योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-36

अथासौ विस्मयात्स्मेरमुखो मुदितमानसः ।
वितर्कमन्थरां वाचमुवाच वदतां वरः ॥ ३६ ॥

athāsau vismayātsmeramukho muditamānasaḥ ,
vitarkamantharāṃ vācamuvāca vadatāṃ varaḥ 36

36. atha asau vismayāt smera-mukhaḥ mudita-mānasaḥ
vitarka-mantharām vācam uvāca vadatām varaḥ

36. atha asau vismayāt smera-mukhaḥ mudita-mānasaḥ
vadatām varaḥ vitarka-mantharām vācam uvāca

36. Then, with a face smiling in amazement and a mind filled with joy, he, the best among speakers, uttered words that were slow with deliberation.

36. אז, בפנים מחייכות מתוך תמהון וברוח שמחה, פתח פיו בכירי המדברים, והוגה דברים בנחת ובמחשבה עמוקה:

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder, out of amazement

• स्मेर-मुखः (smera-mukhaḥ) - with a smiling face

• मुदित-मानसः (mudita-mānasaḥ) - with a joyful mind

• वितर्क-मन्थराम् (vitarka-mantharām) - slow with deliberation, hesitant due to thought

• वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, uttered

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those speaking, among speakers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest, boon

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - from wonder, out of amazement

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, amazement, surprise

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

स्मेर-मुखः (smera-mukhaḥ) - with a smiling face

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smera-mukha

smera-mukha - smiling-faced, having a smiling countenance

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (smera+mukha)

• smera – smiling, blooming, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt affix
  From the root 'smi' (to smile) with a kṛt suffix 'ra'.
  Root: smi (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, countenance, front
  noun (neuter)

मुदित-मानसः (mudita-mānasaḥ) - with a joyful mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mudita-mānasa

mudita-mānasa - joyful-minded, having a joyful heart

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mudita+mānasa)

• mudita – rejoiced, delighted, joyful, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'mud' (to rejoice) with the past passive participle suffix 'ta'.
  Root: mud (class 1)
• mānasa – mind, mental, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)

वितर्क-मन्थराम् (vitarka-mantharām) - slow with deliberation, hesitant due to thought

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitarka-manthara

vitarka-manthara - slowed by deliberation, hesitant in thought

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vitarka+manthara)

• vitarka – deliberation, reasoning, conjecture, doubt
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tark (class 10)
• manthara – slow, sluggish, dull, hesitant
  adjective (masculine)

वाचम् (vācam) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said, uttered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those speaking, among speakers

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, talking, saying

Present Active Participle

From the root 'vad' (to speak) with the present active participle suffix 'at'.

Root: vad (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, choicest; a boon, a blessing

Root: vṛ (class 1)

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