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.

8. לאחר מכן עולה בקרבו אצילות רוח מעודנת, עשירה באיכויות נשגבות, אשר מעוררת חיבה אף בקרב מלכים ואלים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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