योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-50

लीलोवाच ।
अहो नु पदवीं दूरमावामेतामुपागते ।
सूर्योऽप्यधोणुकणवन्न मनागपि लक्ष्यते ॥ ५० ॥

līlovāca ,
aho nu padavīṃ dūramāvāmetāmupāgate ,
sūryo'pyadhoṇukaṇavanna manāgapi lakṣyate 50

50. Līlā uvāca | aho nu padavīm dūram āvām etām upāgate
| sūryaḥ api adhoṇukaṇavat na manāk api lakṣyate ||

50. Līlā uvāca aho nu āvām etām dūram padavīm upāgate
sūryaḥ api adhoṇukaṇavat manāk api na lakṣyate

50. Līlā said: 'Oh, indeed, we two have come a long way on this path. The sun is not perceived even slightly, appearing like a mere speck beneath us.'

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā, the queen (Līlā (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अहो (aho) - Oh, indeed! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - path, region (in their cosmic journey) (path, road, track, region)

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long way (far, distant, a long way)

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two (we two, both of us)

• एताम् (etām) - this (path/region) (this (feminine accusative singular))

• उपागते (upāgate) - have arrived (having arrived, having reached (dual))

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, and)

• अधोणुकणवत् (adhoṇukaṇavat) - like a mere speck beneath (like a tiny particle below)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• मनाक् (manāk) - even slightly (a little, slightly, somewhat)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, and)

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, is indicated)

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā, the queen (Līlā (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Līlā

Līlā - Līlā (a proper name, here referring to the queen)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Derived from root √vac (to speak), perfect tense, third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - Oh, indeed! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

पदवीम् (padavīm) - path, region (in their cosmic journey) (path, road, track, region)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, road, track, course, region, status

दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long way (far, distant, a long way)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of dūra, used adverbially.

Note: Functioning as an adverb here.

आवाम् (āvām) - we two (we two, both of us)

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Nominative or accusative dual of 'asmad'.

एताम् (etām) - this (path/region) (this (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one, here

Note: Demonstrative pronoun/adjective referring to 'padavīm'.

उपागते (upāgate) - have arrived (having arrived, having reached (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, dual of upāgata

upāgata - arrived, approached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas upa and ā, forming upāgam, then past passive participle upāgata. Declined in nominative dual.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative dual. Agrees with 'āvām'. Though a past passive participle, it often carries an active sense with 'to go' roots.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the sun god

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, and)

(indeclinable)

अधोणुकणवत् (adhoṇukaṇavat) - like a mere speck beneath (like a tiny particle below)

(indeclinable)

Compound of adhaḥ (below), aṇu (minute), kaṇa (particle), suffixed with -vat (like, as).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa with -vat (adhaḥ+aṇu+kaṇa+vat)

• adhaḥ – below, beneath, downwards
  indeclinable
• aṇu – minute, atomic, subtle particle
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – drop, grain, particle, speck
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, in the manner of
  indeclinable
  Suffix -vat indicates comparison.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

मनाक् (manāk) - even slightly (a little, slightly, somewhat)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too, and)

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, is indicated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present Passive

Derived from root √lakṣ (to mark, perceive), in present passive third person singular.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

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