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).

8. בכוח זרועך הפץ את כל אויביך, אוֹ מוגר אויבים, כפי שהרוח מפיצה עננים ריקים, בעודך נראה כלפי חוץ כמו כסיל המונע על ידי וָאסַנָה.

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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