योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-2

प्राग्वेषां प्राक्समाचारां प्राग्देहां प्राक्सवासनाम् ।
प्राक्तनाकारसदृशीं सर्वरूपाङ्गसुन्दरीम् ॥ २ ॥

prāgveṣāṃ prāksamācārāṃ prāgdehāṃ prāksavāsanām ,
prāktanākārasadṛśīṃ sarvarūpāṅgasundarīm 2

2. prāgveṣām prāksamācārām prāgdehām prāksavāsanām
prāktanākārasadṛśīm sarvarūpāṅgasundarīm

2. (sā) prāgveṣām prāksamācārām prāgdehām prāksavāsanām
prāktanākārasadṛśīm sarvarūpāṅgasundarīm (āsīt)

2. She had her previous attire, previous conduct, a previous body, and previous latent impressions (vāsanā); resembling her former shape, she was beautiful in all her forms and limbs.

2. היא עטתה את בלואיה ומלבושיה הקודמים, נהגה במנהגיה המוכרים, בעלת גופה ורשמי תודעתה הנושנים, דומה בדיוק לדמותה מקדם ופאר יופיה נגלה בכל איבריה.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राग्वेषाम् (prāgveṣām) - having previous attire

• प्राक्समाचाराम् (prāksamācārām) - having previous conduct

• प्राग्देहाम् (prāgdehām) - having a previous body

• प्राक्सवासनाम् (prāksavāsanām) - having previous latent impressions

• प्राक्तनाकारसदृशीम् (prāktanākārasadṛśīm) - resembling her former shape

• सर्वरूपाङ्गसुन्दरीम् (sarvarūpāṅgasundarīm) - beautiful in all her forms and limbs

Words meanings and morphology

प्राग्वेषाम् (prāgveṣām) - having previous attire

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāgveṣā

prāgveṣā - having previous attire

Compound of prāk (pre-existing) and veṣā (dress).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāk+veṣa)

• prāk – previous, former, pre-existing
  indeclinable
• veṣa – dress, attire, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the previous state of her attire.

प्राक्समाचाराम् (prāksamācārām) - having previous conduct

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāksamācārā

prāksamācārā - having previous conduct, having her former behavior

Compound of prāk (previous) and samācārā (conduct).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāk+samācāra)

• prāk – previous, former, pre-existing
  indeclinable
• samācāra – conduct, behavior, custom
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā

Note: Refers to her previous behavior.

प्राग्देहाम् (prāgdehām) - having a previous body

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāgdehā

prāgdehā - having a previous body, having her former body

Compound of prāk (previous) and dehā (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāk+deha)

• prāk – previous, former, pre-existing
  indeclinable
• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to her previous physical form.

प्राक्सवासनाम् (prāksavāsanām) - having previous latent impressions

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāksavāsanā

prāksavāsanā - having previous latent impressions (vāsanā)

Compound of prāk (previous) and sa-vāsanā (with latent impressions).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāk+sa-vāsanā)

• prāk – previous, former, pre-existing
  indeclinable
• sa-vāsanā – with latent impressions (vāsanā)
  adjective (feminine)
  Bahuvrīhi compound 'with vāsanā'.
  Prefix: sa
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental predisposition, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to her previous subtle mental imprints (vāsanā).

प्राक्तनाकारसदृशीम् (prāktanākārasadṛśīm) - resembling her former shape

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāktanākārasadṛśī

prāktanākārasadṛśī - resembling her former shape/appearance

Compound of prāktana (former), ākāra (shape), and sadṛśī (resembling).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (prāktana+ākāra+sadṛśa)

• prāktana – former, ancient, previous
  adjective (masculine)
  From prāk + tana pratyaya
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sadṛśa – resembling, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa

Note: Describes her similarity to her past form.

सर्वरूपाङ्गसुन्दरीम् (sarvarūpāṅgasundarīm) - beautiful in all her forms and limbs

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvarūpāṅgasundarī

sarvarūpāṅgasundarī - beautiful in all her forms and limbs; beautiful in every part of her body

Compound of sarva (all), rūpa (form), aṅga (limb), and sundarī (beautiful woman).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+rūpa+aṅga+sundarī)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• aṅga – limb, part, body
  noun (neuter)
• sundarī – beautiful (feminine), charming, lovely woman
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of sundara

Note: Emphasizes her overall beauty.

Previous Verse Next Verse