योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-90, verse-18
मया दुष्कृतिनेवोर्ध्वशिलास्वस्थेन भूभृताम् ।
स्वावर्तवर्तिना श्वभ्रपातेषु शतधा गतम् ॥ १८ ॥
स्वावर्तवर्तिना श्वभ्रपातेषु शतधा गतम् ॥ १८ ॥
mayā duṣkṛtinevordhvaśilāsvasthena bhūbhṛtām ,
svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam 18
svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam 18
18.
mayā duṣkṛtinā iva ūrdhvaśilāsvasthena bhūbhṛtām
| svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam ||
| svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam ||
18.
mayā duṣkṛtinā iva ūrdhvaśilāsvasthena bhūbhṛtām
svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam
svāvartavartinā śvabhrapāteṣu śatadhā gatam
18.
Like a wrongdoer, I (my essence) rested on the high rocks of mountains, and swirling within my own currents, I plunged a hundredfold into abysses.
Words meanings summery:
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- मया (mayā) - by me
- दुष्कृतिना (duṣkṛtinā) - by a wrongdoer, by a sinner
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- ऊर्ध्वशिलास्वस्थेन (ūrdhvaśilāsvasthena) - by one resting on high rocks
- भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of mountains (of mountains, of kings)
- स्वावर्तवर्तिना (svāvartavartinā) - by one moving in one's own eddies/whirlpools
- श्वभ्रपातेषु (śvabhrapāteṣu) - into falls into chasms, into abysses
- शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundredfold, in a hundred ways
- गतम् (gatam) - plunged, gone (gone, reached, moved)
Words meanings and morphology
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of mad
mad - I, me
दुष्कृतिना (duṣkṛtinā) - by a wrongdoer, by a sinner
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of duṣkṛtin
duṣkṛtin - wrongdoer, sinner, evil-doer
Derived from 'duṣkṛta' (evil deed)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛtin)
- dus – bad, difficult, evil
indeclinable - kṛtin – doer, maker, one who has done
adjective (masculine)
From root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
ऊर्ध्वशिलास्वस्थेन (ūrdhvaśilāsvasthena) - by one resting on high rocks
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaśilāsvastha
ūrdhvaśilāsvastha - resting on high rocks, well-situated on high rocks
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ūrdhva+śilā+svastha)
- ūrdhva – up, high, elevated
adjective - śilā – rock, stone, slab
noun (feminine) - svastha – resting, situated in one's own place, well, healthy
adjective
From 'sva' (own) and 'sthā' (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of mountains (of mountains, of kings)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūbhṛt
bhūbhṛt - mountain (earth-bearer), king (earth-supporter)
From 'bhū' (earth) and 'bhṛt' (bearing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - bhṛt – bearer, supporter, carrying
adjective
Agent noun from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
स्वावर्तवर्तिना (svāvartavartinā) - by one moving in one's own eddies/whirlpools
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svāvartavartin
svāvartavartin - one moving in one's own eddies
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āvarta+vartin)
- sva – own, self
pronoun - āvarta – eddy, whirlpool, turn, circuit
noun (masculine)
From 'ā' (prefix) + 'vṛt' (to turn)
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1) - vartin – moving, existing, abiding, behaving
adjective
Agent noun from root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
श्वभ्रपातेषु (śvabhrapāteṣu) - into falls into chasms, into abysses
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śvabhrapāta
śvabhrapāta - fall into an abyss, falling into a pit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvabhra+pāta)
- śvabhra – abyss, pit, hole
noun (neuter) - pāta – fall, falling, descent
noun (masculine)
From root 'pat' (to fall)
Root: pat (class 1)
शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundredfold, in a hundred ways
(indeclinable)
Suffix -dhā meaning 'in X parts/ways'
गतम् (gatam) - plunged, gone (gone, reached, moved)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, arrived, moved, become
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used impersonally with instrumental agent (mayā)