योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-2

परिखिन्नासु सर्वासु राज्ञीषु नृपसद्मसु ।
स्थितासु सावधानासु रामचेष्टासु सर्वतः ॥ २ ॥

parikhinnāsu sarvāsu rājñīṣu nṛpasadmasu ,
sthitāsu sāvadhānāsu rāmaceṣṭāsu sarvataḥ 2

2. parikhinnāsu sarvāsu rājñīṣu nṛpasadmasu
sthitāsu sāvadhanāsu rāmaceṣṭāsu sarvataḥ

2. While all the queens, thoroughly dejected, remained in the royal palaces, attentive everywhere to Rāma's activities...

Words meanings summery:

• परिखिन्नासु (parikhinnāsu) - in the thoroughly dejected, in the very sad ones

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• राज्ञीषु (rājñīṣu) - in the queens

• नृपसद्मसु (nṛpasadmasu) - in the royal palaces, in the king's residences

• स्थितासु (sthitāsu) - in the situated, in the remaining

• सावधनासु (sāvadhanāsu) - in the attentive, in the vigilant

• रामचेष्टासु (rāmaceṣṭāsu) - in/to Rāma's activities

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

Words meanings and morphology

परिखिन्नासु (parikhinnāsu) - in the thoroughly dejected, in the very sad ones

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of parikhinna

parikhinna - exhausted, distressed, thoroughly dejected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pari-khid (to be distressed)

Prefix: pari

Root: khid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñīṣu'.

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'rājñīṣu'.

राज्ञीषु (rājñīṣu) - in the queens

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rājñī

rājñī - queen, royal wife

Note: Main noun in the locative absolute construction.

नृपसद्मसु (nṛpasadmasu) - in the royal palaces, in the king's residences

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of nṛpasadman

nṛpasadman - king's palace, royal residence

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+sadman)

• nṛpa – king
  noun (masculine)
• sadman – house, dwelling, abode, palace
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Location for the queens.

स्थितासु (sthitāsu) - in the situated, in the remaining

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remaining, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñīṣu'.

सावधनासु (sāvadhanāsu) - in the attentive, in the vigilant

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sāvadhanā

sāvadhanā - attentive, careful, vigilant

From sa-avadhāna (with attention)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+avadhāna)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• avadhāna – attention, care, heed
  noun (neuter)
  From ava-dhā (to pay attention)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'rājñīṣu'.

रामचेष्टासु (rāmaceṣṭāsu) - in/to Rāma's activities

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rāmaceṣṭā

rāmaceṣṭā - Rāma's activities, actions of Rāma

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+ceṣṭā)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name of the prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ceṣṭā – activity, action, movement, gesture
  noun (feminine)
  From root ceṣṭ (to move, to act)
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Object of attention for 'sāvadhanāsu'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

(indeclinable)

Suffix 'tas' indicating 'from/in all'

Note: Modifies 'sāvadhanāsu' or the general situation.

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