योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-11

आकर्ण्यैवमहल्या सा बभूवेन्द्रानुरागिणी ।
अहल्यां मां स नो कस्मात्सक्तोऽभ्येतीत्यथोत्सुका ॥ ११ ॥

ākarṇyaivamahalyā sā babhūvendrānurāgiṇī ,
ahalyāṃ māṃ sa no kasmātsakto'bhyetītyathotsukā 11

11. ākarṇya evam ahalyā sā babhūva indra-anurāgiṇī ahalyām
mām saḥ na u kasmāt saktaḥ abhyeti iti atha utsukā

11. evam ākarṇya sā ahalyā indra-anurāgiṇī
babhūva atha utsukā (sā)
"saḥ kasmāt saktaḥ (api) mām
ahalyām na u abhyeti" iti (acintayat)

11. Having heard this, that Ahalya became enamored with Indra. Then, she became eager, thinking, "Why does he not, attached as he is, come to me, Ahalya?"

Words meanings summery:

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

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

• अहल्या (ahalyā) - Ahalya (Ahalya (proper noun))

• सा (sā) - that (Ahalya) (she, that)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was, existed)

• इन्द्र-अनुरागिणी (indra-anurāgiṇī) - enamored with Indra (attached to Indra, fond of Indra, enamored with Indra)

• अहल्याम् (ahalyām) - Ahalya (Ahalya (accusative))

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

• सः (saḥ) - he (Indra) (he, that (masculine))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उ (u) - (emphasizing particle, often combined with `na`) (particle (and, also, indeed, or))

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what, for what reason)

• सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached (attached, devoted, able, capable)

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - comes to (approaches, comes to, comes near)

• इति (iti) - (marks her thought) (thus, so, (marks reported speech/thought))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• उत्सुका (utsukā) - eager (eager, curious, longing, anxious)

Words meanings and morphology

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root 'karṇ' (to hear) with prefix 'ā', by adding '-ya' suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: karṇ

Note: Acts as a verbal participle.

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

(indeclinable)

अहल्या (ahalyā) - Ahalya (Ahalya (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahalyā

ahalyā - Ahalya (name of a legendary woman)

सा (sā) - that (Ahalya) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine nominative singular

Note: Refers to Ahalya.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: bhū (class 1)

इन्द्र-अनुरागिणी (indra-anurāgiṇī) - enamored with Indra (attached to Indra, fond of Indra, enamored with Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indra-anurāgin

indra-anurāgin - attached to Indra, fond of Indra

Compound of 'Indra' and 'anurāgin' (loving, attached). Feminine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+anurāgin)

• indra – Indra (chief of the devas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anurāgin – loving, attached, fond
  adjective (masculine)
  From anu- √rañj + ṇin
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

अहल्याम् (ahalyām) - Ahalya (Ahalya (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahalyā

ahalyā - Ahalya (name of a legendary woman)

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

सः (saḥ) - he (Indra) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular

Note: Subject of the inner clause.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negation particle

उ (u) - (emphasizing particle, often combined with `na`) (particle (and, also, indeed, or))

(indeclinable)

Connects with 'na' to form 'no' (not indeed, or simply not)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what, for what reason)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'kim' used adverbially

सक्तः (saktaḥ) - attached (attached, devoted, able, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, able, capable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sañj' (to cling, be attached), masculine nominative singular

Root: sañj (class 1)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - comes to (approaches, comes to, comes near)

(verb)

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

Present

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'abhi', 3rd person singular present active

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

इति (iti) - (marks her thought) (thus, so, (marks reported speech/thought))

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उत्सुका (utsukā) - eager (eager, curious, longing, anxious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utsuka

utsuka - eager, curious, longing, anxious

Feminine nominative singular

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