योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-4

शिवेऽस्ताचलपारस्थे वर्षे वर्षेण पश्चिमः ।
मोचितो दक्षिणेनैत्य गोपिशाच्या वृषीकृतः ॥ ४ ॥

śive'stācalapārasthe varṣe varṣeṇa paścimaḥ ,
mocito dakṣiṇenaitya gopiśācyā vṛṣīkṛtaḥ 4

4. śive astācalapārasthe varṣe varṣeṇa paścimaḥ
mocitaḥ dakṣiṇena etya gopiśācyā vṛṣīkṛtaḥ

4. śive astācalapārasthe varṣe gopiśācyā vṛṣīkṛtaḥ
paścimaḥ varṣeṇa dakṣiṇena etya mocitaḥ

4. When the auspicious one (Shiva) was positioned beyond the setting mountain, in that region, the Westerner, having been transformed into a bull by a cow-demoness, was freed by the Southerner who came, over the course of a year.

Words meanings summery:

• शिवे (śive) - when the auspicious one (Shiva) is (in Shiva, in the auspicious one, when auspicious)

• अस्ताचलपारस्थे (astācalapārasthe) - positioned beyond the setting mountain, on the other side of the setting mountain

• वर्षे (varṣe) - in the region (in the year, in the region, in the land)

• वर्षेण (varṣeṇa) - over the course of a year (by the year, through a year, over the course of a year)

• पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - the Westerner, one from the west

• मोचितः (mocitaḥ) - was released, was freed, was liberated

• दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - by the Southerner, by the South

• एत्य (etya) - having come, having gone

• गोपिशाच्या (gopiśācyā) - by the cow-demoness

• वृषीकृतः (vṛṣīkṛtaḥ) - made into a bull, transformed into a bull

Words meanings and morphology

शिवे (śive) - when the auspicious one (Shiva) is (in Shiva, in the auspicious one, when auspicious)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious; benevolent; the deity Shiva

Root: śī

Note: Agrees with 'astācalapārasthe'.

अस्ताचलपारस्थे (astācalapārasthe) - positioned beyond the setting mountain, on the other side of the setting mountain

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of astācalapārastha

astācalapārastha - situated on the other side of the setting mountain

Compound of 'asta-acala-pāra-stha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asta+acala+pāra+stha)

• asta – setting (of sun/moon); western mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)
• acala – mountain; immovable
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'cala' (moving).
  Root: cal (class 1)
• pāra – farther bank, opposite shore, other side
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śive'.

वर्षे (varṣe) - in the region (in the year, in the region, in the land)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - year; rain, monsoon; a division of the earth, region, country

Root: vṛṣ

वर्षेण (varṣeṇa) - over the course of a year (by the year, through a year, over the course of a year)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - year; rain, monsoon; a division of the earth, region, country

Root: vṛṣ

Note: Indicates time duration or means.

पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - the Westerner, one from the west

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, hindmost; a Westerner

From 'paścāt' (behind, west).

Note: Used as a noun, subject of 'mocitaḥ' and 'vṛṣīkṛtaḥ'.

मोचितः (mocitaḥ) - was released, was freed, was liberated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mocita

mocita - released, set free, liberated

Causative Past Passive Participle

From root 'muc' (to release) in causative ('mocayati') then participle.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'paścimaḥ'.

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - by the Southerner, by the South

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right; skillful, clever; a Southerner

Root: dakṣ

Note: Agent of 'mocitaḥ'.

एत्य (etya) - having come, having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'i' (to go) with 'ya' suffix.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies the action of the agent ('dakṣiṇena').

गोपिशाच्या (gopiśācyā) - by the cow-demoness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gopiśācī

gopiśācī - cow-demoness

Compound of 'go' and 'piśācī'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+piśācī)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• piśācī – female demon, ogress
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of 'vṛṣīkṛtaḥ'.

वृषीकृतः (vṛṣīkṛtaḥ) - made into a bull, transformed into a bull

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣīkṛta

vṛṣīkṛta - made into a bull

Past Passive Participle

From 'vṛṣa' (bull) + 'īkṛ' (to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'paścimaḥ'.

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