योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-18

ते हि पुत्राः कृशाश्वस्य प्रजापतिसुतोपमाः ।
एनमन्वचरन्वीरा दीप्तिमन्तो महौजसः ॥ १८ ॥

te hi putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutopamāḥ ,
enamanvacaranvīrā dīptimanto mahaujasaḥ 18

18. te hi putrāḥ kṛśāśvasya prajāpatisutopamāḥ
enam anvacaran vīrāḥ dīptimantaḥ mahaujasaḥ

18. Indeed, those valiant, radiant, and greatly powerful sons of Kṛśāśva, who were like the sons of Prajāpati, followed him.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• कृशाश्वस्य (kṛśāśvasya) - of Kṛśāśva

• प्रजापतिसुतोपमाः (prajāpatisutopamāḥ) - resembling the sons of Prajāpati

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• अन्वचरन् (anvacaran) - they followed, they went after

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• दीप्तिमन्तः (dīptimantaḥ) - radiant, shining

• महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great vigor, mighty, very powerful

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

कृशाश्वस्य (kṛśāśvasya) - of Kṛśāśva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛśāśva

kṛśāśva - Kṛśāśva (a proper name, a sage)

प्रजापतिसुतोपमाः (prajāpatisutopamāḥ) - resembling the sons of Prajāpati

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpatisutopama

prajāpatisutopama - resembling the sons of Prajāpati

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prajāpati+suta+upama)

• prajāpati – lord of creatures, creator, Prajāpati
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root sū- (to beget) with suffix -ta
  Root: sū (class 4)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, comparable to
  adjective (masculine)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

अन्वचरन् (anvacaran) - they followed, they went after

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anucarati

Imperfect

Root car (to move) with upasarga anu- (after); imperfect 3rd plural

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Functions as an adjective here, describing the sons.

दीप्तिमन्तः (dīptimantaḥ) - radiant, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīptimat

dīptimat - radiant, shining, glorious, possessing splendor

Possessive suffix -mat

Root: dīp (class 4)

महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great vigor, mighty, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahaujas

mahaujas - of great vigor, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ojas – vigor, strength, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

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