योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-35

स तमश्वमुपादाय पार्थिवं समुवाच ह ।
सोच्चैःश्रवा इव क्षीरसागरो मरुतां पतिम् ॥ ३५ ॥

sa tamaśvamupādāya pārthivaṃ samuvāca ha ,
soccaiḥśravā iva kṣīrasāgaro marutāṃ patim 35

35. saḥ tam aśvam upādāya pārthivam samuvāca ha saḥ
uccaiḥśravāḥ iva kṣīra-sāgaraḥ marutām patim

35. saḥ tam aśvam upādāya pārthivam ha samuvāca,
kṣīra-sāgaraḥ saḥ uccaiḥśravāḥ iva marutām patim

35. Then, taking that horse, he (the chieftain) addressed the king, just as the Milk Ocean addressed the Lord of Maruts (Indra) as if presenting Ucchaiḥśravas (Indra's divine horse).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the chieftain from the previous verse) (he, that (masculine, nominative singular))

• तम् (tam) - that (particular) horse (him, that (masculine, accusative singular))

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - the horse (from the previous verse) (horse)

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken possession of the horse (taking, having taken, acquiring)

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king (object of address) (the king, the earthly ruler)

• समुवाच (samuvāca) - addressed, spoke to, said

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) Milk Ocean (in the analogy) (that (masculine, nominative singular))

• उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the mythical horse Ucchaiḥśravas, as presented (in the analogy) (Ucchaiḥśravas (Indra's celestial horse))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• क्षीर-सागरः (kṣīra-sāgaraḥ) - the mythical Milk Ocean from Hindu cosmology (the Milk Ocean)

• मरुताम् (marutām) - of Indra, as he is the lord of the Maruts/gods (of the Maruts, of the gods)

• पतिम् (patim) - Indra, the lord (lord, master, husband)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the chieftain from the previous verse) (he, that (masculine, nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Subject of 'samuvāca'.

तम् (tam) - that (particular) horse (him, that (masculine, accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Modifies 'aśvam' and is the object of 'upādāya'.

अश्वम् (aśvam) - the horse (from the previous verse) (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse, steed

Note: Object of 'upādāya'.

उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken possession of the horse (taking, having taken, acquiring)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √dā (class 3) with prefixes `upa-` and `ā-`. Formed by adding -ya suffix.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king (object of address) (the king, the earthly ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, earthly, relating to the earth

From `pṛthivī` (earth) + `aṇ` suffix. Masculine accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'samuvāca'.

समुवाच (samuvāca) - addressed, spoke to, said

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √vac (class 2) with prefix `sam-`. Root vowel changes to `uvāc` in perfect.

Prefix: sam

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle, also metrical filler.

सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) Milk Ocean (in the analogy) (that (masculine, nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the comparison clause.

उच्चैःश्रवाः (uccaiḥśravāḥ) - the mythical horse Ucchaiḥśravas, as presented (in the analogy) (Ucchaiḥśravas (Indra's celestial horse))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccaiḥśravas

uccaiḥśravas - Ucchaiḥśravas (the divine horse of Indra, born from the churning of the ocean), famed far and wide

Compound noun, nominative singular masculine. Literally 'having loud ears' or 'famed far and wide'. s-stem noun.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uccaiḥ+śravas)

• uccaiḥ – loudly, high, up
  indeclinable
• śravas – fame, glory, ear
  noun (neuter)
  Neuter s-stem noun.
  Root: śru

Note: Functions adverbially in the analogy, implying presentation of Ucchaiḥśravas.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

क्षीर-सागरः (kṣīra-sāgaraḥ) - the mythical Milk Ocean from Hindu cosmology (the Milk Ocean)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīra-sāgara

kṣīra-sāgara - Milk Ocean (a mythical ocean in Hindu cosmology)

Compound noun, masculine nominative singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣīra+sāgara)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied verb in the comparison clause.

मरुताम् (marutām) - of Indra, as he is the lord of the Maruts/gods (of the Maruts, of the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of marut

marut - Marut (a class of storm deities), wind, god

Consonant stem, genitive plural.

Note: Part of compound 'marutām patim'.

पतिम् (patim) - Indra, the lord (lord, master, husband)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

i-stem noun, accusative singular masculine.

Note: Object of the implied verb in the comparison clause.