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.

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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