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.

15. הוא יצא מיד ברגל, מוקף בפמליית מלכים, יחד עם החכמים וַסִשְׁטְהָ וָאמַדֵוָה, כשהאצילים מרוממים אותו בדברי תהילה.

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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