योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-107

नारदोपि कथं ब्रह्मन्
मदनस्खलितोऽभवत् ॥ १०७ ॥

nāradopi kathaṃ brahman
madanaskhalito'bhavat 107

107. nāradaḥ api katham brahman
madanaskhalitaḥ abhavat

107. brahman,
nāradaḥ api katham madanaskhalitaḥ abhavat

107. O Brahmā, how did Nārada also fall prey to sensual desire?

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the divine sage Nārada (Nārada, a divine sage)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why, in what manner)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmā (the creator god) (O Brahmā, O divine one)

• मदनस्खलितः (madanaskhalitaḥ) - fallen due to sensual desire (fallen due to love/desire, stumbled by the god of love)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the divine sage Nārada (Nārada, a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - a divine sage, a celestial musician

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmā (the creator god) (O Brahmā, O divine one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), a Brahmin, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: The vocative singular form of brahman (masculine) is brahman.

मदनस्खलितः (madanaskhalitaḥ) - fallen due to sensual desire (fallen due to love/desire, stumbled by the god of love)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madanaskhalita

madanaskhalita - stumbled by love, fallen due to desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madana+skhalita)

• madana – love, desire, Kāma (god of love)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• skhalita – fallen, stumbled, erred
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root skhal- (to stumble, to fall)
  Root: skhal (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular, agreeing with Nārada.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)