योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-3

य आकाराश्च ते स्वप्ने तत्तद्गणशतं स्मृतम् ।
तदेतद्रुद्रशतकं रुद्रा अपि गणा विधौ ॥ ३ ॥

ya ākārāśca te svapne tattadgaṇaśataṃ smṛtam ,
tadetadrudraśatakaṃ rudrā api gaṇā vidhau 3

3. ya ākārāḥ ca te svapne tat tat gaṇaśatam smṛtam |
tat etat rudraśatakam rudrāḥ api gaṇāḥ vidhau || 3 ||

3. ca ye ākārāḥ te svapne tat tat gaṇaśatam smṛtam tat etat
rudraśatakam (asti) (yataḥ) rudrāḥ api vidhau gaṇāḥ (santi) 3

3. And those forms which appeared in the dream are considered to be a hundred groups of attendants (gaṇas) each. Thus, this constitutes the hundred Rudras, for even Rudras are considered gaṇas in this particular context.

Words meanings summery:

• य (ya) - which (referring to forms) (who, which)

• आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - forms (seen in the dream) (forms, shapes, appearances)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ते (te) - those (forms) (they, those)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in the dream

• तत् (tat) - each (of those forms) (that, this)

• तत् (tat) - each (of those forms) (that, this)

• गणशतम् (gaṇaśatam) - a hundred gaṇas (attendants) (a hundred groups/attendants)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

• तत् (tat) - that (collection) (that, this)

• एतत् (etat) - this (collection) (this)

• रुद्रशतकम् (rudraśatakam) - the hundred Rudras (a hundred Rudras, the hundred Rudras)

• रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras

• अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - attendants (of Śiva) (hosts, attendants, groups)

• विधौ (vidhau) - in this particular context/arrangement (in the rule, in the method, in the ritual, in the arrangement)

Words meanings and morphology

य (ya) - which (referring to forms) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with 'ākārāḥ'.

आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - forms (seen in the dream) (forms, shapes, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, external aspect

From prefix 'ā' + root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (forms) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in the dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root 'svap' (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

तत् (tat) - each (of those forms) (that, this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Used emphatically in repetition 'tat tat' to mean 'each one'.

तत् (tat) - each (of those forms) (that, this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Used emphatically in repetition 'tat tat' to mean 'each one'.

गणशतम् (gaṇaśatam) - a hundred gaṇas (attendants) (a hundred groups/attendants)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaṇaśata

gaṇaśata - a hundred groups, a hundred attendants

Compound of 'gaṇa' and 'śata'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṇa+śata)

• gaṇa – group, troop, collection, attendant (especially of Śiva)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'gaṇ' (to count)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)
• śata – a hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'smṛtam'.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (remembered, considered, traditionally known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, mentioned in sacred texts

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'smṛ' (to remember) with suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Often used impersonally or with implied 'is'.

तत् (tat) - that (collection) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'rudraśatakam'.

एतत् (etat) - this (collection) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Near demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'rudraśatakam'.

रुद्रशतकम् (rudraśatakam) - the hundred Rudras (a hundred Rudras, the hundred Rudras)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rudraśataka

rudraśataka - a group of a hundred Rudras

Compound of 'rudra' and 'śataka'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudra+śataka)

• rudra – a class of deities, often associated with Śiva; the god Rudra (Śiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root 'rud' (to cry, to roar)
  Root: rud (class 2)
• śataka – a hundred, a collection of a hundred
  noun (neuter)
  From 'śata' + 'ka' (suffix for collection).

Note: Predicate nominative.

रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudra

rudra - a class of deities, often associated with Śiva; the god Rudra (Śiva)

From root 'rud' (to cry, to roar)

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Subject.

अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - attendants (of Śiva) (hosts, attendants, groups)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, troop, collection, attendant (especially of Śiva)

From root 'gaṇ' (to count)

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'rudrāḥ'.

विधौ (vidhau) - in this particular context/arrangement (in the rule, in the method, in the ritual, in the arrangement)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, injunction, fate, arrangement

From prefix 'vi' + root 'dhā' (to place, arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

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