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.

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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