योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-203, verse-33

ज्ञानप्रमेयीकरणस्पन्दमानो न दारुणः ।
शिरःकरत्रिनयनजिह्वेष्वेव विराजितः ॥ ३३ ॥

jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamāno na dāruṇaḥ ,
śiraḥkaratrinayanajihveṣveva virājitaḥ 33

33. jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamānaḥ na dāruṇaḥ
śiraḥkaratrinayanajihveṣu eva virājitaḥ

33. jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamānaḥ na dāruṇaḥ
śiraḥkaratrinayanajihveṣu eva virājitaḥ

33. He is not terrifying (dāruṇa), moving as he makes knowledge (jñāna) an object of valid cognition (prameya). Indeed, he is manifest only in heads, hands, three eyes, and tongues.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञानप्रमेयीकरणस्पन्दमानः (jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamānaḥ) - moving (or manifesting) by making knowledge an object of valid cognition

• न (na) - not, no

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• शिरःकरत्रिनयनजिह्वेषु (śiraḥkaratrinayanajihveṣu) - in heads, hands, three eyes, and tongues

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• विराजितः (virājitaḥ) - manifested, shone, adorned

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञानप्रमेयीकरणस्पन्दमानः (jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamānaḥ) - moving (or manifesting) by making knowledge an object of valid cognition

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamāna

jñānaprameyīkaraṇaspandamāna - one who moves while making knowledge an object of valid cognition

Present Middle Participle

Compound formed from 'jñānaprameyīkaraṇa' (the act of making knowledge an object of valid cognition) and 'spandamāna' (moving). Spandamāna is a present middle participle from root √spand.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+prameya+īkaraṇa+spandamāna)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
• prameya – object of valid cognition, object of knowledge
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle of root √mā (to measure, know) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• īkaraṇa – the act of making something into a specific state (e.g., -ification)
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix -īkaraṇa added to nouns/adjectives to denote 'making into'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• spandamāna – moving, vibrating, throbbing
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Present middle participle of root √spand (to throb, vibrate).
  Root: spand (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel

शिरःकरत्रिनयनजिह्वेषु (śiraḥkaratrinayanajihveṣu) - in heads, hands, three eyes, and tongues

(noun)

Locative, plural of śiraḥkaratrinayanajihvā

śiraḥkaratrinayanajihvā - heads, hands, three eyes, and tongues (as a collective group)

Compound type : dvandva (śiras+kara+tri+nayana+jihvā)

• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• kara – hand, ray (of light)
  noun (masculine)
• tri – three
  numeral
• nayana – eye, leading, guiding
  noun (neuter)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विराजितः (virājitaḥ) - manifested, shone, adorned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virājita

virājita - manifested, shining, adorned, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √rāj (to shine, rule) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

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