योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-19

त्वं गजेन्द्रस्त्वयं साधो दीर्घे वनेऽगजोऽपि सन् ।
अज्ञानवैरिणा तेन निक्षिप्तस्तरसामितः ॥ १९ ॥

tvaṃ gajendrastvayaṃ sādho dīrghe vane'gajo'pi san ,
ajñānavairiṇā tena nikṣiptastarasāmitaḥ 19

19. tvam gajendraḥ tu ayam sādho dīrghe vane agajaḥ
api san ajñāna-vairiṇā tena nikṣiptaḥ tarasā amitaḥ

19. sādho,
tvam ayam gajendraḥ tu dīrghe vane agajaḥ api san.
tena ajñāna-vairiṇā tarasā amitaḥ nikṣiptaḥ

19. O good one (sādho), you are indeed this king of elephants (gajendraḥ) in a vast forest, though you are not mountain-born (agaja). By that enemy, ignorance (ajñāna), you were cast down here with boundless force.

19. הוי איש אציל, אתה הוא הפיל המלכותי בתוך היער הנרחב, אשר האויב שהוא הבורות השליך בעוצמה למעמקים.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• गजेन्द्रः (gajendraḥ) - king of elephants

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• साधो (sādho) - O good one, O virtuous one

• दीर्घे (dīrghe) - in the long, in the vast

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अगजः (agajaḥ) - not mountain-born; not an elephant (in other contexts)

• अपि (api) - also, even, though

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• अज्ञान-वैरिणा (ajñāna-vairiṇā) - by the enemy, ignorance (ajñāna) (by the enemy of ignorance, by ignorance as the enemy)

• तेन (tena) - by that

• निक्षिप्तः (nikṣiptaḥ) - thrown down, cast, abandoned

• तरसा (tarasā) - with force, swiftly, powerfully

• अमितः (amitaḥ) - immeasurable, boundless, infinite

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

गजेन्द्रः (gajendraḥ) - king of elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gajendra

gajendra - king of elephants, a great elephant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+indra)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, best, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the addressed person.

साधो (sādho) - O good one, O virtuous one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, excellent, saint

दीर्घे (dīrghe) - in the long, in the vast

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, vast, extensive, deep

Note: Agrees with 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अगजः (agajaḥ) - not mountain-born; not an elephant (in other contexts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agaja

agaja - not mountain-born, not of the mountain; not an elephant

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+gaja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• gaja – mountain, born from a mountain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

अपि (api) - also, even, though

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'san' to form a concessive clause ('though being').

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

अज्ञान-वैरिणा (ajñāna-vairiṇā) - by the enemy, ignorance (ajñāna) (by the enemy of ignorance, by ignorance as the enemy)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñāna-vairin

ajñāna-vairin - ignorance as an enemy, enemy of ignorance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ajñāna+vairin)

• ajñāna – ignorance, lack of knowledge, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vairin – enemy, hostile
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ajñāna-vairiṇā'.

निक्षिप्तः (nikṣiptaḥ) - thrown down, cast, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṣipta

nikṣipta - thrown down, cast, laid, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣip (to throw) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam/gajendraḥ'.

तरसा (tarasā) - with force, swiftly, powerfully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, strength, speed, power

Note: Adverbial use.

अमितः (amitaḥ) - immeasurable, boundless, infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amita

amita - immeasurable, boundless, infinite, unmeasured

Past Passive Participle (from mā with a-neg)

From a (negation) + mita (measured)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mita – measured, limited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'nikṣiptaḥ' (and implicitly 'tvam'). Refers to the magnitude of the force with which one is thrown.

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