योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-41

अथानिमेषया दृष्ट्या राजा चित्रोपमाकृतिः ।
बभूवालोकयन्नश्वं लिपिकर्मार्पितोपमः ॥ ४१ ॥

athānimeṣayā dṛṣṭyā rājā citropamākṛtiḥ ,
babhūvālokayannaśvaṃ lipikarmārpitopamaḥ 41

41. atha animeṣayā dṛṣṭyā rājā citra-upamā-ākṛtiḥ
babhūva ālokayan aśvam lipikarma-arpita-upamaḥ

41. atha rājā animeṣayā dṛṣṭyā aśvam ālokayan
citra-upamā-ākṛtiḥ lipikarma-arpita-upamaḥ babhūva

41. Then, as he gazed at the horse with an unblinking stare, the king became like a figure in a painting, resembling an image fixed by an artist's brush.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अनिमेषया (animeṣayā) - with unblinking (eyes/gaze)

• दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by sight, with a gaze, by the eye

• राजा (rājā) - king

• चित्र-उपमा-आकृतिः (citra-upamā-ākṛtiḥ) - having the form/appearance of a painting

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - gazing upon, looking at

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

• लिपिकर्म-अर्पित-उपमः (lipikarma-arpita-upamaḥ) - like one depicted in a painting, resembling an image fixed by an artist's brush

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अनिमेषया (animeṣayā) - with unblinking (eyes/gaze)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of animeṣa

animeṣa - unblinking, fixed (eyes)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nimeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nimeṣa – blinking, winking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: miṣ

दृष्ट्या (dṛṣṭyā) - by sight, with a gaze, by the eye

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, gaze, eye

Root: dṛś

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

चित्र-उपमा-आकृतिः (citra-upamā-ākṛtiḥ) - having the form/appearance of a painting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citra-upamā-ākṛti

citra-upamā-ākṛti - one whose form resembles a painting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+upamā+ākṛti)

• citra – painting, picture, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - gazing upon, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - looking at, observing

Present Active Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: loc (class 1)

अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

लिपिकर्म-अर्पित-उपमः (lipikarma-arpita-upamaḥ) - like one depicted in a painting, resembling an image fixed by an artist's brush

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipikarma-arpita-upama

lipikarma-arpita-upama - one whose resemblance is fixed by writing/painting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lipikarma+arpita+upama)

• lipikarma – act of writing, painting, drawing
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, depicted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: api
  Root: ṛ
• upama – resembling, similar, likeness
  adjective (masculine)

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