योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-30

भाषमाणेष्वथैतेषु ज्येष्ठो भ्राता महामतिः ।
गम्भीरवागुवाचेदं मृगयूथान्मृगो यथा ॥ ३० ॥

bhāṣamāṇeṣvathaiteṣu jyeṣṭho bhrātā mahāmatiḥ ,
gambhīravāguvācedaṃ mṛgayūthānmṛgo yathā 30

30. bhāṣamāṇeṣu atha eteṣu jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā mahā-matiḥ |
gambhīra-vāk uvāca idam mṛga-yūthāt mṛgaḥ yathā ||

30. atha eteṣu bhāṣamāṇeṣu,
jyeṣṭhaḥ mahā-matiḥ bhrātā gambhīra-vāk idam uvāca,
yathā mṛgaḥ mṛga-yūthāt.

30. While these (brothers) were thus speaking, the eldest brother, who was greatly intelligent, spoke this with a deep voice, just as a leading deer would (speak) from its herd.

Words meanings summery:

• भाषमाणेषु (bhāṣamāṇeṣu) - while speaking, among those speaking

• अथ (atha) - thus, thereupon (then, thus, now, thereupon)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - among these (brothers) (among these)

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (brother) (eldest, oldest, greatest)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• महा-मतिः (mahā-matiḥ) - greatly intelligent (great-minded, greatly intelligent, wise)

• गम्भीर-वाक् (gambhīra-vāk) - with a deep voice (deep-voiced)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this, this (thing))

• मृग-यूथात् (mṛga-yūthāt) - from its herd (of deer) (from a herd of deer (or animals))

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer (leader) (a deer, a wild animal)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, like, in the same way)

Words meanings and morphology

भाषमाणेषु (bhāṣamāṇeṣu) - while speaking, among those speaking

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāṣamāṇa

bhāṣamāṇa - speaking, talking, conversing

present middle participle

Present participle of root 'bhāṣ' (to speak) with middle voice ending.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: External sandhi undone: 'u' of 'eṣu' before 'a' of 'atha'.

अथ (atha) - thus, thereupon (then, thus, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi undone: 'a' before 'e' in 'eteṣu'.

एतेषु (eteṣu) - among these (brothers) (among these)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the people (brothers) who were speaking.

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (brother) (eldest, oldest, greatest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal

Superlative of 'vṛddha' (old).

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'ḥ' before 'bh'.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

महा-मतिः (mahā-matiḥ) - greatly intelligent (great-minded, greatly intelligent, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-mati

mahā-mati - great-minded, highly intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'ḥ' before voiced consonant.

गम्भीर-वाक् (gambhīra-vāk) - with a deep voice (deep-voiced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gambhīra-vāc

gambhīra-vāc - deep-voiced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gambhīra+vāc)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gambh (class 1)
• vāc – voice, speech, word
  noun (feminine)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'k' before 'u'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of root 'vac'. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: External sandhi undone: 'a' before 'i'.

इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the speech that follows.

मृग-यूथात् (mṛga-yūthāt) - from its herd (of deer) (from a herd of deer (or animals))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mṛga-yūtha

mṛga-yūtha - herd of deer, herd of wild animals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yūtha)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 6)
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, crowd
  noun (neuter)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 't' before 'm'.

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - a deer (leader) (a deer, a wild animal)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, gazelle

Root: mṛg (class 6)

Note: External sandhi undone: original 'ḥ' before 'y'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, like, in the same way)

(indeclinable)