योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-9

आदेहं सद्मभृत्यैव प्रक्षीणदिनयामिनी ।
वाचं चिरं चिरमिति वादिन्यनिशमाकुला ॥ ९ ॥

ādehaṃ sadmabhṛtyaiva prakṣīṇadinayāminī ,
vācaṃ ciraṃ ciramiti vādinyaniśamākulā 9

9. ādeham sadmabhṛtyā eva prakṣīṇadinayāminī
vācam ciram ciram iti vādinī aniśam ākulā

9. ādeham sadmabhṛtyā eva prakṣīṇadinayāminī
aniśam ākulā ciram ciram iti vācam vādinī

9. Throughout her life, as if merely a servant of the household, her days and nights were spent in exhaustion. Constantly distressed, she would utter, 'Long live, long live!' (referring to her husband).

Words meanings summery:

• आदेहम् (ādeham) - throughout her entire life (throughout the body, throughout life)

• सद्मभृत्या (sadmabhṛtyā) - as a house servant

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• प्रक्षीणदिनयामिनी (prakṣīṇadinayāminī) - whose days and nights were wasted/exhausted

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

• चिरम् (ciram) - expressing a wish for long life (for a long time, long)

• चिरम् (ciram) - expressing a wish for long life (for a long time, long)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote

• वादिनी (vādinī) - speaking, saying, one who speaks

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, always, without rest

• आकुला (ākulā) - distressed, agitated, perplexed

Words meanings and morphology

आदेहम् (ādeham) - throughout her entire life (throughout the body, throughout life)

(indeclinable)

Preposition 'ā' (up to, until) + 'deha' (body). Used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+deha)

• ā – up to, until, throughout
  indeclinable
• deha – body, form, existence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

सद्मभृत्या (sadmabhṛtyā) - as a house servant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sadmabhṛtyā

sadmabhṛtyā - house servant, female servant of the house

Compound: sadman (house) + bhṛtyā (female servant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sadman+bhṛtyā)

• sadman – house, abode
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛtyā – female servant, hired woman
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) with a feminine suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative noun describing the subject.

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रक्षीणदिनयामिनी (prakṣīṇadinayāminī) - whose days and nights were wasted/exhausted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṣīṇadinayāminī

prakṣīṇadinayāminī - one whose days and nights are exhausted/worn out

Bahuvrīhi compound: pra-kṣīṇa (completely wasted/exhausted) + dina (day) + yāminī (night). Feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakṣīṇa+dina+yāminī)

• prakṣīṇa – completely wasted, exhausted, diminished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣi (to waste, perish) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• yāminī – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

Note: Object of 'vādinī'.

चिरम् (ciram) - expressing a wish for long life (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially, or as an exclamation within a quote.

Note: Part of the quoted speech.

चिरम् (ciram) - expressing a wish for long life (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Here used adverbially, or as an exclamation within a quote.

Note: Part of the quoted speech.

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking a quote

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted speech.

वादिनी (vādinī) - speaking, saying, one who speaks

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vādin

vādin - speaking, talking, one who speaks

Agent Noun/Adjective

From root vad (to speak) + suffix ṇini. Feminine form vādinī.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject, taking 'vācam' as its object.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, always, without rest

(indeclinable)

Compound 'a' (not) + 'niśā' (night), used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+niśā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'vādinī'.

आकुला (ākulā) - distressed, agitated, perplexed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākula

ākula - distressed, agitated, perplexed, confused

Feminine form of ākula.

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject (she).

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