योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-28

एवमस्यास्तनुर्जाता सूचीद्वयमयी हि सा ।
नीहारांशुकवत्तन्वी कार्पासांशुसुपेलवा ॥ २८ ॥

evamasyāstanurjātā sūcīdvayamayī hi sā ,
nīhārāṃśukavattanvī kārpāsāṃśusupelavā 28

28. evam asyāḥ tanuḥ jātā sūcīdvayamayī hi sā
nīhārāṃśukavat tanvī kārpāsāṃśusupelavā

28. asyāḥ tanuḥ evam sūcīdvayamayī hi jātā.
sā nīhārāṃśukavat tanvī kārpāsāṃśusupelavā.

28. This is how her body came into being; indeed, it consisted of two needles. It was as slender as a garment of mist and exceedingly delicate like a wisp of cotton.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, its (feminine)

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

• जाता (jātā) - was born, became, arisen

• सूचीद्वयमयी (sūcīdvayamayī) - consisting of two needles, made of two needles

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• सा (sā) - she, it (feminine)

• नीहारांशुकवत् (nīhārāṁśukavat) - like a mist-garment, like a dew-drop garment

• तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate

• कार्पासांशुसुपेलवा (kārpāsāṁśusupelavā) - extremely delicate like a wisp of cotton

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, its (feminine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, she, he, it

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

जाता (jātā) - was born, became, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, to produce) + kta suffix, declined as feminine nominative singular

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as a past passive participle.

सूचीद्वयमयी (sūcīdvayamayī) - consisting of two needles, made of two needles

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcīdvayamaya

sūcīdvayamaya - made of two needles, consisting of two needles

compound adjective, 'maya' suffix indicates made of/consisting of

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or descriptive compound (sūcī+dvaya+maya)

• sūcī – needle, point
  noun (feminine)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix (masculine)
  taddhita suffix indicating material or consisting of

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, it (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

नीहारांशुकवत् (nīhārāṁśukavat) - like a mist-garment, like a dew-drop garment

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīhārāṃśukavat

nīhārāṁśukavat - like a mist-garment

'vat' suffix indicates 'like' or 'as'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or upamāna compound (nīhāra+aṃśuka+vat)

• nīhāra – mist, fog, dew, hoar-frost
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśuka – garment, cloth, fine cloth
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as
  suffix
  taddhita suffix, indicating similarity

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe 'tanvī'.

तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - slender, thin, delicate, body, form

कार्पासांशुसुपेलवा (kārpāsāṁśusupelavā) - extremely delicate like a wisp of cotton

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārpāsāṃśusupelava

kārpāsāṁśusupelava - extremely delicate like a cotton fiber

compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or descriptive compound (kārpāsa+aṃśu+su+pelava)

• kārpāsa – cotton
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśu – fiber, ray, thread
  noun (masculine)
• su – very, good, well
  prefix
• pelava – delicate, tender, soft
  adjective (masculine)

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