योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-28

उत्सङ्गे पुत्र तिष्ठेति वदत्यथ महीपतौ ।
भूमौ परिजनास्तीर्णे सोंऽशुकेऽथ न्यविक्षत ॥ २८ ॥

utsaṅge putra tiṣṭheti vadatyatha mahīpatau ,
bhūmau parijanāstīrṇe soṃ'śuke'tha nyavikṣata 28

28. utsaṅge putra tiṣṭha iti vadati atha mahīpatau
bhūmau parijanāstīrṇe saḥ aṃśuke atha nyavikṣata

28. When the king said, 'Son, sit in my lap,' thereupon, he sat down on a cloth that had been spread on the ground by his attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - in the lap (of the king) (in the lap, on the side)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son! (vocative) (son, child)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - sit (imperative) (stand, stay, sit)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating the end of a quote) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

• वदति (vadati) - says (the king) (speaks, says)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, now)

• महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - when the king (locative absolute construction with `vadati`) (in the king, to the king)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• परिजनास्तीर्णे (parijanāstīrṇe) - spread on the ground by attendants (spread with attendants, covered by servants)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the prince) (he, that)

• अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a cloth (on a garment, on a cloth)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, now)

• न्यविक्षत (nyavikṣata) - he sat down

Words meanings and morphology

उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - in the lap (of the king) (in the lap, on the side)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsaṅga

utsaṅga - lap, side, bosom

पुत्र (putra) - O son! (vocative) (son, child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - sit (imperative) (stand, stay, sit)

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

From root sthā (1st class, parasmayapada)

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating the end of a quote) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

वदति (vadati) - says (the king) (speaks, says)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad

Present Indicative 3rd Person Singular

From root vad (1st class, parasmayapada)

Root: vad (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - when the king (locative absolute construction with `vadati`) (in the king, to the king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction 'when the king says'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

परिजनास्तीर्णे (parijanāstīrṇe) - spread on the ground by attendants (spread with attendants, covered by servants)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of parijanāstīrṇa

parijanāstīrṇa - spread with or covered by attendants/servants

Compound formed from `parijana` and `āstīrṇa`. `āstīrṇa` is a Past Passive Participle of ā + stṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parijana+āstīrṇa)

• parijana – attendant, servant, follower
  noun (masculine)
• āstīrṇa – spread, covered, strewn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from `ā` (prefix) + `stṛ` (to spread)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies `bhūmau`.

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the prince) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the prince.

अंशुके (aṁśuke) - on a cloth (on a garment, on a cloth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṃśuka

aṁśuka - cloth, garment, fine garment

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis or sequence.

न्यविक्षत (nyavikṣata) - he sat down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of viś

Aorist Middle 3rd Person Singular

From root viś (6th class) with prefix ni. Aorist form.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Recounts a past action.

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