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.

24. כאשר ראה המלך את החכם, התכופף עוד מרחוק וקד קידה עמוקה, עד שאבני החן מכתרו נגעו באדמה וקישטו אותה.

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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