योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-32

ग्रथितौ गजपादेषु न खिन्नावेव संस्थितौ ।
एवमेवोचतुर्भूपमन्योन्यस्मृतिहर्षितौ ॥ ३२ ॥

grathitau gajapādeṣu na khinnāveva saṃsthitau ,
evamevocaturbhūpamanyonyasmṛtiharṣitau 32

32. grathitau gajapādeṣu na khinnau eva saṃsthitau
evam eva ūcatuḥ bhūpam anyonyasmṛtiharṣitau

32. gajapādeṣu grathitau khinnau na eva saṃsthitau
anyonyasmṛtiharṣitau evam eva bhūpam ūcatuḥ

32. Though bound to the feet of elephants, they both remained completely undaunted. Indeed, delighted by the memory of each other, they spoke to the king in exactly this manner.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रथितौ (grathitau) - bound, tied

• गजपादेषु (gajapādeṣu) - in the feet of elephants, to the feet of elephants

• न (na) - not, no

• खिन्नौ (khinnau) - undaunted (distressed, weary)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

• संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - stood, remained, situated

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they both spoke

• भूपम् (bhūpam) - king, ruler of the earth

• अन्योन्यस्मृतिहर्षितौ (anyonyasmṛtiharṣitau) - gladdened by the memory of each other

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रथितौ (grathitau) - bound, tied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of grathita

grathita - bound, tied, strung, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root grath (to string, tie) with suffix -ta.

Root: grath (class 9)

गजपादेषु (gajapādeṣu) - in the feet of elephants, to the feet of elephants

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gajapāda

gajapāda - elephant's foot

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+pāda)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

खिन्नौ (khinnau) - undaunted (distressed, weary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khinna

khinna - distressed, sad, weary, depressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khid (to be distressed) with suffix -na.

Root: khid (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - stood, remained, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - standing, placed, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they both spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Reduplicated form, 3rd person dual. Root vac (to speak) has irregular perfect forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

भूपम् (bhūpam) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, monarch, ruler

Compound of bhū (earth) and pa (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+pa)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

अन्योन्यस्मृतिहर्षितौ (anyonyasmṛtiharṣitau) - gladdened by the memory of each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyasmṛtiharṣita

anyonyasmṛtiharṣita - delighted by the recollection of each other

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (anyonya+smṛti+harṣita)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
• smṛti – memory, recollection
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• harṣita – delighted, gladdened, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited) with suffix -ita.
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the dual subjects.

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