योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-24

सुनिमालोक्य भूपालो दूरादेवानताकृतिः ।
प्रणनाम गलन्मौलिमणिमानितभूतलम् ॥ २४ ॥

sunimālokya bhūpālo dūrādevānatākṛtiḥ ,
praṇanāma galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtalam 24

24. munim ālokya bhūpālaḥ dūrāt eva ānatākṛtiḥ
praṇanāma galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtalam

24. Having seen the sage (muni) from afar, the king, with a bowed posture, prostrated himself, rendering the ground revered by the jewels falling from his crown.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, after seeing

• भूपालः (bhūpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• आनताकृतिः (ānatākṛtiḥ) - whose form is bowed, with a bowed posture

• प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - he bowed down, he prostrated

• गलन्मौलिमणिमानितभूतलम् (galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtalam) - (the ground) made revered by the jewels of his crown which were falling

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy person

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Interpreted 'suni' as 'muni' due to contextual consistency.

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root lok (to see) with upasarga ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

भूपालः (bhūpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūpāla

bhūpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound: bhū (earth) + pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pāla)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

आनताकृतिः (ānatākṛtiḥ) - whose form is bowed, with a bowed posture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānatākṛti

ānatākṛti - one whose form (ākṛti) is bowed (ānata)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ānata+ākṛti)

• ānata – bowed, bent, humbled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga ā (towards)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nam (class 1)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifying bhūpālaḥ

प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - he bowed down, he prostrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of praṇam

Perfect (Liṭ)

Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra (forward)

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

गलन्मौलिमणिमानितभूतलम् (galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtalam) - (the ground) made revered by the jewels of his crown which were falling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtala

galanmaulimaṇimānitabhūtala - one for whom the ground (bhūtala) is honored (mānita) by the jewels (maṇi) of his crown (mauli) that are falling (galat)

Compound: galat (falling) + mauli (crown) + maṇi (jewel) + mānita (honored) + bhūtala (ground)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (galat+mauli+maṇi+mānita+bhūtala)

• galat – falling, dripping
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gal (to drop, flow)
  Root: gal (class 1)
• mauli – diadem, crown, crest
  noun (masculine)
• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• mānita – honored, revered, respected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mān (to honor)
  Root: mān (class 4)
• bhūtala – earth's surface, ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the ground (bhūtalam) in an adverbial sense (how the prostration happened to make the ground revered)

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