योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-27

दशरथ उवाच ।
अशङ्कितोपनीतेन भास्वता दर्शनेन ते ।
साधो स्वनुगृहीताः स्मो रविणेवाम्बुजाकराः ॥ २७ ॥

daśaratha uvāca ,
aśaṅkitopanītena bhāsvatā darśanena te ,
sādho svanugṛhītāḥ smo raviṇevāmbujākarāḥ 27

27. daśarathaḥ uvāca aśaṅkitopanītena bhāsvatā darśanena
te sādho svanugṛhītāḥ smaḥ raviṇā iva ambujākarāḥ

27. Daśaratha said: "O sage (sādho), we have been greatly blessed by your glorious and unexpectedly granted presence, just as lotus ponds are blessed by the sun."

Words meanings summery:

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अशङ्कितोपनीतेन (aśaṅkitopanītena) - by the unexpectedly bestowed (by the unexpectedly presented, by the un-apprehensively brought)

• भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by the glorious (by the glorious, by the shining)

• दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by the presence (by the sight, by the presence)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the sage) (your)

• साधो (sādho) - O sage (Viśvāmitra) (O holy man, O good person, O sage)

• स्वनुगृहीताः (svanugṛhītāḥ) - greatly blessed (well-blessed, greatly favored)

• स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

• रविणा (raviṇā) - by the sun

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as)

• अम्बुजाकराः (ambujākarāḥ) - lotus ponds (lotus ponds, masses of lotuses)

Words meanings and morphology

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - King Daśaratha (Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Daśaratha (name of a king, literally 'ten chariots')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

Class 2 verb (vac) in perfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अशङ्कितोपनीतेन (aśaṅkitopanītena) - by the unexpectedly bestowed (by the unexpectedly presented, by the un-apprehensively brought)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśaṅkitopanīta

aśaṅkitopanīta - unexpectedly presented/bestowed

Compound of 'aśaṅkita' (past passive participle of root śaṅk, 'not feared/apprehended') and 'upanīta' (past passive participle of upa-nī, 'brought near/presented').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aśaṅkita+upanīta)

• aśaṅkita – unfeared, unexpected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śaṅk (to doubt, fear) with negative prefix 'a-'.
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)
• upanīta – brought near, presented, bestowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nī (to lead) with upasarga upa-.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies `darśanena`.

भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by the glorious (by the glorious, by the shining)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - glorious, radiant, shining

Possessive adjective derived from root bhā (to shine) with suffix -mat.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies `darśanena`.

दर्शनेन (darśanena) - by the presence (by the sight, by the presence)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, presence, vision, doctrine

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ana.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - your (referring to the sage) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular of `yuṣmad`.

साधो (sādho) - O sage (Viśvāmitra) (O holy man, O good person, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, holy man, sage

u-stem masculine noun.

स्वनुगृहीताः (svanugṛhītāḥ) - greatly blessed (well-blessed, greatly favored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svanugṛhīta

svanugṛhīta - well-favored, greatly blessed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su-' (well, greatly) and 'anugṛhīta' (past passive participle of anugrah, to favor/bless).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+anugṛhīta)

• su – good, well, greatly
  indeclinable
  Prefix used to form compounds.
• anugṛhīta – favored, blessed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root grah (to seize, accept) with upasarga anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'we' (`vayam`).

स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

present tense

Root `as` in present active, 1st person plural.

Root: as (class 2)

रविणा (raviṇā) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun

i-stem masculine noun.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as)

(indeclinable)

अम्बुजाकराः (ambujākarāḥ) - lotus ponds (lotus ponds, masses of lotuses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambujākara

ambujākara - lotus-pond, mass of lotuses, a mine of water-born things

Compound of 'ambu-ja' (water-born, i.e., lotus) and 'ākara' (mine, source, mass).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ambuja+ākara)

• ambuja – lotus (water-born)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'ambu' (water) and 'ja' (born from).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ākara – mine, source, mass, heap
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to scatter) with upasarga ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to `vayam` (we).

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