योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-29

न सामान्याविमौ मन्ये विचित्रेयं चमत्कृतिः ।
वचोवक्रेक्षणेनैव वदत्यन्तर्विनिश्चयम् ॥ २९ ॥

na sāmānyāvimau manye vicitreyaṃ camatkṛtiḥ ,
vacovakrekṣaṇenaiva vadatyantarviniścayam 29

29. na sāmānyau imau manye vicitrā iyam camatkṛtiḥ |
vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇena eva vadati antar viniścayam || 29 ||

29. imau na sāmānyau manye,
iyam vicitrā camatkṛtiḥ vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇena eva antar viniścayam vadati 29

29. I do not consider these two to be ordinary; this is an extraordinary marvel. Their inner resolve is revealed solely through their words and subtle glances.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• सामान्यौ (sāmānyau) - ordinary, common, usual (dual)

• इमौ (imau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (these two)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• विचित्रा (vicitrā) - various, diverse, wonderful, extraordinary

• इयम् (iyam) - Refers to camatkṛtiḥ. (this (feminine))

• चमत्कृतिः (camatkṛtiḥ) - wonder, astonishment, marvel

• वचः-वक्रेक्षणेन (vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇena) - Refers to the way their inner thoughts are expressed. (by crooked speech and glance, by words and subtle glances)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• वदति (vadati) - reveals (implicitly, their inner resolve) (he/she/it speaks, tells, reveals)

• अन्तर् (antar) - inner (modifying viniścayam) (within, inside, inner)

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - firm resolve or inner resolve (ascertainment, firm resolve, decision)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सामान्यौ (sāmānyau) - ordinary, common, usual (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāmānya

sāmānya - common, ordinary, general, universal

From samāna (same) + ya suffix.

इमौ (imau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle Indicative, 1st Person Singular

Root man (4th class).

Root: man (class 4)

विचित्रा (vicitrā) - various, diverse, wonderful, extraordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful, extraordinary

vi (different, special) + citra (picture, wonder).

Prefix: vi

Root: cit

इयम् (iyam) - Refers to camatkṛtiḥ. (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

चमत्कृतिः (camatkṛtiḥ) - wonder, astonishment, marvel

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of camatkṛti

camatkṛti - astonishment, surprise, wonder, marvel

From camat-kṛ (to be astonished).

Prefix: camat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचः-वक्रेक्षणेन (vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇena) - Refers to the way their inner thoughts are expressed. (by crooked speech and glance, by words and subtle glances)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇa

vacaḥ-vakrekṣaṇa - speech and crooked glance (or speech and subtle glance)

Dvandva compound of vacas (speech) and vakra-īkṣaṇa (crooked/subtle glance).

Compound type : dvandva (vacas+vakra-īkṣaṇa)

• vacas – speech, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vakra-īkṣaṇa – crooked glance, sidelong glance, subtle glance
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of vakra (crooked, subtle) and īkṣaṇa (glance).

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वदति (vadati) - reveals (implicitly, their inner resolve) (he/she/it speaks, tells, reveals)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

From root vad (1st class).

Root: vad (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - inner (modifying viniścayam) (within, inside, inner)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb.

Note: Used here as an adjective, 'inner'.

विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - firm resolve or inner resolve (ascertainment, firm resolve, decision)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - firm resolve, definite ascertainment, decision, certainty

From vi-ni-ści (to ascertain, determine).

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ści (class 5)

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