योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-19, verse-10

तमालोक्य महीपालमिदं चिन्तितवानसौ ।
अहो नु रम्या नृपता सर्वसौभाग्यभासिता ॥ १० ॥

tamālokya mahīpālamidaṃ cintitavānasau ,
aho nu ramyā nṛpatā sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā 10

10. tam ālokya mahīpālam idam cintitavān asau
aho nu ramyā nṛpatā sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā

10. asau tam mahīpālam ālokya idam cintitavān
aho nu nṛpatā ramyā sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā

10. Having seen that king, he thought this: 'Oh, how charming indeed is kingship, shining with all prosperity!'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, beholding

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - the king, protector of the earth

• इदम् (idam) - this

• चिन्तितवान् (cintitavān) - thought, reflected

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas!

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• रम्या (ramyā) - charming, beautiful, delightful

• नृपता (nṛpatā) - kingship, sovereignty

• सर्वसौभाग्यभासिता (sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā) - endowed with all good fortune, shining with all prosperity

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, beholding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root lok (to see) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya (k-pratyaya)

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - the king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

चिन्तितवान् (cintitavān) - thought, reflected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintitavat

cintitavat - having thought

Past Active Participle

From root cint (to think) with suffix -tavat

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Used as a finite verb here

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), he, she, it

अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

रम्या (ramyā) - charming, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, pleasant, delightful

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ram (to enjoy, delight in) with suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

नृपता (nṛpatā) - kingship, sovereignty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nṛpatā

nṛpatā - kingship, sovereignty, the state of being a king

Derived from nṛpa (king) with suffix -tā

सर्वसौभाग्यभासिता (sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā) - endowed with all good fortune, shining with all prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvasaubhāgyabhāsitā

sarvasaubhāgyabhāsita - shining with all good fortune/prosperity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saubhāgya+bhāsita)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• saubhāgya – good fortune, prosperity, auspiciousness
  noun (neuter)
• bhāsita – shining, illuminated, endowed with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhās (to shine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)

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