योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-7

देवद्विजसतां भक्ता सिक्ताङ्गी घृतगोरसैः ।
भर्जनी चरुकुम्भादिभाण्डोपस्करशोधिनी ॥ ७ ॥

devadvijasatāṃ bhaktā siktāṅgī ghṛtagorasaiḥ ,
bharjanī carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī 7

7. devadvijasatām bhaktā siktāṅgī ghṛtagorasaiḥ
bharjanī carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī

7. devadvijasatām bhaktā ghṛtagorasaiḥ siktāṅgī
bharjanī carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī

7. I was devoted (bhaktā) to the gods, Brahmins, and virtuous people, my body often sprinkled with ghee and milk products. I was the one who roasted food and cleaned pots for sacrificial offerings and other utensils.

7. מסורה לאלים, לביתו של הבְּרַהְמִין ולצדיקים, גופה מותז חמאה ומוצרי חלב, קולה דגנים וממרקת קדרות, כדים וכלי בית.

Words meanings summery:

• देवद्विजसताम् (devadvijasatām) - to the gods, Brahmins, and virtuous people (objects of devotion) (of gods, twice-born (Brahmins), and good people)

• भक्ता (bhaktā) - devoted (bhaktā) (devoted, worshipper, follower)

• सिक्ताङ्गी (siktāṅgī) - whose body was often sprinkled/moistened (whose body is sprinkled or moistened)

• घृतगोरसैः (ghṛtagorasaiḥ) - with ghee and milk products

• भर्जनी (bharjanī) - one who roasted food (a frying pan, one who roasts/fries)

• चरुकुम्भादिभाण्डोपस्करशोधिनी (carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī) - one who cleaned pots for sacrificial offerings and other utensils (one who cleans pots for sacrificial offerings and other utensils)

Words meanings and morphology

देवद्विजसताम् (devadvijasatām) - to the gods, Brahmins, and virtuous people (objects of devotion) (of gods, twice-born (Brahmins), and good people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devadvijasat

devadvijasat - gods, twice-born, and good people

Compound, genitive plural form.

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dvija+sat)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird
  noun (masculine)
• sat – good, virtuous, existent, reality
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Objects of 'bhaktā'.

भक्ता (bhaktā) - devoted (bhaktā) (devoted, worshipper, follower)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal, worshipped, a devotee

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhaj' (to worship, distribute) + kta suffix, feminine form

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'.

सिक्ताङ्गी (siktāṅgī) - whose body was often sprinkled/moistened (whose body is sprinkled or moistened)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siktāṅgī

siktāṅgin - whose body is sprinkled/moistened

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sikta+aṅga)

• sikta – sprinkled, wet, moistened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sic' (to sprinkle) + kta suffix
  Root: sic (class 6)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'.

घृतगोरसैः (ghṛtagorasaiḥ) - with ghee and milk products

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghṛtagorasa

ghṛtagorasa - ghee and milk products

Compound, instrumental plural form

Compound type : dvandva (ghṛta+gorasa)

• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter, sprinkled
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ghṛ' (to sprinkle, shine)
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• gorasa – milk, curd, buttermilk, butter, any dairy product
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: go + rasa

Note: Explains how the body was 'siktā'.

भर्जनी (bharjanī) - one who roasted food (a frying pan, one who roasts/fries)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bharjanī

bharjanī - a frying pan, a woman who roasts/fries

Agent Noun

From root 'bhṛjj' (to roast, fry) + ṇini suffix, feminine form

Root: bhṛjj (class 6)

Note: Another role of the woman.

चरुकुम्भादिभाण्डोपस्करशोधिनी (carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī) - one who cleaned pots for sacrificial offerings and other utensils (one who cleans pots for sacrificial offerings and other utensils)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī

carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhin - one who cleans pots for caru offerings and other utensils

Compound, feminine form

Compound type : tatpurusha (caru+kumbha+ādi+bhāṇḍa+upaskara+śodhinī)

• caru – sacrificial oblation of boiled rice or grain
  noun (masculine)
• kumbha – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc., and so on
  indeclinable
• bhāṇḍa – vessel, pot, utensil, ware
  noun (neuter)
• upaskara – implement, utensil, equipment, furniture
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix upa + root kṛ
  Prefix: upa
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śodhinī – cleanser, purifier, one who cleans
  noun (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'śudh' (to purify) + ṇini suffix, feminine form
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'.

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