योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-59, verse-12

पद्मो भूमिपतिः श्रुत्वा वृत्तान्तं कथितं मनाक् ।
चक्रे स्नानं समानीतैश्चतुःसागरवारिभिः ॥ १२ ॥

padmo bhūmipatiḥ śrutvā vṛttāntaṃ kathitaṃ manāk ,
cakre snānaṃ samānītaiścatuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ 12

12. padmaḥ bhūmipatiḥ śrutvā vṛttāntaṃ kathitaṃ
manāk cakre snānaṃ samānītaiḥ catuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ

12. bhūmipatiḥ padmaḥ manāk kathitaṃ vṛttāntaṃ śrutvā
samānītaiḥ catuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ snānaṃ cakre

12. Having briefly heard the narrated account, King Padma, the lord of the earth, took a bath with waters gathered from the four oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मः (padmaḥ) - King Padma (Padma (proper name), lotus)

• भूमिपतिः (bhūmipatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वृत्तान्तं (vṛttāntaṁ) - news, report, account, event, story

• कथितं (kathitaṁ) - told, narrated, spoken

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, briefly

• चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made, he performed

• स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, a bath, ablution

• समानीतैः (samānītaiḥ) - by those brought together, by those collected

• चतुःसागरवारिभिः (catuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ) - by the waters of the four oceans

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मः (padmaḥ) - King Padma (Padma (proper name), lotus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padma

padma - lotus; a proper name

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भूमिपतिः (bhūmipatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipati

bhūmipati - lord of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pati)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Padma.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates prior action.

वृत्तान्तं (vṛttāntaṁ) - news, report, account, event, story

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - news, report, account, event, story, occurrence

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

कथितं (kathitaṁ) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttāntaṃ'.

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, briefly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'kathitaṃ'.

चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Root verb

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Middle voice perfect tense of √kṛ.

स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, a bath, ablution

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of snāna

snāna - bathing, a bath, ablution

Derived from root √snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

समानीतैः (samānītaiḥ) - by those brought together, by those collected

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of samānīta

samānīta - brought together, collected, gathered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nī (to lead) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'catuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ'.

चतुःसागरवारिभिः (catuḥsāgaravāribhiḥ) - by the waters of the four oceans

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of catuḥsāgaravāri

catuḥsāgaravāri - water of the four oceans

Compound type : tatpurusha (catuḥsāgara+vāri)

• catur – four
  numeral
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: The means by which the bath was taken.