योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-41

संतानकप्रकरहासिनि सह्यसानौ कस्मिंश्चिदन्यजगतीन्दुमुखी सुरस्त्री ।
एकाकिनी कृतयुगार्धमथाहमासं कल्पद्रुमस्तबकसद्मनि सिद्धशापात् ॥ ४१ ॥

saṃtānakaprakarahāsini sahyasānau kasmiṃścidanyajagatīndumukhī surastrī ,
ekākinī kṛtayugārdhamathāhamāsaṃ kalpadrumastabakasadmani siddhaśāpāt 41

41. saṃtānaka-prakara-hāsini sahya-sānau
kasmiṁścit anya-jagati indu-mukhī sura-strī
ekākinī kṛtayuga-ardham atha aham āsam
kalpa-druma-stabaka-sadmani siddha-śāpāt

41. atha siddha-śāpāt aham kasmiṁścit anya-jagati indu-mukhī sura-strī ekākinī saṃtānakaprakarahāsini sahya-sānau kalpadrumastabakasdmani kṛtayugārdham āsam.

41. Then, due to a sage's curse, I, a moon-faced divine woman from some other world, was alone for half a Kṛta Yuga, on a peak of the Sahya mountains, shining with a multitude of Santānaka flowers, and in an abode formed by clusters of wish-fulfilling trees.

41. בעולם אחר, על מדרון הר סַהְיָה המכוסה פרחי סַנְתָּאנָקָה, הייתי אשת אלים יפהפייה בעלת פני ירח. חייתי שם בודדה בבית עשוי אשכולות עץ המשאלות במשך מחצית עידן קְרִתָה, בעקבות קללה של סִיהְדָה.

Words meanings summery:

• संतानक-प्रकर-हासिनि (saṁtānaka-prakara-hāsini) - on a peak shining with a multitude of Santānaka flowers (in that which shines/radiates with a multitude of Santānaka flowers)

• सह्य-सानौ (sahya-sānau) - on a peak of the Sahya mountains

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some (other world) (in some, in a certain)

• अन्य-जगति (anya-jagati) - in another world (indicating origin/belonging) (in another world/land)

• इन्दु-मुखी (indu-mukhī) - moon-faced (woman) (moon-faced)

• सुर-स्त्री (sura-strī) - a divine woman (divine woman, celestial nymph)

• एकाकिनी (ekākinī) - alone (alone, solitary)

• कृतयुग-अर्धम् (kṛtayuga-ardham) - for the duration of half a Kṛta Yuga (for half a Kṛta Yuga)

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator) (I)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was (existed) (I was)

• कल्प-द्रुम-स्तबक-सद्मनि (kalpa-druma-stabaka-sadmani) - in an abode formed by clusters of wish-fulfilling trees (in the abode of a cluster of Kalpa (kalpadruma) trees)

• सिद्ध-शापात् (siddha-śāpāt) - due to a sage's curse (from a sage's curse, due to a sage's curse)

Words meanings and morphology

संतानक-प्रकर-हासिनि (saṁtānaka-prakara-hāsini) - on a peak shining with a multitude of Santānaka flowers (in that which shines/radiates with a multitude of Santānaka flowers)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃtānaka-prakara-hāsin

saṁtānaka-prakara-hāsin - shining/radiant with clusters/multitudes of Santānaka (flowers/trees).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃtānaka+prakara+hāsin)

• saṃtānaka – a celestial tree, coral tree (Erythrina indica), a type of flower
  noun (masculine)
• prakara – heap, multitude, cluster, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hāsin – shining, radiant, laughing, smiling
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Active Participle
  Derived from root has (to shine, laugh).
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: Refers to the mountain peak (sānau).

सह्य-सानौ (sahya-sānau) - on a peak of the Sahya mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahya-sānu

sahya-sānu - a peak of the Sahya mountain range (Western Ghats).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahya+sānu)

• sahya – The Sahya mountain range (a portion of the Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sānu – peak, summit, ridge of a mountain, tableland
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where the narrator was.

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some (other world) (in some, in a certain)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain, any.

kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (particle).

Note: Agrees with jagati.

अन्य-जगति (anya-jagati) - in another world (indicating origin/belonging) (in another world/land)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anya-jagat

anya-jagat - another world/land.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anya+jagat)

• anya – other, different
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• jagat – world, earth, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the origin or place of the divine woman.

इन्दु-मुखी (indu-mukhī) - moon-faced (woman) (moon-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indu-mukhī

indu-mukha - moon-faced, having a face like the moon.

Feminine form of indu-mukha.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (indu+mukha)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

सुर-स्त्री (sura-strī) - a divine woman (divine woman, celestial nymph)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sura-strī

sura-strī - divine woman, celestial nymph, goddess.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+strī)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject.

एकाकिनी (ekākinī) - alone (alone, solitary)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekākinī

ekākin - solitary, alone.

Feminine form of ekākin.

कृतयुग-अर्धम् (kṛtayuga-ardham) - for the duration of half a Kṛta Yuga (for half a Kṛta Yuga)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtayuga-ardha

kṛtayuga-ardha - half a Kṛta Yuga (the first and best of the four ages in Hindu cosmology).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛtayuga+ardha)

• kṛtayuga – the first and most virtuous of the four Yugas (ages)
  noun (masculine)
• ardha – half, portion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates duration.

अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself.

Note: Subject of āsam.

आसम् (āsam) - I was (existed) (I was)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Finite verb

Imperfect Tense, 1st Person, Singular, Active Voice.

Root: as (class 2)

कल्प-द्रुम-स्तबक-सद्मनि (kalpa-druma-stabaka-sadmani) - in an abode formed by clusters of wish-fulfilling trees (in the abode of a cluster of Kalpa (kalpadruma) trees)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kalpa-druma-stabaka-sadman

kalpa-druma-stabaka-sadman - abode of clusters of Kalpa trees.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa-druma+stabaka+sadman)

• kalpa-druma – wish-fulfilling tree, celestial tree
  noun (masculine)
• stabaka – cluster, bunch, bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• sadman – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

सिद्ध-शापात् (siddha-śāpāt) - due to a sage's curse (from a sage's curse, due to a sage's curse)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of siddha-śāpa

siddha-śāpa - a curse from a perfected being or sage.

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+śāpa)

• siddha – perfected being, sage, adept, accomplished
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• śāpa – curse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Denotes cause.

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