योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-40

इत्युक्तवन्तं सा पुत्रं मूर्ध्नि पस्पर्श पाणिना ।
पल्लवेनानता नम्रं मूलग्रन्थिमिवाब्जिनी ॥ ४० ॥

ityuktavantaṃ sā putraṃ mūrdhni pasparśa pāṇinā ,
pallavenānatā namraṃ mūlagranthimivābjinī 40

40. iti uktavantam sā putram mūrdhni pasparśa pāṇinā
pallavena ānatā namram mūlagranthim iva abjinī

40. sā uktavantam putram mūrdhni pāṇinā pasparśa,
abjinī pallavena ānatā namram mūlagranthim iva (pasparśa).

40. She touched her son, who had just spoken, on the head with her hand, just as a lotus plant, bending with a tender leaf, touches its humble root-node.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - referring to the preceding speech (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - him who had just spoken (one who has spoken, having spoken)

• सा (sā) - the mother (she)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - her son (son)

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on his head (on the head)

• पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - gently touched (touched)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with her hand (with the hand)

• पल्लवेन (pallavena) - with a tender leaf (of the lotus plant) (with a sprout, with a tender leaf)

• आनता (ānatā) - the lotus plant being bent down (bent, bowed down)

• नम्रम् (namram) - humble (root-node) (bent, humble, obedient)

• मूलग्रन्थिम् (mūlagranthim) - the root-node (of the lotus plant) (root-node, root-stock)

• इव (iva) - indicating a simile (like, as, as if)

• अब्जिनी (abjinī) - a lotus plant (lotus plant)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - referring to the preceding speech (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तवन्तम् (uktavantam) - him who had just spoken (one who has spoken, having spoken)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, one who has spoken

Past Active Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tavat (kṛt affix ktavatu)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'putram'.

सा (sā) - the mother (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

पुत्रम् (putram) - her son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of the verb 'pasparśa'.

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on his head (on the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, highest point

Note: Location of touching.

पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - gently touched (touched)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of spṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: The verb for the action.

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with her hand (with the hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: Instrument of touching.

पल्लवेन (pallavena) - with a tender leaf (of the lotus plant) (with a sprout, with a tender leaf)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pallava

pallava - sprout, tender leaf, twig

Note: Instrument of bending (in the simile).

आनता (ānatā) - the lotus plant being bent down (bent, bowed down)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ānata

ānata - bent, bowed down, humble

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nam (to bend) with prefix ā and suffix -ta (kṛt affix kta)

Prefix: ā

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'abjinī'.

नम्रम् (namram) - humble (root-node) (bent, humble, obedient)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of namra

namra - bent, humble, submissive, modest

Derived from root nam (to bend)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mūlagranthim'.

मूलग्रन्थिम् (mūlagranthim) - the root-node (of the lotus plant) (root-node, root-stock)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūlagranthi

mūlagranthi - root-node, rhizome

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+granthi)

• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• granthi – knot, joint, node
  noun (masculine)
  Root: granth (class 10)

Note: Object of the implied verb of touching in the simile.

इव (iva) - indicating a simile (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

अब्जिनी (abjinī) - a lotus plant (lotus plant)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abjinī

abjinī - a lotus plant

Derived from abja (lotus) with feminine suffix -inī

Note: Subject of the simile.