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.

11. מלכי, בשער עומד איש אצילי ורב הוד, הזורח כשמש הבוקר ופקעת שערותיו הקלועות אדומה כמו להבה.

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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