योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-90, verse-4

इत्युक्तो राजसिंहेन भरतो मुनिसत्तमः ।
यथावत्प्रविचार्याशु पापं तस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ ४ ॥

ityukto rājasiṃhena bharato munisattamaḥ ,
yathāvatpravicāryāśu pāpaṃ tasya durātmanaḥ 4

4. iti uktaḥ rāja-siṃhena bharataḥ muni-sattamaḥ |
yathāvat pravicārya āśu pāpam tasya durātmanaḥ || 4 ||

4. rāja-siṃhena iti uktaḥ muni-sattamaḥ bharataḥ,
tasya durātmanaḥ pāpam yathāvat āśu pravicārya 4

4. Thus addressed by the best of kings, Bharata, the foremost among sages, promptly and thoroughly pondered the transgression of that wicked individual.

4. כשדיבר אליו כך הארי שבמלכים, שקל בְּהַרַטַה, המורם שבקדושים, את חטאו של הנבל,

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - Introduces direct speech or indicates completion. (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• राज-सिंहेन (rāja-siṁhena) - by the lion-like king, by the best of kings

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - The sage Bharata. (Bharata (proper noun))

• मुनि-सत्तमः (muni-sattamaḥ) - best of sages, foremost ascetic

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, correctly, accordingly, as it should be

• प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having deliberated, having considered, having reflected

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - Refers to the person who stole the king's wife. (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked soul)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - Introduces direct speech or indicates completion. (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, say

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies Bharata.

राज-सिंहेन (rāja-siṁhena) - by the lion-like king, by the best of kings

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of uktaḥ.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - The sage Bharata. (Bharata (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a sage, a king, etc.)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मुनि-सत्तमः (muni-sattamaḥ) - best of sages, foremost ascetic

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Apposition to Bharata.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, correctly, accordingly, as it should be

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies pravicārya.

प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having deliberated, having considered, having reflected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from √car with prefix pra-vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Participial usage.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies pravicārya.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness, wrong deed

Note: Object of pravicārya.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Qualifies durātmanaḥ.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - Refers to the person who stole the king's wife. (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked soul)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies pāpam.

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