योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-39

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा प्रणता देवीं सा प्रविश्याशु मण्डपम् ।
विहंगीव तया साकं पुप्लुवे सिनिभं नमः ॥ ३९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ityuktvā praṇatā devīṃ sā praviśyāśu maṇḍapam ,
vihaṃgīva tayā sākaṃ pupluve sinibhaṃ namaḥ 39

39. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca iti uktvā praṇatā devīm sā praviśya āśu
maṇḍapam vihaṅgī iva tayā sākam pupluve sinibham namas

39. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: iti uktvā,
sā devīm praṇatā,
tataḥ āśu maṇḍapam praviśya,
tayā sākam vihaṅgī iva sinibham namas pupluve.

39. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having spoken thus, she (Līlā) bowed to the Goddess, and quickly entering the pavilion, she flew up with her (Sarasvatī) like a bird into the dark-hued sky.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (The venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating the end of direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

• प्रणता (praṇatā) - having bowed down (feminine form) (bowed, saluted, humble)

• देवीम् (devīm) - to the Goddess (Sarasvatī) (to the goddess, lady)

• सा (sā) - she (Līlā) (she, that (feminine))

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having quickly entered (having entered)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - the pavilion (pavilion, hall, open shed)

• विहङ्गी (vihaṅgī) - like a female bird (female bird)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• तया (tayā) - with her (Sarasvatī) (with her, by her, that (feminine instrumental))

• साकम् (sākam) - along with (with, together with)

• पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - flew up (flew, jumped, swam)

• सिनिभम् (sinibham) - dark-hued (dark-colored, resembling the night or dark sky)

• नमस् (namas) - sky (sky, atmosphere, firmament)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (The venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

Compound of śrī (venerable) and vasiṣṭha (proper name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating the end of direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रणता (praṇatā) - having bowed down (feminine form) (bowed, saluted, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, saluted, humble, inclined

Past Passive Participle

From root nam (to bow) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

देवीम् (devīm) - to the Goddess (Sarasvatī) (to the goddess, lady)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, lady, queen

Feminine of deva (god)

Note: Object of implied 'bowed to'.

सा (sā) - she (Līlā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Feminine nominative singular of tad

Note: Subject of 'pupluve'.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having quickly entered (having entered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root viś with prefix pra and suffix -lyaP

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Gerund.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of adjective āśu

Note: Modifies 'praviśya'.

मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - the pavilion (pavilion, hall, open shed)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇḍapa

maṇḍapa - pavilion, hall, open shed, temporary structure

Note: Object of 'praviśya'.

विहङ्गी (vihaṅgī) - like a female bird (female bird)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihaṅgī

vihaṅgī - female bird, bird

Feminine of vihaṅga (bird), from vi + haṅga (goer in the air)

Prefix: vi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

तया (tayā) - with her (Sarasvatī) (with her, by her, that (feminine instrumental))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Feminine instrumental singular of tad

Note: Used with 'sākam'.

साकम् (sākam) - along with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle. Requires instrumental case for the accompanying noun.

Note: Preposition-like use.

पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - flew up (flew, jumped, swam)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of plu

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form from root plu

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'sā'.

सिनिभम् (sinibham) - dark-hued (dark-colored, resembling the night or dark sky)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sinibha

sinibha - dark-colored, resembling the night, dark-hued

Compound of sinī (dark night) or sini (dark blue/black) + nibha (like, resembling).

Compound type : upamāna puruṣa (sinī+nibha)

• sinī – dark, dark-blue, dark night
  adjective (feminine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective

Note: Accusative because 'pupluve' can take accusative of goal.

नमस् (namas) - sky (sky, atmosphere, firmament)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - sky, atmosphere, firmament, salutation, obeisance

Root nam (to bend, bow), but also means sky.

Root: nam (class 1)

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