योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-28

मत्कृते मदनातप्ता कदा स्यादिन्दुसुन्दरी ।
इति चिन्तापरो भूत्वा कुसुमावचयोन्मुखः ॥ २८ ॥

matkṛte madanātaptā kadā syādindusundarī ,
iti cintāparo bhūtvā kusumāvacayonmukhaḥ 28

28. matkṛte madanātaptā kadā syāt indusundarī
iti cintāparaḥ bhūtvā kusumāvacayonmukhaḥ

28. cintāparaḥ bhūtvā iti matkṛte indusundarī
kadā madanātaptā syāt kusumāvacayonmukhaḥ

28. “When will that moon-beautiful woman be tormented by love for my sake?” Thinking thus, and absorbed in this thought, he became intent on gathering flowers.

28. מתי תישרף הנאווה כירח מתשוקה אליי? שקוע במחשבות אלו, פנה ללקט פרחים.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, on my account

• मदनातप्ता (madanātaptā) - tormented by love, distressed by the god of love

• कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be, will be

• इन्दुसुन्दरी (indusundarī) - moon-beautiful woman, a woman beautiful as the moon

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the imagined speech/thought (thus, so)

• चिन्तापरः (cintāparaḥ) - absorbed in thought, preoccupied, anxious

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• कुसुमावचयोन्मुखः (kusumāvacayonmukhaḥ) - intent on gathering flowers, facing towards flower-gathering

Words meanings and morphology

मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, on my account

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'mat' (my) and 'kṛte' (for the sake of), which is a locative singular of 'kṛta' but functions as an indeclinable.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मदनातप्ता (madanātaptā) - tormented by love, distressed by the god of love

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madanātapta

madanātapta - tormented by love, distressed by the god of love

Compound of 'madana' (love/god of love) and 'ātapta' (tormented, heated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madana+ātapta)

• madana – love, god of love (Kāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ātapta – heated, distressed, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tap' (to heat, to torment) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इन्दुसुन्दरी (indusundarī) - moon-beautiful woman, a woman beautiful as the moon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indusundarī

indusundarī - moon-beautiful woman, a woman beautiful as the moon

Compound of 'indu' (moon) and 'sundarī' (beautiful woman).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (indu+sundarī)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: und (class 1)
• sundarī – beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'sundara' (beautiful).

इति (iti) - marks the end of the imagined speech/thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or thought.

चिन्तापरः (cintāparaḥ) - absorbed in thought, preoccupied, anxious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintāpara

cintāpara - absorbed in thought, preoccupied, anxious

Compound of 'cintā' (thought, worry) and 'para' (absorbed in, devoted to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cintā+para)

• cintā – thought, worry, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 10)
• para – devoted to, intent on, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

कुसुमावचयोन्मुखः (kusumāvacayonmukhaḥ) - intent on gathering flowers, facing towards flower-gathering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kusumāvacayonmukha

kusumāvacayonmukha - intent on gathering flowers, facing towards flower-gathering

Compound of 'kusuma' (flower), 'avacaya' (gathering), and 'unmukha' (facing, intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusuma+avacaya+unmukha)

• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kus (class 1)
• avacaya – gathering, collecting
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: ci (class 5)
• unmukha – facing, intent on, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'ud' (up/out) and 'mukha' (face).
  Prefix: ud

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