योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-10

श्रीराम उवाच ।
तस्मिन्प्रदेशे सा पूर्वलीला संस्थाप्य देहकम् ।
ध्यानेन ज्ञप्तिसहिता गताभूदिति वर्णितम् ॥ १० ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
tasminpradeśe sā pūrvalīlā saṃsthāpya dehakam ,
dhyānena jñaptisahitā gatābhūditi varṇitam 10

10. śrīrāma uvāca tasmin pradeśe sā pūrvalīlā saṃsthāpya
dehakam dhyānena jñaptisahitā gatā abhūt iti varṇitam

10. śrīrāma uvāca varṇitam iti sā pūrvalīlā tasmin pradeśe
dehakam saṃsthāpya dhyānena jñaptisahitā gatā abhūt

10. Śrī Rāma said: "It has been described that in that region, the former Līlā, having established a physical form, departed, accompanied by knowledge, through deep meditation (dhyāna)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

• प्रदेशे (pradeśe) - in the region, in the place

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• पूर्वलीला (pūrvalīlā) - the former Līlā (a proper name)

• संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having established, having set up

• देहकम् (dehakam) - a small body, a physical form

• ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

• ज्ञप्तिसहिता (jñaptisahitā) - accompanied by knowledge, with understanding

• गता (gatā) - gone, departed

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, an incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third singular

reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in him

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pradeśe'.

प्रदेशे (pradeśe) - in the region, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pradeśa

pradeśa - region, place, spot

Prefix: pra

Root: diś (class 6)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pūrvalīlā'.

पूर्वलीला (pūrvalīlā) - the former Līlā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvalīlā

pūrvalīlā - the former Līlā

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+līlā)

• pūrva – former, previous, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, divine play; a proper name
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the character Līlā from previous narratives.

संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having established, having set up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from √sthā with saṃ- and causative suffix -āp, then -ya suffix for absolutive

Prefixes: sam+sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

देहकम् (dehakam) - a small body, a physical form

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dehaka

dehaka - a small body, a physical form

Diminutive of deha (body)

Note: Refers to the body established by Līlā.

ध्यानेन (dhyānena) - by meditation, through contemplation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Original word in brackets in translation: (dhyāna).

ज्ञप्तिसहिता (jñaptisahitā) - accompanied by knowledge, with understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñaptisahitā

jñaptisahitā - accompanied by knowledge/understanding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñapti+sahita)

• jñapti – knowledge, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• sahita – accompanied by, together with, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sah
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā pūrvalīlā'.

गता (gatā) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, departed

Past Passive Participle

from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā pūrvalīlā'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist active third singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Together with 'gatā', it forms a past tense meaning 'departed'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation or described event.

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - described, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, narrated, praised

Past Passive Participle

from √varṇ

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly takes 'it' as subject.

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