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3,16

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-50

अथ तामतिमात्रविह्वलां सकृपाकाशभवा सरस्वती ।
शफरीं ह्रदशोषविह्वलां प्रथमा वृष्टिरिवान्वकम्पत ॥ ५० ॥
atha tāmatimātravihvalāṃ sakṛpākāśabhavā sarasvatī ,
śapharīṃ hradaśoṣavihvalāṃ prathamā vṛṣṭirivānvakampata 50
50. atha tām atimātravihvalām sakṛpā ākāśabhavā sarasvatī
śapharīm hradaśoṣavihvalām prathamā vṛṣṭiḥ iva anvakampata
50. atha sakṛpā ākāśabhavā sarasvatī tām atimātravihvalām
prathamā vṛṣṭiḥ hradaśoṣavihvalām śapharīm iva anvakampata
50. Then, the compassionate Sarasvati, who originated from the sky, took pity on that exceedingly distressed woman, just as the first rain sympathizes with a small fish (śapharī) that is distressed by the drying up of a lake.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, next
  • ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)
  • अतिमात्रविह्वलाम् (atimātravihvalām) - exceedingly distressed, greatly agitated
  • सकृपा (sakṛpā) - compassionate, full of pity
  • आकाशभवा (ākāśabhavā) - born of the sky, celestial
  • सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - The goddess Sarasvati (Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge and arts)
  • शफरीम् (śapharīm) - minnow, small fish
  • ह्रदशोषविह्वलाम् (hradaśoṣavihvalām) - distressed by the drying up of the lake
  • प्रथमा (prathamā) - first, foremost
  • वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ) - rain, shower
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अन्वकम्पत (anvakampata) - pitied, sympathized with

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, next
(indeclinable)
ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she
Note: Refers to the distressed woman.
अतिमात्रविह्वलाम् (atimātravihvalām) - exceedingly distressed, greatly agitated
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of atimātravihvalā
atimātravihvalā - exceedingly distressed, greatly agitated (feminine)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (atimātra+vihvalā)
  • atimātra – excessive, enormous; excessively
    adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
    From ati (excessive) + mātra (measure, quantity)
    Prefix: ati
  • vihvala – agitated, confused, distressed, perturbed
    adjective (masculine)
    From vi (apart) + √hval (to tremble)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: hval
सकृपा (sakṛpā) - compassionate, full of pity
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sakṛpa
sakṛpa - compassionate, merciful, pitiful
From sa (with) + kṛpā (pity)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kṛpā)
  • sa – with, together with, possessing
    indeclinable
  • kṛpā – pity, compassion, mercy
    noun (feminine)
    From √kṛp (to feel pity)
    Root: kṛp
आकाशभवा (ākāśabhavā) - born of the sky, celestial
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ākāśabhavā
ākāśabhavā - born of the sky, celestial (feminine)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+bhava)
  • ākāśa – sky, ether, space
    noun (masculine)
  • bhava – being, existence, birth, origin
    noun/adjective (masculine)
    From √bhū (to be, become) + ap (suffix)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - The goddess Sarasvati (Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge and arts)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī
sarasvatī - Sarasvati (proper noun), a river, eloquent speech
From saras (fluid, speech, water) + vat (possessive suffix) + ī (feminine suffix)
शफरीम् (śapharīm) - minnow, small fish
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śapharī
śapharī - a small river fish, minnow, carp
ह्रदशोषविह्वलाम् (hradaśoṣavihvalām) - distressed by the drying up of the lake
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of hradaśoṣavihvalā
hradaśoṣavihvalā - distressed by the drying up of a lake (feminine)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hradaśoṣa+vihvalā)
  • hradaśoṣa – drying up of a lake
    noun (masculine)
  • vihvala – agitated, confused, distressed, perturbed
    adjective (masculine)
    From vi (apart) + √hval (to tremble)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: hval
प्रथमा (prathamā) - first, foremost
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prathamā
prathamā - first, foremost (feminine)
Feminine of prathama
वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ) - rain, shower
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi
vṛṣṭi - rain, shower
From √vṛṣ (to rain) + ktin
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अन्वकम्पत (anvakampata) - pitied, sympathized with
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-√kamp
Imperfect middle
Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular of the root √kamp with prefix anu.
Prefix: anu
Root: kamp (class 1)