योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-32

भ्रान्तः किमिदमादीर्घदुःखाय धनुषा मृगान् ।
हंसि पासि न कस्मात्त्वं तन्त्रं जगति भङ्गुरे ॥ ३२ ॥

bhrāntaḥ kimidamādīrghaduḥkhāya dhanuṣā mṛgān ,
haṃsi pāsi na kasmāttvaṃ tantraṃ jagati bhaṅgure 32

32. bhrāntaḥ kim idam ā-dīrgha-duḥkhāya dhanuṣā mṛgān |
haṃsi pāsi na kasmāt tvam tantram jagati bhaṅgure ||

32. tvam bhrāntaḥ (asi).
kim idam ā-dīrgha-duḥkhāya dhanuṣā mṛgān haṃsi? kasmāt bhaṅgure jagati tantram na pāsi?

32. You are deluded (bhrāntaḥ). Why do you kill deer with a bow, leading to prolonged suffering (duḥkha)? Why do you not protect the natural order (tantra) in this fleeting world (jagat)?

32. הו תועה, מדוע אתה קוטל צביים בקשתך ומביא על עצמך סבל מתמשך? מדוע אינך מגן על עצמך ושומר על הסדר הקדוש בעולם חולף זה?

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रान्तः (bhrāntaḥ) - bewildered, deluded, confused, gone astray

• किम् (kim) - why, what

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आ-दीर्घ-दुःखाय (ā-dīrgha-duḥkhāya) - for long-lasting suffering, for prolonged sorrow

• धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with a bow

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

• हंसि (haṁsi) - you kill, you strike

• पासि (pāsi) - you protect

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, how

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तन्त्रम् (tantram) - the natural order (of life) (system, means, body, natural order)

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• भङ्गुरे (bhaṅgure) - in the perishable, in the fleeting

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रान्तः (bhrāntaḥ) - bewildered, deluded, confused, gone astray

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - bewildered, deluded, confused, gone astray

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhram` (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why, what

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Here functioning adverbially or as a demonstrative for the subsequent action.

आ-दीर्घ-दुःखाय (ā-dīrgha-duḥkhāya) - for long-lasting suffering, for prolonged sorrow

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of ā-dīrgha-duḥkha

ā-dīrgha-duḥkha - long-lasting suffering, prolonged sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (ā+dīrgha+duḥkha)

• ā – until, up to, completely, very
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, lengthy, extended
  adjective
• duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)

धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with a bow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

हंसि (haṁsi) - you kill, you strike

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

पासि (pāsi) - you protect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, how

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

तन्त्रम् (tantram) - the natural order (of life) (system, means, body, natural order)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tantra

tantra - loom, thread, system, doctrine, rule, essential part, natural order, body

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Root: gam (class 1)

भङ्गुरे (bhaṅgure) - in the perishable, in the fleeting

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhaṅgura

bhaṅgura - perishable, fragile, fleeting, brittle

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