योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-34

उद्धृतावूचतुः पृष्टौ तमेवार्थं पुनः पुनः ।
उवाचेन्द्रो महीपालं जगन्मे दयितामयम् ॥ ३४ ॥

uddhṛtāvūcatuḥ pṛṣṭau tamevārthaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ,
uvācendro mahīpālaṃ jaganme dayitāmayam 34

34. uddhṛtau ūcatuḥ pṛṣṭau tam eva artham punaḥ
punaḥ uvāca indraḥ mahīpālam jagat me dayitāmayam

34. pṛṣṭau uddhṛtau tam eva artham punaḥ punaḥ ūcatuḥ
indraḥ mahīpālam uvāca me jagat dayitāmayam

34. Having been rescued and questioned, they both repeated the very same statement again and again. Then Indra spoke to the king, declaring, "My world is filled with beloved ones."

Words meanings summery:

• उद्धृतौ (uddhṛtau) - rescued, lifted out, pulled up

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they both spoke

• पृष्टौ (pṛṣṭau) - questioned, asked

• तम् (tam) - that very (referring to the previous statement) (that, him)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

• अर्थम् (artham) - statement, point (purpose, meaning, thing, matter)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - The deity Indra. (Indra (Vedic deity))

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - to the king, to the ruler of the earth

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दयितामयम् (dayitāmayam) - full of beloved ones, consisting of beloved ones

Words meanings and morphology

उद्धृतौ (uddhṛtau) - rescued, lifted out, pulled up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - lifted up, drawn out, rescued, removed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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)

पृष्टौ (pṛṣṭau) - questioned, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prach (to ask, question). prach becomes pṛṣṭ in PPP.

Root: prach (class 6)

तम् (tam) - that very (referring to the previous statement) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies artham.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - statement, point (purpose, meaning, thing, matter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - The deity Indra. (Indra (Vedic deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a prominent Vedic deity, king of gods)

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - to the king, to the ruler of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound of mahī (earth) and pāla (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, world, universe

Present Active Participle (originally)

From root gam (to go) with reduplication, acting as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic Dative/Genitive form of asmad.

दयितामयम् (dayitāmayam) - full of beloved ones, consisting of beloved ones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dayitāmaya

dayitāmaya - consisting of beloved ones, full of beloved ones

Compound with suffix -maya (full of, consisting of). dayitā means beloved woman.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dayitā+maya)

• dayitā – beloved (woman), sweetheart
  noun (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle (from day, to love)
  Derived from root day (to love, pity) with suffix -ita, feminine form.
  Root: day (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives from nouns.

Note: Agrees with jagat.

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