योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-23

युक्तयज्ञोपवीताङ्ग धवलप्रोन्नतस्रुवम् ।
अनन्तं विस्मयं चान्तः प्रयच्छन्तमिवेक्षितुः ॥ २३ ॥

yuktayajñopavītāṅga dhavalapronnatasruvam ,
anantaṃ vismayaṃ cāntaḥ prayacchantamivekṣituḥ 23

23. yuktayajñopavītāṅga dhavalapronnatasruvam anantam
vismayam ca antaḥ prayacchantam iva īkṣituḥ

23. With his body adorned by the sacred thread (yajñopavīta) and holding a bright, uplifted sacrificial ladle, he was as if inwardly bestowing infinite wonder upon the observer.

Words meanings summery:

• युक्तयज्ञोपवीताङ्ग (yuktayajñopavītāṅga) - whose body is adorned with the sacred thread; having a sacred thread as an ornament on the body

• धवलप्रोन्नतस्रुवम् (dhavalapronnatasruvam) - holding a bright, uplifted sacrificial ladle

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inwardly, internally

• प्रयच्छन्तम् (prayacchantam) - bestowing, granting, giving

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• ईक्षितुः (īkṣituḥ) - of the beholder, of the observer

Words meanings and morphology

युक्तयज्ञोपवीताङ्ग (yuktayajñopavītāṅga) - whose body is adorned with the sacred thread; having a sacred thread as an ornament on the body

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuktayajñopavītāṅga

yuktayajñopavītāṅga - one whose body (aṅga) is adorned (yukta) with the sacred thread (yajñopavīta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yukta+yajñopavīta+aṅga)

• yukta – joined, endowed with, adorned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join), past passive participle
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• yajñopavīta – sacred thread
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: yajña (sacrifice) + upavīta (adornment, thread)
• aṅga – body, limb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifying an implied masculine noun (e.g., a sage)

धवलप्रोन्नतस्रुवम् (dhavalapronnatasruvam) - holding a bright, uplifted sacrificial ladle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhavalapronnatasruva

dhavalapronnatasruva - one whose sacrificial ladle (sruva) is bright (dhavala) and uplifted (pronnata)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhavala+pronnata+sruva)

• dhavala – white, bright, pure
  adjective (neuter)
• pronnata – uplifted, elevated, raised
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra (forward)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nam (class 1)
• sruva – sacrificial ladle (usually made of wood)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifying an implied masculine noun (e.g., a sage)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless, infinite, boundless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, without end

Compound: a (not) + anta (end)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifying vismayam

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise

Derived from root smay (to smile) with upasarga vi (apart, intensely)

Prefix: vi

Root: smay (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inwardly, internally

(indeclinable)

Note: visarga-sandhi form of antar/antas

प्रयच्छन्तम् (prayacchantam) - bestowing, granting, giving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayacchat

prayacchat - bestowing, granting, giving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yam (to control, give) with upasarga pra (forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifying an implied masculine noun (e.g., a sage)

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

ईक्षितुः (īkṣituḥ) - of the beholder, of the observer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of īkṣitṛ

īkṣitṛ - beholder, observer, spectator

Agent Noun

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with suffix tṛ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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