योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-104

बिभेत्यथ स्वसंकल्पात्स्वशब्दादिव गर्दभी ।
नानया सदृगन्यास्ति मुग्धा बाला चलाऽबला ॥ १०४ ॥

bibhetyatha svasaṃkalpātsvaśabdādiva gardabhī ,
nānayā sadṛganyāsti mugdhā bālā calā'balā 104

104. bibheti atha svasaṅkalpāt svaśabdāt iva gardabhī
na anayā sadṛk anyā asti mugdhā bālā calā abalā

104. atha gardabhī svaśabdāt iva bibheti svasaṅkalpāt.
anayā mugdhā bālā calā abalā sadṛk anyā na asti.

104. Just as a female donkey fears its own braying, so too does one fear one's own thoughts or resolve (saṅkalpa). There is no other [woman] like this bewildered, youthful, restless, and weak woman.

Words meanings summery:

• बिभेति (bibheti) - fears, is afraid of

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

• स्वसङ्कल्पात् (svasaṅkalpāt) - from one's own thoughts or resolve (saṅkalpa) (from one's own intention, from one's own thought, from one's own resolve)

• स्वशब्दात् (svaśabdāt) - from one's own sound, from one's own voice

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• गर्दभी (gardabhī) - female donkey, ass

• न (na) - not, no

• अनया (anayā) - by this, with this

• सदृक् (sadṛk) - similar, like, equal to

• अन्या (anyā) - another, other

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मुग्धा (mugdhā) - bewildered, naive (foolish, bewildered, innocent, charming)

• बाला (bālā) - youthful woman (young girl, young woman, child)

• चला (calā) - restless (mentally) (moving, unsteady, restless, fickle)

• अबला (abalā) - a weak or helpless woman (weak, powerless, helpless woman)

Words meanings and morphology

बिभेति (bibheti) - fears, is afraid of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhī

Present Active

Reduplicated root 'bhī'.

Root: bhī (class 3)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

(indeclinable)

स्वसङ्कल्पात् (svasaṅkalpāt) - from one's own thoughts or resolve (saṅkalpa) (from one's own intention, from one's own thought, from one's own resolve)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svasaṅkalpa

svasaṅkalpa - one's own intention, thought, resolve

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṅkalpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, thought, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'saṅkalpa' (resolve/thought).

स्वशब्दात् (svaśabdāt) - from one's own sound, from one's own voice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svaśabda

svaśabda - one's own sound, voice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śabda)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'śabda' (sound).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison, meaning 'just like'.

गर्दभी (gardabhī) - female donkey, ass

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gardabhī

gardabhī - female donkey, ass

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अनया (anayā) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the woman described by the following adjectives.

सदृक् (sadṛk) - similar, like, equal to

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadṛś

sadṛś - similar, like, equal to

Note: In construction 'na anayā sadṛk' meaning 'not similar to this'.

अन्या (anyā) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Subject of 'asti' in the negative sentence.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

मुग्धा (mugdhā) - bewildered, naive (foolish, bewildered, innocent, charming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mugdha

mugdha - foolish, bewildered, innocent, charming

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective qualifying the implied 'woman'.

बाला (bālā) - youthful woman (young girl, young woman, child)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, child, youth

Note: Here used as a noun referring to a young woman, also functions adjectivally to the implied subject.

चला (calā) - restless (mentally) (moving, unsteady, restless, fickle)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, restless, fickle

Note: Used as an adjective qualifying the implied 'woman'.

अबला (abalā) - a weak or helpless woman (weak, powerless, helpless woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak, powerless, helpless woman

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: 'a' (not) + 'bala' (strength), forming 'abalā' meaning 'lacking strength, a weak woman'. Also functions adjectivally.