योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-54

मुने चतुर्युगान्यष्टौ विश्वाचीं देवसुन्दरीम् ।
असेवत महातेजाः षट्पदः पद्मिनीमिव ॥ ५४ ॥

mune caturyugānyaṣṭau viśvācīṃ devasundarīm ,
asevata mahātejāḥ ṣaṭpadaḥ padminīmiva 54

54. mune caturyugāni aṣṭau viśvācīṃ devasundarīm
asevata mahātejāḥ ṣaṭpadaḥ padminīm iva

54. mune mahātejāḥ aṣṭau caturyugāni devasundarīm
viśvācīṃ asevata ṣaṭpadaḥ padminīm iva

54. O sage, the greatly energetic one enjoyed Viśvācī, the celestial beauty, for eight cycles of four yugas (caturyugas), just as a bee enjoys a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• चतुर्युगानि (caturyugāni) - four yugas, cycles of four epochs

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• विश्वाचीं (viśvācīṁ) - Viśvācī (name of an Apsara)

• देवसुन्दरीम् (devasundarīm) - celestial beauty

• असेवत (asevata) - he served, he attended, he enjoyed

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Referring to the sage who is the subject of the previous verses. (the one of great splendor/energy)

• षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - a bee (literally, six-footed)

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - a lotus (plant/pond)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

चतुर्युगानि (caturyugāni) - four yugas, cycles of four epochs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of caturyuga

caturyuga - a cycle of four yugas (Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, Kali), a mahāyuga

Compound type : dvigu (catur+yuga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: 'aṣṭau' is used for nominative and accusative plural in all genders.

विश्वाचीं (viśvācīṁ) - Viśvācī (name of an Apsara)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśvācī

viśvācī - Viśvācī (name of a celestial nymph/Apsara)

देवसुन्दरीम् (devasundarīm) - celestial beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devasundarī

devasundarī - celestial beauty, divine beautiful woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+sundarī)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• sundarī – beautiful woman, beauty
  noun (feminine)

असेवत (asevata) - he served, he attended, he enjoyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sev

imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Augment 'a-' + root 'sev' + '-ata' (imperfect middle 3rd singular ending).

Root: sev (class 1)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Referring to the sage who is the subject of the previous verses. (the one of great splendor/energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor/energy/power, very brilliant, highly energetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, semen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the main subject.

षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - a bee (literally, six-footed)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee, six-footed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+pad)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pad – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - a lotus (plant/pond)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus plant, lotus pond, a type of woman (the best of the four classes of women)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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