योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-19

जया च सुप्रभा चैव दाक्षायण्यौ सुमध्यमे ।
तयोस्तु यान्यपत्यानि शतं परमदुर्जयम् ॥ १९ ॥

jayā ca suprabhā caiva dākṣāyaṇyau sumadhyame ,
tayostu yānyapatyāni śataṃ paramadurjayam 19

19. jayā ca suprabhā ca eva dākṣāyaṇyau sumadhyame
tayoḥ tu yāni apatyāni śatam paramadurjayam

19. Jayā and Suprabhā were indeed two daughters of Dakṣa, both of slender waist. The hundred offspring born to them were supremely unconquerable.

Words meanings summery:

• जया (jayā) - Jayā

• च (ca) - and

• सुप्रभा (suprabhā) - Suprabhā

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• दाक्षायण्यौ (dākṣāyaṇyau) - two daughters of Dakṣa

• सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - slender-waisted (dual)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Jayā and Suprabhā (of the two of them)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• यानि (yāni) - which (ones)

• अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - offspring, descendants

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• परमदुर्जयम् (paramadurjayam) - supremely unconquerable

Words meanings and morphology

जया (jayā) - Jayā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jayā

jayā - Jayā (proper name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुप्रभा (suprabhā) - Suprabhā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suprabhā

suprabhā - Suprabhā (proper name), well-shining

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just

(indeclinable)

दाक्षायण्यौ (dākṣāyaṇyau) - two daughters of Dakṣa

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dākṣāyaṇī

dākṣāyaṇī - daughter of Dakṣa

Derived from Dakṣa with ḍhak suffix (Pāṇini 4.1.83)

सुमध्यमे (sumadhyame) - slender-waisted (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sumadhyamā

sumadhyamā - slender-waisted, having a beautiful middle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+madhyamā)

• su – good, beautiful, well
  indeclinable
• madhyamā – middle, waist
  noun (feminine)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Jayā and Suprabhā (of the two of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Jayā and Suprabhā.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

यानि (yāni) - which (ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Agrees with apatyāni.

अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - offspring, descendants

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, descendant

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Used in apposition to 'apatyāni'.

परमदुर्जयम् (paramadurjayam) - supremely unconquerable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramadurjaya

paramadurjaya - supremely unconquerable, very difficult to conquer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+durjaya)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• durjaya – difficult to conquer, invincible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root ji (to conquer) with prefix dur- and suffix -ya.
  Prefix: dur
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śatam' and 'apatyāni' (singular often used with collectives).

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