृतयुगाचारान्कृते कलियुगस्थितिम् ॥ ४९ ॥
strītvaṃ ca śataśo yātānpuṃsaścaiva smarāmyaham ,
kalau kṛtayugācārānkṛte kaliyugasthitim 49
kalau kṛtayugācārānkṛte kaliyugasthitim 49
49.
strītvam ca śataśaḥ yātān puṃsaḥ ca eva smarāmi
aham | kalau kṛtayugācārān kṛte kaliyugasthitim ||
aham | kalau kṛtayugācārān kṛte kaliyugasthitim ||
49.
aham puṃsaḥ śataśaḥ strītvam yātān ca eva smarāmi.
kalau kṛtayugācārān kṛte kaliyugasthitim.
kalau kṛtayugācārān kṛte kaliyugasthitim.
49.
I remember males who have repeatedly (hundreds of times) attained womanhood, and in the Kali Yuga, the customs of the Kṛta Yuga, and in the Kṛta Yuga, the conditions of the Kali Yuga.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - womanhood, femaleness, the state of being a woman
- च (ca) - and, also
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of times, repeatedly
- यातान् (yātān) - who have gone, who have attained, having become
- पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a man, of men, males
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
- स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall
- अहम् (aham) - I, myself
- कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga
- कृतयुगाचारान् (kṛtayugācārān) - the customs/practices of the Kṛta Yuga (Golden Age)
- कृते (kṛte) - in the Kṛta Yuga, in the Golden Age
- कलियुगस्थितिम् (kaliyugasthitim) - the state/condition of the Kali Yuga
Words meanings and morphology
स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - womanhood, femaleness, the state of being a woman
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of strītva
strītva - womanhood, femaleness, state of being a woman
Derived from 'strī' (woman) with the abstract suffix '-tva'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of times, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -śaḥ indicating 'by groups of'.
यातान् (yātān) - who have gone, who have attained, having become
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yāta
yāta - gone, departed, attained, acquired, become
Past Passive Participle
Root: yā (class 2)
पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a man, of men, males
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of puṃs
puṁs - man, male, person, soul
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
(indeclinable)
स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I, myself
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - the Kali Yuga, dice with one spot (losing throw), dispute, quarrel
Note: Refers to Kali Yuga, the last and worst of the four Yugas.
कृतयुगाचारान् (kṛtayugācārān) - the customs/practices of the Kṛta Yuga (Golden Age)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtayugācāra
kṛtayugācāra - customs or practices of the Kṛta Yuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛtayuga+ācāra)
- kṛtayuga – the Kṛta age, Golden Age, the first and best of the four Yugas
proper noun (masculine) - ācāra – custom, conduct, practice, tradition, rule
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
कृते (kṛte) - in the Kṛta Yuga, in the Golden Age
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, the Kṛta age (equivalent to Kṛtayuga)
Past Passive Participle (when used as an adjective)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the Kṛta Yuga.
कलियुगस्थितिम् (kaliyugasthitim) - the state/condition of the Kali Yuga
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaliyugasthiti
kaliyugasthiti - the state or condition of the Kali Yuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaliyuga+sthiti)
- kaliyuga – the Kali age, Iron Age, the last and darkest of the four Yugas
proper noun (masculine) - sthiti – state, condition, existence, stability, position
noun (feminine)
Root: sthā (class 1)