योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-15

पदातिरेव सहसा राज्ञां वृन्देन मालितः ।
वसिष्ठवामदेवाभ्यां सह सामन्तसंस्तुतः ॥ १५ ॥

padātireva sahasā rājñāṃ vṛndena mālitaḥ ,
vasiṣṭhavāmadevābhyāṃ saha sāmantasaṃstutaḥ 15

15. padātiḥ eva sahasā rājñām vṛndena mālitaḥ
vasiṣṭhavāmadevābhyām saha sāmantasaṃstutaḥ

15. Suddenly, (he), appearing merely as a foot-soldier, was encircled by a multitude of kings and, accompanied by Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva, was praised by their subordinate rulers.

Words meanings summery:

• पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier, infantryman, pedestrian

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that he was *only* a foot-soldier (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• वृन्देन (vṛndena) - by a multitude, by a host, by a group

• मालितः (mālitaḥ) - surrounded, garlanded, encompassed

• वसिष्ठवामदेवाभ्याम् (vasiṣṭhavāmadevābhyām) - by Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• सामन्तसंस्तुतः (sāmantasaṁstutaḥ) - praised by feudatories, glorified by neighboring rulers

Words meanings and morphology

पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier, infantryman, pedestrian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padāti

padāti - foot-soldier, infantryman, pedestrian

एव (eva) - emphasizing that he was *only* a foot-soldier (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वृन्देन (vṛndena) - by a multitude, by a host, by a group

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛnda

vṛnda - multitude, host, group, collection

मालितः (mālitaḥ) - surrounded, garlanded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mālita

mālita - garlanded, surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √māl (to adorn, to encircle)

Root: māl (class 10)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the subject.

वसिष्ठवामदेवाभ्याम् (vasiṣṭhavāmadevābhyām) - by Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of vasiṣṭhavāmadeva

vasiṣṭhavāmadeva - Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva (two prominent sages)

Compound type : dvandva (vasiṣṭha+vāmadeva)

• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāmadeva – Vāmadeva (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two sages Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

सामन्तसंस्तुतः (sāmantasaṁstutaḥ) - praised by feudatories, glorified by neighboring rulers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmantasaṃstuta

sāmantasaṁstuta - praised by feudatories, eulogized by subordinate kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāmanta+saṃstuta)

• sāmanta – feudatory, neighbor, subordinate ruler
  noun (masculine)
• saṃstuta – praised, eulogized, lauded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √stu (to praise) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the subject.

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