योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-52

प्रभातेऽन्तःपुरे तस्थौ पुरन्ध्रीजनलीलया ।
राक्षसी मन्त्रिराजानौ स्वव्यापारौ बभूवतुः ॥ ५२ ॥

prabhāte'ntaḥpure tasthau purandhrījanalīlayā ,
rākṣasī mantrirājānau svavyāpārau babhūvatuḥ 52

52. prabhāte antaḥpure tasthau purandhrījanalīlayā
rākṣasī mantrirājānau svavyāpārau babhūvatuḥ

52. prabhāte rākṣasī purandhrījanalīlayā antaḥpure
tasthau; mantrirājānau svavyāpārau babhūvatuḥ

52. In the morning, the demoness (rākṣasī) remained in the inner palace as if taking on the role of a woman of the inner chambers, while the minister and the king engaged in their own affairs.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning, at dawn

• अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner apartment, in the harem, in the inner palace

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained, stayed

• पुरन्ध्रीजनलीलया (purandhrījanalīlayā) - as if taking on the role of a woman of the inner chambers (by the sport/manner/play of women of the inner chambers)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female demon

• मन्त्रिराजानौ (mantrirājānau) - the minister and the king

• स्वव्यापारौ (svavyāpārau) - engaged in their own affairs (their own affairs/business)

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning, at dawn

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner apartment, in the harem, in the inner palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem, inner palace, women's quarters

Compound type : Tatpurusha (locative/adverbial) (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inner, internal, between
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained, stayed

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पुरन्ध्रीजनलीलया (purandhrījanalīlayā) - as if taking on the role of a woman of the inner chambers (by the sport/manner/play of women of the inner chambers)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of purandhrījanalīlā

purandhrījanalīlā - the play, sport, or manner of women of the inner chambers/harem

Compound type : Tatpurusha (genitive-tatpurusha within a tatpurusha) (purandhrī+jana+līlā)

• purandhrī – a married woman, a woman of the inner apartment
  noun (feminine)
• jana – person, people, class, group
  noun (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, grace, ease, manner
  noun (feminine)

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness, female demon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - demoness, female demon, a female belonging to the rākṣasa class of beings

मन्त्रिराजानौ (mantrirājānau) - the minister and the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mantrirājan

mantrirājan - the minister and the king

Compound type : Dvandva (mantrin+rājan)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

स्वव्यापारौ (svavyāpārau) - engaged in their own affairs (their own affairs/business)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svavyāpāra

svavyāpāra - one's own business, own affair, self-activity

Compound type : Tatpurusha (genitive) (sva+vyāpāra)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vyāpāra – business, affair, occupation, action
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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