योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-2

इहेमौ कुरुतो राज्यं तौ भवन्तौ सुदम्पती ।
चक्रवाकाविव नवौ भुवि जातौ शिवाविव ॥ २ ॥

ihemau kuruto rājyaṃ tau bhavantau sudampatī ,
cakravākāviva navau bhuvi jātau śivāviva 2

2. iha imau kurutaḥ rājyam tau bhavantau sudampatī
cakravākau iva navau bhuvi jātau śivau iva

2. iha imau tau bhavantau sudampatī rājyam kurutaḥ
bhuvi navau jātau cakravākau iva śivau iva

2. Here, the two of you, that excellent couple, exercise rule. You two are born on earth like a fresh pair of cakravāka birds, and like an auspicious couple.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world)

• इमौ (imau) - these two (referring to the couple) (these two)

• कुरुतः (kurutaḥ) - they two exercise (they two do, perform, make)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - rule (kingship, rule, kingdom)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the couple) (those two)

• भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - you two (you two (honorific), being, existing)

• सुदम्पती (sudampatī) - excellent couple (good couple, excellent pair)

• चक्रवाकौ (cakravākau) - two cakravāka birds (two cakravāka birds (ruddy sheldrake, known for devotion to their mates))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• नवौ (navau) - fresh (new, fresh, young)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

• जातौ (jātau) - born (born, produced)

• शिवौ (śivau) - two auspicious ones (two auspicious ones, two Śivas, two blissful ones)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here (in this world/situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

इमौ (imau) - these two (referring to the couple) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the couple.

कुरुतः (kurutaḥ) - they two exercise (they two do, perform, make)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (Laṭ) of √kṛ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person dual, present tense, active voice of √kṛ, class 8

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - rule (kingship, rule, kingdom)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingship, rule, kingdom, sovereignty

From rājan (king) + -ya suffix

Note: Object of 'kurutaḥ'.

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the couple) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, coreferential with 'imau'.

भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - you two (you two (honorific), being, existing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, you (honorific), being, existing

Present Active Participle

From √bhū (to be, become) + -śatṛ suffix; used here as a polite second-person pronoun form.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific pronoun 'you two'.

सुदम्पती (sudampatī) - excellent couple (good couple, excellent pair)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sudampati

sudampati - good couple, excellent husband and wife

Compound: su (good) + dampati (husband and wife)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya or Bahuvrīhi (su+dampati)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dampati – husband and wife, couple
  noun (masculine)
  Dual form of dam (house) + pati (master) or collective noun

Note: Appositive to 'imau' and 'bhavantau'.

चक्रवाकौ (cakravākau) - two cakravāka birds (two cakravāka birds (ruddy sheldrake, known for devotion to their mates))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cakravāka

cakravāka - cakravāka bird (ruddy sheldrake, often symbolic of separated lovers or devoted couples)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

नवौ (navau) - fresh (new, fresh, young)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nava

nava - new, fresh, young, recent

Note: Qualifies 'jātau'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

Note: Indicates location.

जातौ (jātau) - born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From √jan (to be born) + -kta suffix

Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavantau'.

शिवौ (śivau) - two auspicious ones (two auspicious ones, two Śivas, two blissful ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śiva

śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, happy, Lord Shiva

Note: Used in comparison, implies 'like a blissful/auspicious pair'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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