योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-153, verse-1

अन्यमुनिरुवाच ।
आवयोश्चरतोस्तस्मिन्वने चिरतरं तपः ।
मृगानुसरणश्रान्तो मृगव्याध उपैष्यति ॥ १ ॥

anyamuniruvāca ,
āvayoścaratostasminvane cirataraṃ tapaḥ ,
mṛgānusaraṇaśrānto mṛgavyādha upaiṣyati 1

1. anya muniḥ uvāca āvayoḥ caratoḥ tasmin vane cirataram
tapaḥ mṛgānusaraṇaśrāntaḥ mṛgavyādhaḥ upaiṣyati

1. anya muniḥ uvāca mṛgānusaraṇaśrāntaḥ mṛgavyādhaḥ
upaiṣyati āvayoḥ caratoḥ tasmin vane cirataram tapaḥ

1. Another sage said: As we two perform prolonged austerity (tapas) while roaming in that forest, a hunter, exhausted from tracking deer, will approach.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्य (anya) - another (other, another, different)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, recluse)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he/she/it said)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two (of us two, for us two)

• चरतोः (caratoḥ) - while roaming (by us two) (of the two roaming, while the two are roaming)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वने (vane) - in that forest (in the forest, in the wood)

• चिरतरम् (cirataram) - prolonged (very long, longer)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• मृगानुसरणश्रान्तः (mṛgānusaraṇaśrāntaḥ) - exhausted from tracking deer (tired from following deer)

• मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - hunter (deer hunter, hunter)

• उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - will approach (will approach, will come near)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्य (anya) - another (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with `muniḥ`.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, recluse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse, silent one

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he/she/it said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, third person singular

Root √vac (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two (of us two, for us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive or agentive genitive for the action of `caratoḥ` and `tapas`.

चरतोः (caratoḥ) - while roaming (by us two) (of the two roaming, while the two are roaming)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of carat

carat - roaming, moving, practicing

Present Active Participle

From root √car (to move, roam, practice)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: This is a present active participle, agreeing with `āvayoḥ`. Can be understood as a genitive absolute or simply modifying `āvayoḥ`.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agrees with `vane`.

वने (vane) - in that forest (in the forest, in the wood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Locative case, indicating location.

चिरतरम् (cirataram) - prolonged (very long, longer)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ciratara

ciratara - longer, very long

Comparative of cira (long time)

Note: Adverbial usage possible, but more likely an adjective for `tapas`.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the spiritual discipline of the sages.

मृगानुसरणश्रान्तः (mṛgānusaraṇaśrāntaḥ) - exhausted from tracking deer (tired from following deer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgānusaraṇaśrānta

mṛgānusaraṇaśrānta - tired from following deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgānusaraṇa+śrānta)

• mṛgānusaraṇa – following/tracking deer
  noun (neuter)
  From anupūrvaka-√sṛ (to follow, pursue)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• śrānta – tired, wearied, exhausted
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śram (to be weary)
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `mṛgavyādhaḥ`.

मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - hunter (deer hunter, hunter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgavyādha

mṛgavyādha - deer hunter, hunter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+vyādha)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• vyādha – hunter, fowler
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-ā-√dhā (to pierce, strike)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `upaiṣyati`.

उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - will approach (will approach, will come near)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of i

Future tense, third person singular

Root √i (to go), with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

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