योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-8

बलाद्विदलयाशेषानरीनरिनिषूदन ।
वातो रिक्तानिवाम्भोदान् वासनाक्रान्तमूढवत् ॥ ८ ॥

balādvidalayāśeṣānarīnariniṣūdana ,
vāto riktānivāmbhodān vāsanākrāntamūḍhavat 8

8. balāt vidalay aśeṣān arīn ariniṣūdana vātaḥ
riktāni iva ambhodān vāsanākrāntamūḍhavat

8. ariniṣūdana balāt aśeṣān arīn vidalay vātaḥ
riktāni ambhodān iva vāsanākrāntamūḍhavat

8. O destroyer of enemies, forcefully crush all enemies completely, just as the wind scatters empty clouds, acting like one deluded, overwhelmed by latent impressions (vāsanā).

Words meanings summery:

• बलात् (balāt) - with full force, forcefully (by force, with power, forcibly)

• विदलय् (vidalay) - crush, destroy completely (tear apart, split, crush, destroy)

• अशेषान् (aśeṣān) - all of them, completely (all, without remainder, entire)

• अरीन् (arīn) - enemies

• अरिनिषूदन (ariniṣūdana) - O destroyer of enemies (O destroyer of enemies, O slayer of foes)

• वातः (vātaḥ) - the wind (wind, air)

• रिक्तानि (riktāni) - empty, hollow (empty, void, devoid)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, similar to)

• अम्भोदान् (ambhodān) - clouds (clouds (lit. 'water-givers'))

• वासनाक्रान्तमूढवत् (vāsanākrāntamūḍhavat) - like a deluded person overwhelmed by latent impressions (vāsanā) (like a fool overcome by latent impressions, like one deluded by desires)

Words meanings and morphology

बलात् (balāt) - with full force, forcefully (by force, with power, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Adverbial.

विदलय् (vidalay) - crush, destroy completely (tear apart, split, crush, destroy)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vidal

Causal stem of `dal`.

From root `dal` (to burst, split) with upasarga `vi`, used in causal (10th class) form.

Prefix: vi

Root: dal (class 1)

Note: Command to the addressed person.

अशेषान् (aśeṣān) - all of them, completely (all, without remainder, entire)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - all, entire, without remainder

Negative prefix `a-` + `śeṣa`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śeṣa – remainder, rest
  noun (masculine)
  From root `śiṣ` (to leave, remain).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `arīn`.

अरीन् (arīn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe

From root `ṛ` (to go).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vidalay`.

अरिनिषूदन (ariniṣūdana) - O destroyer of enemies (O destroyer of enemies, O slayer of foes)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariniṣūdana

ariniṣūdana - destroyer of enemies

Agent noun from `niṣūd` (to kill, destroy) compounded with `ari`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+niṣūdana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ṛ` (to go).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• niṣūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verbal root
  From root `sūd` (to kill) with upasarga `ni`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Direct address.

वातः (vātaḥ) - the wind (wind, air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air

Past Passive Participle

From root `vā` (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile.

रिक्तानि (riktāni) - empty, hollow (empty, void, devoid)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rikta

rikta - empty, void, hollow

Past Passive Participle

From root `ric` (to leave, abandon).

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `ambhodān`.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अम्भोदान् (ambhodān) - clouds (clouds (lit. 'water-givers'))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ambhoda

ambhoda - cloud (giver of water)

Compound: `ambhas` (water) + `da` (giver).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambhas+da)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nah (class 4)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from verbal root
  From root `dā` (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Object of implied scattering in the simile.

वासनाक्रान्तमूढवत् (vāsanākrāntamūḍhavat) - like a deluded person overwhelmed by latent impressions (vāsanā) (like a fool overcome by latent impressions, like one deluded by desires)

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix `-vat` to `vāsanākrāntamūḍha`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāsanā+ākrānta+mūḍha)

• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, habit
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vas` (to dwell).
  Root: vas (class 1)
• ākrānta – overwhelmed, invaded, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kram` (to step, go) with upasarga `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)
• mūḍha – foolish, bewildered, deluded, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `muh` (to be bewildered, confused).
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Adverbial usage, indicating the manner of action.

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