योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-60

मद्रेष्वथ महीपालस्ततस्तापसबालकः ।
वासुदेव इति ख्यातः समङ्गायास्तटे स्थितः ॥ ६० ॥

madreṣvatha mahīpālastatastāpasabālakaḥ ,
vāsudeva iti khyātaḥ samaṅgāyāstaṭe sthitaḥ 60

60. madreṣu atha mahīpālaḥ tataḥ tāpasabālakaḥ
vāsudeva iti khyātaḥ samaṅgāyāḥ taṭe sthitaḥ

60. atha madreṣu mahīpālaḥ tataḥ vāsudeva iti
khyātaḥ tāpasabālakaḥ samaṅgāyāḥ taṭe sthitaḥ

60. Then, he was a king in the Madra country; and thereafter, a young ascetic (tāpasabālaka), known as Vāsudeva, residing on the bank of the Samaṅgā river.

Words meanings summery:

• मद्रेषु (madreṣu) - in the Madra country

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - a king, ruler

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• तापसबालकः (tāpasabālakaḥ) - a young ascetic, a hermit boy

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned

• समङ्गायाः (samaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Samaṅgā (river)

• तटे (taṭe) - on the bank, on the shore

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, dwelling, being

Words meanings and morphology

मद्रेषु (madreṣu) - in the Madra country

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of madra

madra - Madra (name of an ancient Indian country or people)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

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

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तापसबालकः (tāpasabālakaḥ) - a young ascetic, a hermit boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpasabālaka

tāpasabālaka - son of an ascetic, young ascetic boy

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāpasa+bālaka)

• tāpasa – ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'tapas' (asceticism)
• bālaka – boy, young one, child
  noun (masculine)

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (son of Vasudeva, typically refers to Krishna; or a personal name)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated, called

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khyā' (to be known, to tell)

Root: khyā (class 2)

समङ्गायाः (samaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Samaṅgā (river)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of samaṅgā

samaṅgā - Samaṅgā (name of a river)

तटे (taṭe) - on the bank, on the shore

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taṭa

taṭa - bank, shore, slope

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, dwelling, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, located, being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

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