योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-28

एतदेव मया राजँल्लीलार्थमुपवर्णितम् ।
स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यावो दृष्टा दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः ॥ २८ ॥

etadeva mayā rājaṃllīlārthamupavarṇitam ,
svasti te'stu gamiṣyāvo dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ 28

28. etat eva mayā rājan līlā-artham upavarṇitam
svasti te astu gamiṣyāvaḥ dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ

28. rājan mayā etat eva līlā-artham upavarṇitam te svasti astu dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ dṛṣṭā gamiṣyāvaḥ ।

28. O King, I have described this merely as a playful narration. May auspiciousness (svasti) be with you. We, having acquired insights from these illustrations, shall now depart.

28. כל זה תואר על ידי, המלך, רק לשם לִילָא (משחק שמיימי). ברכה תהיה עמך, כעת שתינו נלך, לאחר שהדוגמאות הממחישות נראו במלואן.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• लीला-अर्थम् (līlā-artham) - for the sake of play, playfully, for amusement

• उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, narrated

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - auspiciousness, welfare, well-being

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two shall go/depart

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

• दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose insights are illustrative, with illustrative insights

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

लीला-अर्थम् (līlā-artham) - for the sake of play, playfully, for amusement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of līlā-artha

līlā-artha - for the sake of play/amusement

Compound type : tatpurusha (līlā+artha)

• līlā – play, sport, amusement, pastime
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'playfully'

उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, narrated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upavarṇita

upavarṇita - described, narrated, explained

Past Passive Participle

from root varṇ with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: varṇ (class 10)

स्वस्ति (svasti) - auspiciousness, welfare, well-being

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used as a benediction

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative mood

3rd person singular imperative active

Root: as (class 2)

गमिष्यावः (gamiṣyāvaḥ) - we two shall go/depart

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

future tense

1st person dual future active

Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use for 'those who have seen'

दृष्टान्त-दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose insights are illustrative, with illustrative insights

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭānta-dṛṣṭi - illustrative insight/vision

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭānta+dṛṣṭi)

• dṛṣṭānta – example, illustration, paradigm
  noun (masculine)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, insight, view
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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