योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-2

सर्वे बभूवुस्तत्रस्था विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः ।
भिन्नाम्बरा देहरुहैर्गिरः श्रोतुमिवोद्धुरैः ॥ २ ॥

sarve babhūvustatrasthā vismayotphullalocanāḥ ,
bhinnāmbarā deharuhairgiraḥ śrotumivoddhuraiḥ 2

2. sarve babhūvuḥ tatra-sthāḥ vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ
bhinna-ambarāḥ deha-ruhaiḥ giraḥ śrotum iva uddhuraiḥ

2. sarve tatra-sthāḥ vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ
babhūvuḥ uddhuraiḥ
deha-ruhaiḥ giraḥ śrotum iva (te)
bhinna-ambarāḥ (ca babhūvuḥ)

2. All those present became wide-eyed with astonishment. Their garments were torn by their body hairs standing erect, as if those hairs were straining to hear the words.

2. כל הנוכחים במקום נותרו פעורי עיניים מרוב תימהון, ושערות גופם סמרו מרוב התרגשות, כאילו עלו מתוך בגדיהם כדי לספוג את דבריו.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all those present (all, everyone)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

• तत्र-स्थाः (tatra-sthāḥ) - those who were present there (standing there, present there)

• विस्मय-उत्फुल्ल-लोचनाः (vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ) - wide-eyed with astonishment (whose eyes were wide open with wonder, wide-eyed with astonishment)

• भिन्न-अम्बराः (bhinna-ambarāḥ) - having their garments torn (whose clothes were torn, having rent garments)

• देह-रुहैः (deha-ruhaiḥ) - by their body hairs (by body hairs, by hairs of the body)

• गिरः (giraḥ) - the words (of Rama) (words, speeches)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

• उद्धुरैः (uddhuraiḥ) - with hairs standing erect (with uplifted, with erect, with raised)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all those present (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Declined like a masculine adjective in the nominative plural.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र-स्थाः (tatra-sthāḥ) - those who were present there (standing there, present there)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatra-stha

tatra-stha - standing there, present

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  derivation from verb root sthā
  Derived from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

विस्मय-उत्फुल्ल-लोचनाः (vismaya-utphulla-locanāḥ) - wide-eyed with astonishment (whose eyes were wide open with wonder, wide-eyed with astonishment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vismaya-utphulla-locana

vismaya-utphulla-locana - having eyes opened wide by wonder

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vismaya+utphulla+locana)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• utphulla – blooming, opened, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sphull (to open, expand) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sphull (class 1)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see)
  Root: loc (class 10)

भिन्न-अम्बराः (bhinna-ambarāḥ) - having their garments torn (whose clothes were torn, having rent garments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinna-ambara

bhinna-ambara - having torn clothes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+ambara)

• bhinna – broken, torn, split
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to break, cleave)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)

देह-रुहैः (deha-ruhaiḥ) - by their body hairs (by body hairs, by hairs of the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deha-ruha

deha-ruha - hair of the body, body hair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+ruha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ruha – growing, producing, hair
  noun (masculine)
  adjective/noun from root ruh (to grow)
  Derived from root ruh 'to grow'
  Root: ruh (class 1)

गिरः (giraḥ) - the words (of Rama) (words, speeches)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gir

gir - voice, speech, word, praise

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: An infinitive (tumun affix) functions as an indeclinable noun indicating purpose.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

उद्धुरैः (uddhuraiḥ) - with hairs standing erect (with uplifted, with erect, with raised)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uddhura

uddhura - uplifted, erect, standing up

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `deha-ruhaiḥ`.

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