योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-44

विदेहानां सदेहानां लोकानुत्तीर्य दूरगम् ।
दूराद्दूरमथो गत्वा किंचिद्बुद्धा बभूव सा ॥ ४४ ॥

videhānāṃ sadehānāṃ lokānuttīrya dūragam ,
dūrāddūramatho gatvā kiṃcidbuddhā babhūva sā 44

44. videhānām sadehānām lokān uttīrya dūragam | dūrāt
dūram atha u gatvā kiñcit buddhā babhūva sā ||

44. sā videhānām sadehānām lokān dūragam uttīrya
atha dūrāt dūram u gatvā kiñcit buddhā babhūva

44. Having transcended the worlds of both the bodiless and the embodied, and then having gone from afar to an even greater distance, she became somewhat enlightened (buddhā).

Words meanings summery:

• विदेहानाम् (videhānām) - of the bodiless ones, of those without bodies

• सदेहानाम् (sadehānām) - of the embodied ones, of those with bodies

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds, the realms

• उत्तीर्य (uttīrya) - having crossed, having transcended, having overcome

• दूरगम् (dūragam) - distant, far-reaching (place/realm), going far

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

• दूरम् (dūram) - to a distance, far (adverbial)

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently, now, moreover

• उ (u) - particle of emphasis, interrogation, or disjunction (and/or)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, slightly

• बुद्धा (buddhā) - awakened, enlightened, understood

• बभूव (babhūva) - she became, she was

• सा (sā) - she

Words meanings and morphology

विदेहानाम् (videhānām) - of the bodiless ones, of those without bodies

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of videha

videha - bodiless, without a body, discarnate

Formed with prefix vi (without) + deha (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+deha)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun, 'of the bodiless ones'.

सदेहानाम् (sadehānām) - of the embodied ones, of those with bodies

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sadeha

sadeha - embodied, with a body, incarnate

Formed with prefix sa (with) + deha (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+deha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun, 'of the embodied ones'.

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds, the realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, people

Root: lok (class 10)

उत्तीर्य (uttīrya) - having crossed, having transcended, having overcome

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with prefix ud + root tṛ + suffix ya. (ud becomes u before tṛ).

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

दूरगम् (dūragam) - distant, far-reaching (place/realm), going far

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūraga

dūraga - going far, distant, far-reaching

Compound of dūra (far) + ga (going, moving).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dūra+ga)

• dūra – far, distant
  adjective
• ga – going, moving, relating to going
  suffix
  agent noun suffix
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar, from a distance

(indeclinable)

Ablative case used adverbially.

दूरम् (dūram) - to a distance, far (adverbial)

(indeclinable)

Accusative case used adverbially.

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - particle of emphasis, interrogation, or disjunction (and/or)

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with root gam + suffix tvā for absolutive.

Root: gam (class 1)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, a little, slightly

(indeclinable)

Formed from kim (what) + cit (particle).

बुद्धा (buddhā) - awakened, enlightened, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddha

buddha - awakened, enlightened, understood; an awakened one, Buddha

Past Passive Participle

From root budh (to awaken, know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Refers to sā (she).

बभूव (babhūva) - she became, she was

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular, Perfect active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Feminine nominative singular of the pronoun tad.

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