योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-53

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति प्रकथयन्त्यौ ते प्राप्ते ब्रह्माण्डकर्परम् ।
भ्रमर्याविव शैलस्य कुड्यं निबिडमण्डपम् ॥ ५३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti prakathayantyau te prāpte brahmāṇḍakarparam ,
bhramaryāviva śailasya kuḍyaṃ nibiḍamaṇḍapam 53

53. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca iti prakathayantyau te prāpte
brahmāṇḍa-karparam bhramaryau iva śailasya kuḍyam nibiḍa-maṇḍapam

53. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca te iti prakathayantyau śailasya
nibiḍa-maṇḍapam kuḍyam bhramaryau iva brahmāṇḍa-karparam prāpte

53. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: As they were thus speaking, those two reached the shell of the universe (brahmāṇḍa), just as two female bees might reach a thick, dense arbor (maṇḍapa) on the wall of a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - revered (honorific) (prosperity, glory, beauty; a title of respect)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so, such)

• प्रकथयन्त्यौ (prakathayantyau) - those two (feminine) speaking (those two narrating, speaking, telling)

• ते (te) - those two (referring to the two female protagonists) (those two, they (feminine/neuter dual))

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - reached (reached, attained)

• ब्रह्माण्ड-कर्परम् (brahmāṇḍa-karparam) - the outer shell of the universe (brahmāṇḍa) (the shell of the universe, cosmic eggshell)

• भ्रमर्यौ (bhramaryau) - two female bees

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• शैलस्य (śailasya) - of a mountain

• कुड्यम् (kuḍyam) - wall

• निबिड-मण्डपम् (nibiḍa-maṇḍapam) - a thick, dense arbor (a dense arbor/pavilion)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - revered (honorific) (prosperity, glory, beauty; a title of respect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, glory, beauty, radiance; a title of respect

Note: Here, used as an honorific for Vasiṣṭha.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, a name of one of the seven great sages (Saptarishis)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaidapi

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, so, such)

(indeclinable)

प्रकथयन्त्यौ (prakathayantyau) - those two (feminine) speaking (those two narrating, speaking, telling)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of prakathayat

prakathayat - narrating, speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From prefix pra- + verb root kath (1P 'to tell') + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ते (te) - those two (referring to the two female protagonists) (those two, they (feminine/neuter dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'prakathayantyau' and 'prāpte'.

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - reached (reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + verb root āp (5P 'to obtain, reach') + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as a finite verb. Agrees with 'te'.

ब्रह्माण्ड-कर्परम् (brahmāṇḍa-karparam) - the outer shell of the universe (brahmāṇḍa) (the shell of the universe, cosmic eggshell)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa-karpara

brahmāṇḍa-karpara - the shell of the cosmic egg, the universe's outer layer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+karpara)

• brahmāṇḍa – the cosmic egg, the universe
  noun (neuter)
• karpara – skull, shell, potsherd, fragment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'prāpte'.

भ्रमर्यौ (bhramaryau) - two female bees

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhramarī

bhramarī - female bee

Feminine form of 'bhramara'

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used in simile.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

शैलस्य (śailasya) - of a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: Possessive case, qualifying 'kuḍyam'.

कुड्यम् (kuḍyam) - wall

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuḍya

kuḍya - wall, stucco

Note: Object of an implied verb of reaching in the simile, or simply describing a location.

निबिड-मण्डपम् (nibiḍa-maṇḍapam) - a thick, dense arbor (a dense arbor/pavilion)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nibiḍa-maṇḍapa

nibiḍa-maṇḍapa - dense pavilion, thick arbor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nibiḍa+maṇḍapa)

• nibiḍa – dense, thick, compact
  adjective
• maṇḍapa – pavilion, arbor, temporary shed
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes 'kuḍyam' or location. Agrees in case and number with 'kuḍyam'.

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