योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-6

ते तं ददृशतुर्बाले दिव्यदृष्टी नभोगतम् ।
जीवं प्राणमयी संविद्गन्धलेशमिवानिले ॥ ६ ॥

te taṃ dadṛśaturbāle divyadṛṣṭī nabhogatam ,
jīvaṃ prāṇamayī saṃvidgandhaleśamivānile 6

6. te tam dadṛśatuḥ bāle divyadṛṣṭī nabhogatam
jīvam prāṇamayī saṃvid gandhaleśam iva anile

6. bāle te divyadṛṣṭī tam nabhogatam jīvam prāṇamayī saṃvid dadṛśatuḥ anile gandhaleśam iva.

6. O child, those two (sages), endowed with divine vision, saw that individual soul that had ascended into the sky – a consciousness composed of life-force – like a mere trace of fragrance in the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those two (sages) (they two, those two)

• तम् (tam) - that (individual soul) (him, that, it)

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

• बाले (bāle) - O child (an address) (O girl, O child)

• दिव्यदृष्टी (divyadṛṣṭī) - endowed with divine vision (having divine sight, possessing celestial vision)

• नभोगतम् (nabhogatam) - that had ascended into the sky (gone to the sky, moving in the sky, sky-bound)

• जीवम् (jīvam) - individual soul (individual soul, life, living being)

• प्राणमयी (prāṇamayī) - composed of life-force (consisting of prāṇa, full of life-force, vital)

• संविद् (saṁvid) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence)

• गन्धलेशम् (gandhaleśam) - a mere trace of fragrance (a trace of fragrance, a faint scent)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• अनिले (anile) - in the wind (in the wind, in the air)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those two (sages) (they two, those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two individuals who are seeing.

तम् (tam) - that (individual soul) (him, that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'jīvam'.

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बाले (bāle) - O child (an address) (O girl, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, child, maiden

दिव्यदृष्टी (divyadṛṣṭī) - endowed with divine vision (having divine sight, possessing celestial vision)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of divyadṛṣṭi

divyadṛṣṭi - divine sight, celestial vision

Compound of 'divya' (divine) and 'dṛṣṭi' (sight).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (divya+dṛṣṭi)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, eye, view
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two seers.

नभोगतम् (nabhogatam) - that had ascended into the sky (gone to the sky, moving in the sky, sky-bound)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nabhogata

nabhogata - gone to the sky, moving in the sky, sky-bound

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'nabhas' (sky) and 'gata' (gone). 'gata' is PPC of 'gam'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nabhas+gata)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPC of root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes 'jīvam'.

जीवम् (jīvam) - individual soul (individual soul, life, living being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; individual soul, life-principle, living being

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

प्राणमयी (prāṇamayī) - composed of life-force (consisting of prāṇa, full of life-force, vital)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇamaya

prāṇamaya - consisting of prāṇa, vital, animated by life

From 'prāṇa' + 'mayaṭ' suffix meaning 'consisting of'. Feminine form.

संविद् (saṁvid) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intelligence, awareness

From 'sam' (together) + root 'vid' (to know, perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Can be viewed as in apposition to 'jīvam', describing its nature.

गन्धलेशम् (gandhaleśam) - a mere trace of fragrance (a trace of fragrance, a faint scent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandhaleśa

gandhaleśa - a trace of fragrance, a faint scent

Compound of 'gandha' (smell, fragrance) and 'leśa' (small part, trace).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gandha+leśa)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)
• leśa – small part, trace, bit, fragment
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अनिले (anile) - in the wind (in the wind, in the air)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breeze

Root: an (class 2)

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