योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-21

अस्मिन्सन्मन्त्रणे तन्वि न विघ्नं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
भर्तुर्विघटयन्तीच्छां न स्वप्नेऽपि कुलस्त्रियः ॥ २१ ॥

asminsanmantraṇe tanvi na vighnaṃ kartumarhasi ,
bharturvighaṭayantīcchāṃ na svapne'pi kulastriyaḥ 21

21. asmin sanmantraṇe tanvi na vighnam kartum arhasi
bhartuḥ vighaṭayantī icchām na svapne api kulastriyaḥ

21. tanvi! asmin sanmantraṇe vighnam kartum na arhasi.
kulastriyaḥ bhartuḥ icchām svapne api na vighaṭayantī.

21. O slender one, you should not create an obstacle (vighnam) in this important deliberation. Indeed, noble wives (kulastriyaḥ) do not thwart their husband's desire, not even in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

• सन्मन्त्रणे (sanmantraṇe) - in this important deliberation (in good counsel, in a good deliberation)

• तन्वि (tanvi) - O slender one, O delicate one, O fair one

• न (na) - not, no

• विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, hindrance, impediment

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the master

• विघटयन्ती (vighaṭayantī) - obstructing, thwarting, separating

• इच्छाम् (icchām) - wish, desire, will

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कुलस्त्रियः (kulastriyaḥ) - noble women, virtuous wives

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Agrees with sanmantraṇe.

सन्मन्त्रणे (sanmantraṇe) - in this important deliberation (in good counsel, in a good deliberation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sanmantraṇa

sanmantraṇa - good counsel, excellent advice, deliberation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+mantraṇa)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root {√as}
  Root: as (class 2)
• mantraṇa – counsel, deliberation, advice
  noun (neuter)
  From root {√mantr}
  Root: mantr (class 10)

तन्वि (tanvi) - O slender one, O delicate one, O fair one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvī

tanvī - a slender woman, a delicate woman

Feminine form of {tanu} (slender)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, hindrance, impediment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, hindrance, impediment

From {√han} with prefix {vi-}

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root {√kṛ}

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you should, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Indicative

2nd person singular present active

Root: arh (class 1)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the master

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, supporter

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive of 'icchām'.

विघटयन्ती (vighaṭayantī) - obstructing, thwarting, separating

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vighaṭayat

vighaṭayat - obstructing, separating

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative plural from root {√ghaṭ} with prefix {vi-}, causative

Prefix: vi

Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicative adjective describing 'kulastriyaḥ'.

इच्छाम् (icchām) - wish, desire, will

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - wish, desire, will

From root {√iṣ}

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'vighaṭayantī'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to form 'not even'.

कुलस्त्रियः (kulastriyaḥ) - noble women, virtuous wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kulastrī

kulastrī - woman of good family, chaste wife, noble lady

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+strī)

• kula – family, lineage, noble
  noun (neuter)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

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