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2,18

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-8

परा नागरतोदेति महत्त्वगुणशालिनी ।
सा यया स्नेहमायान्ति राजानो अमरा अपि ॥ ८ ॥
parā nāgaratodeti mahattvaguṇaśālinī ,
sā yayā snehamāyānti rājāno amarā api 8
8. parā nāgaratā udeti mahattva-guṇa-śālinī
sā yayā sneham āyānti rājānaḥ amarāḥ api
8. parā mahattva-guṇa-śālinī nāgaratā udeti
yayā sā rājānaḥ amarāḥ api sneham āyānti
8. A supreme civility (nāgaratā) emerges, possessing the quality of greatness. It is through this civility that kings and even celestial beings develop affection.

Words meanings summery:

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  • परा (parā) - supreme, excellent (supreme, higher, excellent, ultimate)
  • नागरता (nāgaratā) - civility (civility, urbanity, cleverness, skill)
  • उदेति (udeti) - emerges (rises, emerges, comes forth)
  • महत्त्व-गुण-शालिनी (mahattva-guṇa-śālinī) - possessing the quality of greatness (endowed with the quality of greatness, possessing the attribute of importance)
  • सा (sā) - it (referring to nāgaratā) (she, it, that)
  • यया (yayā) - through which (by which, through which)
  • स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection (affection, love, oil, tenderness)
  • आयान्ति (āyānti) - they develop, they come to have (they come, they approach, they attain)
  • राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
  • अमराः (amarāḥ) - celestial beings (immortals, gods, celestial beings)
  • अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

Words meanings and morphology

परा (parā) - supreme, excellent (supreme, higher, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - other, another, higher, supreme, excellent, ulterior
Note: Feminine form of 'para'.
नागरता (nāgaratā) - civility (civility, urbanity, cleverness, skill)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nāgaratā
nāgaratā - civility, urbanity, cleverness, skill, politeness
Note: From 'nagara' (city) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun).
उदेति (udeti) - emerges (rises, emerges, comes forth)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i
root 'i' preceded by upasarga 'ud'
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
महत्त्व-गुण-शालिनी (mahattva-guṇa-śālinī) - possessing the quality of greatness (endowed with the quality of greatness, possessing the attribute of importance)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahattva-guṇa-śālin
mahattva-guṇa-śālin - endowed with the quality of greatness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahattva+guṇa+śālin)
  • mahattva – greatness, magnanimity, importance
    noun (neuter)
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, excellence, virtue
    noun (masculine)
  • śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
    adjective (masculine)
    suffix -śālin added to a noun to indicate possession
Note: Feminine form of 'mahattva-guṇa-śālin'.
सा (sā) - it (referring to nāgaratā) (she, it, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.
यया (yayā) - through which (by which, through which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Feminine instrumental singular of 'yad'.
स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection (affection, love, oil, tenderness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sneha
sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat, anointing
Root: snih (class 4)
आयान्ति (āyānti) - they develop, they come to have (they come, they approach, they attain)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā
root 'yā' preceded by upasarga 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
अमराः (amarāḥ) - celestial beings (immortals, gods, celestial beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of amara
amara - immortal, god, deity
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+mara)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • mara – mortal, death
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'mṛ' (to die)
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)