योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-11

देव द्वारि महातेजा बालभास्करभासुरः ।
ज्वालारुणजटाजूटः पुमाञ्छ्रीमानवस्थितः ॥ ११ ॥

deva dvāri mahātejā bālabhāskarabhāsuraḥ ,
jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭaḥ pumāñchrīmānavasthitaḥ 11

11. deva dvāri mahātejāḥ bālabhāskarabhāsuraḥ
jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭaḥ pumān śrīmān avasthitaḥ

11. O King, at the door stood a man of immense splendor, shining brilliantly like the morning sun. He possessed a mass of matted hair, reddish like flames, and was truly glorious.

Words meanings summery:

• देव (deva) - O King Daśaratha (implied address by the messenger) (O god, O king, O master)

• द्वारि (dvāri) - at the palace gate (at the door, at the gate)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessing immense divine radiance (greatly effulgent, of great splendor, very powerful)

• बालभास्करभासुरः (bālabhāskarabhāsuraḥ) - shining like the rising sun

• ज्वालारुणजटाजूटः (jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭaḥ) - having a mass of matted hair reddish like flames

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male person

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with splendor/beauty/fortune

• अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - standing at the door (standing, situated, present, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

देव (deva) - O King Daśaratha (implied address by the messenger) (O god, O king, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, king, master

Note: Often used as a respectful address to a king or esteemed person.

द्वारि (dvāri) - at the palace gate (at the door, at the gate)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessing immense divine radiance (greatly effulgent, of great splendor, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, great power

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a form of the noun 'mahātejas' used adjectivally to describe 'pumān'.

बालभास्करभासुरः (bālabhāskarabhāsuraḥ) - shining like the rising sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālabhāskarabhāsura

bālabhāskarabhāsura - shining like the young sun, brilliant as the morning sun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa followed by upapada-tatpuruṣa (or karmadhāraya) (bāla+bhāskara+bhāsura)

• bāla – young, infant, child
  adjective
• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsura – shining, brilliant, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhā (to shine) + sura (suffix)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

ज्वालारुणजटाजूटः (jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭaḥ) - having a mass of matted hair reddish like flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭa

jvālāruṇajaṭājūṭa - whose mass of matted hair is reddish like flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvālā+aruṇa+jaṭā+jūṭa)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• aruṇa – reddish, dawn-colored, ruddy
  adjective (masculine)
• jaṭā – matted hair
  noun (feminine)
• jūṭa – mass, pile, top-knot
  noun (masculine)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person, spirit

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with splendor/beauty/fortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - possessing glory/beauty/prosperity/fortune

possessive suffix -mat

Derived from śrī + mat

अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - standing at the door (standing, situated, present, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, firm, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ava-sthā + kta (pp. suffix)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, describing the standing action of the man.

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