योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-12

वसिष्ठविश्वामित्राभ्यां सेवितं पार्श्वयोर्द्वयोः ।
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतज्ज्ञेन मन्त्रिवृन्देन मालितम् ॥ १२ ॥

vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrābhyāṃ sevitaṃ pārśvayordvayoḥ ,
sarvaśāstrārthatajjñena mantrivṛndena mālitam 12

12. vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrābhyām sevitaṃ pārśvayoḥ dvayoḥ
sarvaśāstrārthatajjñena mantrivṛndena mālitam

12. He was attended on both sides by Vaśiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra, and surrounded by a council of ministers who were experts in the meaning of all scriptures.

12. משני צדדיו שירתו אותו וַסִשְׂטְהָ וּוִישְׁוָאמִטְרַה, והוא היה מוקף במועצת שרים המבינים לעומק את כל הכתובים.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठविश्वामित्राभ्याम् (vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrābhyām) - by Vaśiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra

• सेवितं (sevitaṁ) - served, attended

• पार्श्वयोः (pārśvayoḥ) - on the sides, of the sides

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two, on two, both

• सर्वशास्त्रार्थतज्ज्ञेन (sarvaśāstrārthatajjñena) - by one who knows the meaning of all scriptures; by an expert in the meaning of all doctrines

• मन्त्रिवृन्देन (mantrivṛndena) - by a multitude of ministers, by a council of ministers

• मालितम् (mālitam) - garlanded, surrounded, adorned

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठविश्वामित्राभ्याम् (vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitrābhyām) - by Vaśiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitra

vasiṣṭhaviśvāmitra - Vaśiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra (names of two sages)

Compound type : Dvandva (vasiṣṭha+viśvāmitra)

• vasiṣṭha – Vaśiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• viśvāmitra – Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

सेवितं (sevitaṁ) - served, attended

(participle)

neuter, singular of sevita

sevita - served, attended, honored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sev (to serve) with suffix -ita.

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., a person being described).

पार्श्वयोः (pārśvayoḥ) - on the sides, of the sides

(noun)

neuter, dual of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

Note: Used here in a locative sense: 'on both sides'.

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two, on two, both

(numeral adjective)

Note: Agrees with 'pārśvayoḥ'.

सर्वशास्त्रार्थतज्ज्ञेन (sarvaśāstrārthatajjñena) - by one who knows the meaning of all scriptures; by an expert in the meaning of all doctrines

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarvaśāstrārthatajjña

sarvaśāstrārthatajjña - expert in the meaning of all scriptures

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+śāstra+artha+tajjña)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun/adjective
• śāstra – scripture, science, treatise, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, sense, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• tajjña – expert, knowing that, knowledgeable
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'jña' (knower).

Note: Agrees with 'mantrivṛndena' referring to the individual members of the council.

मन्त्रिवृन्देन (mantrivṛndena) - by a multitude of ministers, by a council of ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mantrivṛnda

mantrivṛnda - multitude of ministers, council of ministers

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mantri+vṛnda)

• mantri – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – multitude, collection, group
  noun (neuter)

मालितम् (mālitam) - garlanded, surrounded, adorned

(participle)

neuter, singular of mālita

mālita - garlanded, surrounded, adorned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'mālā' (garland) or causative of 'māl'.

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., a person being described).

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