योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-15

आसीदिक्ष्वाकुवंशोत्थो राजा राजीवलोचनः ।
श्रीमान्कुन्दरथो नाम दोश्छायाच्छादितावनिः ॥ १५ ॥

āsīdikṣvākuvaṃśottho rājā rājīvalocanaḥ ,
śrīmānkundaratho nāma dośchāyācchāditāvaniḥ 15

15. āsīt ikṣvākuvaṃśotthaḥ rājā rājīvalocanaḥ
śrīmān kundarathaḥ nāma dos chāyācchāditāvaniḥ

15. ikṣvākuvaṃśotthaḥ rājīvalocanaḥ śrīmān
kundarathaḥ nāma rājā dos chāyācchāditāvaniḥ āsīt

15. There was a glorious king named Kundaratha, born of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. He had eyes like lotuses, and the shadow of his mighty arms covered the earth.

15. היה היה מלך משושלת אִיקְשְׁוָואקוּ, בעל עיני לוטוס, בשם קוּנְדָרַתְהָ, אשר הגן על הארץ כולה תחת צל זרועותיו.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

• इक्ष्वाकुवंशोत्थः (ikṣvākuvaṁśotthaḥ) - born from the Ikṣvāku dynasty, of the Ikṣvāku lineage

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

• कुन्दरथः (kundarathaḥ) - Kundaratha (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by the name of (by name, indeed, certainly)

• दोस् (dos) - of his arms (arm, fore-arm)

• छायाच्छादितावनिः (chāyācchāditāvaniḥ) - whose earth was covered by the shadow (of his arms) (earth covered by shadow)

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इक्ष्वाकुवंशोत्थः (ikṣvākuvaṁśotthaḥ) - born from the Ikṣvāku dynasty, of the Ikṣvāku lineage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ikṣvākuvaṃśottha

ikṣvākuvaṁśottha - born from the Ikṣvāku dynasty

Compound type : tatpurusha (ikṣvāku+vaṃśa+uttha)

• ikṣvāku – name of a legendary king, founder of a solar dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, dynasty
  noun (masculine)
• uttha – risen, produced from, born from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजीवलोचनः (rājīvalocanaḥ) - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – blue lotus, water lily
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - possessing glory, prosperous, beautiful, venerable

Derived from śrī (glory, prosperity) with the suffix -mat (possessing).

कुन्दरथः (kundarathaḥ) - Kundaratha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kundaratha

kundaratha - Kundaratha (Name of a king)

नाम (nāma) - by the name of (by name, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

दोस् (dos) - of his arms (arm, fore-arm)

(noun)

masculine, singular of doṣ

doṣ - arm, fore-arm

Note: Stem form used in a compound; corresponds to genitive sense 'of the arm'.

छायाच्छादितावनिः (chāyācchāditāvaniḥ) - whose earth was covered by the shadow (of his arms) (earth covered by shadow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chāyācchāditāvani

chāyācchāditāvani - earth covered by shadow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chāyā+ācchādita+avani)

• chāyā – shade, shadow, reflection
  noun (feminine)
• ācchādita – covered, veiled, concealed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chad (to cover) with upasarga ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: chad (class 10)
• avani – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)

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