योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-8

तामेवानुससाराथ स्त्रीद्वयं जीवसंविदम् ।
भ्रमरीयुगलं वातलग्नां गन्धकलामिव ॥ ८ ॥

tāmevānusasārātha strīdvayaṃ jīvasaṃvidam ,
bhramarīyugalaṃ vātalagnāṃ gandhakalāmiva 8

8. tām eva anusasarā atha strīdvayam jīvasaṃvidam
bhramarīyugalam vātalagnām gandhakalām iva

8. atha strīdvayam tām eva jīvasaṃvidam anusasarā,
bhramarīyugalam vātalagnām gandhakalām iva

8. Then, the two women followed that very consciousness (saṃvid) of the living being, just as a pair of female bees follows a particle of scent carried by the wind (vāyu).

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that consciousness (saṃvid) (that, her)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• अनुससरा (anusasarā) - followed, went after

• अथ (atha) - then, afterwards, now

• स्त्रीद्वयम् (strīdvayam) - a pair of women, two women

• जीवसंविदम् (jīvasaṁvidam) - the consciousness (saṃvid) of the king (who just died) (the consciousness of the living being)

• भ्रमरीयुगलम् (bhramarīyugalam) - a pair of female bees

• वातलग्नाम् (vātalagnām) - (scent particle) borne by the wind (vāyu) (attached to the wind, borne by the wind)

• गन्धकलाम् (gandhakalām) - particle of scent, fragment of perfume

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that consciousness (saṃvid) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to jīvasaṃvidam.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

अनुससरा (anusasarā) - followed, went after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of anu-sṛ

perfect (lit)

root sṛ, perfect active, 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, afterwards, now

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीद्वयम् (strīdvayam) - a pair of women, two women

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of strīdvaya

strīdvaya - a pair of women, two women

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+dvaya)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• dvaya – pair, couple, duality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound is treated as a single neuter noun in singular.

जीवसंविदम् (jīvasaṁvidam) - the consciousness (saṃvid) of the king (who just died) (the consciousness of the living being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvasaṃvid

jīvasaṁvid - consciousness of a living being

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+saṃvid)

• jīva – living being, life, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

भ्रमरीयुगलम् (bhramarīyugalam) - a pair of female bees

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhramarīyugala

bhramarīyugala - a pair of female bees

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhramarī+yugala)

• bhramarī – female bee
  noun (feminine)
• yugala – pair, couple
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound is treated as a single neuter noun in singular.

वातलग्नाम् (vātalagnām) - (scent particle) borne by the wind (vāyu) (attached to the wind, borne by the wind)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vātalagna

vātalagna - attached to the wind, carried by the wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+lagna)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• lagna – attached, clinging, fixed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lag (to adhere)
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gandhakalām.

गन्धकलाम् (gandhakalām) - particle of scent, fragment of perfume

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandhakalā

gandhakalā - particle of scent, fragment of perfume

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandha+kalā)

• gandha – smell, scent, perfume
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – a small part, fragment, digit (of the moon)
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

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