योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा परिवृत्ताक्षितारकः ।
बभूवैकतनुप्राणशेषः शुष्कसिताधरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etasminnantare rājā parivṛttākṣitārakaḥ ,
babhūvaikatanuprāṇaśeṣaḥ śuṣkasitādharaḥ 1

1. śrīḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca etasmim antare rājā parivṛttākṣitārakaḥ
babhūva ekatanuprāṇaśeṣaḥ śuṣkasitādharaḥ

1. śrīḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca etasmim antare rājā parivṛttākṣitārakaḥ
ekatanuprāṇaśeṣaḥ śuṣkasitādharaḥ babhūva

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Meanwhile, the king became one whose eyeballs were rolled back, with only a single remaining breath (prāṇa) in his body, and with dried, whitish lips.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - honorific title (prosperity, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi, honorific)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun, name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एतस्मिम् (etasmim) - in this (interval) (in this)

• अन्तरे (antare) - meanwhile, in the interval (in the interval, meanwhile, in the midst)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• परिवृत्ताक्षितारकः (parivṛttākṣitārakaḥ) - with his eyeballs rolled back (whose eyeballs are rolled, with turned eyes/pupils)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

• एकतनुप्राणशेषः (ekatanuprāṇaśeṣaḥ) - with only a single remaining breath (prāṇa) in his body (having only one remaining breath in the body)

• शुष्कसिताधरः (śuṣkasitādharaḥ) - with dried, whitish lips (whose lips are dried and white)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - honorific title (prosperity, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi, honorific)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi, honorific

Note: Used here as an honorific prefix.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (a proper noun, name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage); most excellent, best

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root vac, reduplicated form

Root: vac (class 2)

एतस्मिम् (etasmim) - in this (interval) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with `antare`.

अन्तरे (antare) - meanwhile, in the interval (in the interval, meanwhile, in the midst)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, interior, space between, other

Note: Often used adverbially to mean 'in the meantime'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of `babhūva`.

परिवृत्ताक्षितारकः (parivṛttākṣitārakaḥ) - with his eyeballs rolled back (whose eyeballs are rolled, with turned eyes/pupils)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛttākṣitāraka

parivṛttākṣitāraka - one whose eyeballs are rolled back

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parivṛtta+akṣi+tāraka)

• parivṛtta – turned around, rolled back
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛt with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• tāraka – pupil (of the eye), eyeball, star
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes `rājā`.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root bhū, reduplicated form

Root: bhū (class 1)

एकतनुप्राणशेषः (ekatanuprāṇaśeṣaḥ) - with only a single remaining breath (prāṇa) in his body (having only one remaining breath in the body)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekatanuprāṇaśeṣa

ekatanuprāṇaśeṣa - one whose remaining vital breath (prāṇa) is just one (in his body)

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+tanu+prāṇa+śeṣa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• tanu – body
  noun (feminine)
• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life force
  noun (masculine)
• śeṣa – remainder, remaining
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes `rājā`.

शुष्कसिताधरः (śuṣkasitādharaḥ) - with dried, whitish lips (whose lips are dried and white)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuṣkasitādhara

śuṣkasitādhara - one whose lower lip is dry and white

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuṣka+sita+adhara)

• śuṣka – dried, withered
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śuṣ
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• sita – white, pale
  adjective (masculine)
• adhara – lower lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes `rājā`.

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