योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-22

स्वल्पेनैव हि कालेन प्रावृषेव नवाम्बुदाः ।
ते सप्तवर्षवयसो बभूवुर्ज्ञातवाङ्मयाः ॥ २२ ॥

svalpenaiva hi kālena prāvṛṣeva navāmbudāḥ ,
te saptavarṣavayaso babhūvurjñātavāṅmayāḥ 22

22. svalpena eva hi kālena prāvṛṣā iva navāmbudāḥ
te saptavarṣavayasaḥ babhūvuḥ jñātavāṅmayāḥ

22. hi svalpena kālena prāvṛṣā iva navāmbudāḥ
te saptavarṣavayasaḥ jñātavāṅmayāḥ babhūvuḥ

22. Indeed, in a very short time, just as new clouds appear in the rainy season, they became seven years of age and knowledgeable in the sacred texts (vāṅmaya).

22. תוך זמן קצר בלבד, כמו ענני גשם בעונת הלילות, בהגיעם לגיל שבע כבר שלטו בכל חוכמת הכתבים והלשון.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a very short/little (time)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

• प्रावृषा (prāvṛṣā) - by the rainy season

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• नवाम्बुदाः (navāmbudāḥ) - new clouds

• ते (te) - they

• सप्तवर्षवयसः (saptavarṣavayasaḥ) - of seven years of age

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became

• ज्ञातवाङ्मयाः (jñātavāṅmayāḥ) - proficient in the sacred texts (vāṅmaya) (knowing sacred texts, learned in scriptures)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a very short/little (time)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - very little, small, short

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• alpa – little, small
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `kālena`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period

प्रावृषा (prāvṛṣā) - by the rainy season

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Often spelled `prāvṛt` or `prāvṛṣ` (ending in `ṣ`). `prāvṛṣā` is the instrumental singular form.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

नवाम्बुदाः (navāmbudāḥ) - new clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of navāmbuda

navāmbuda - new cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+ambuda)

• nava – new, fresh
  adjective (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  From `ambu` (water) + `da` (giver, from root `dā`)

Note: Used in comparison to the children.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sons.

सप्तवर्षवयसः (saptavarṣavayasaḥ) - of seven years of age

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptavarṣavayasa

saptavarṣavayasa - seven years old

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sapta-varṣa+vayas)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• vayas – age, strength, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `te`.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: From root `bhū` (to be).

ज्ञातवाङ्मयाः (jñātavāṅmayāḥ) - proficient in the sacred texts (vāṅmaya) (knowing sacred texts, learned in scriptures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñātavāṅmaya

jñātavāṅmaya - having known the sacred speech/texts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jñāta+vāṅmaya)

• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vāṅmaya – consisting of speech, sacred texts, literature (vāṅmaya)
  noun (neuter)
  From `vāc` (speech) + `mayaṭ` suffix (made of)

Note: Qualifies `te`.

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