योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-27

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ भार्गवेण तदा किल ।
सुबहून्युपभुक्तानि शरीराणि पुनःपुनः ॥ २७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhagavansarvadharmajña bhārgaveṇa tadā kila ,
subahūnyupabhuktāni śarīrāṇi punaḥpunaḥ 27

27. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan sarvadharmajña bhārgaveṇa
tadā kila subahūni upabhuktāni śarīrāṇi punaḥ punaḥ

27. śrīrāma uvāca he bhagavan sarvadharmajña tadā kila
bhārgaveṇa subahūni śarīrāṇi punaḥ punaḥ upabhuktāni

27. Śrī Rāma said: O Lord, knower of all natural law (dharma), it is said that Bhārgava indeed repeatedly took on very many bodies at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O revered one

• सर्वधर्मज्ञ (sarvadharmajña) - knower of all natural law (dharma)

• भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Śukra (son of Bhṛgu) (by Bhārgava)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

• सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, exceedingly numerous

• उपभुक्तानि (upabhuktāni) - enjoyed, experienced, assumed, taken on

• शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, moreover

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular.

Irregular perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O revered one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, glorious, divine; Lord, God

सर्वधर्मज्ञ (sarvadharmajña) - knower of all natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvadharmajña

sarvadharmajña - knower of all duties, knower of all laws, omniscient in respect to (dharma) natural law

Compound: sarva (all) + dharma (natural law) + jña (knower).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+jña)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal derivative
  From root jñā (to know) + a suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Śukra (son of Bhṛgu) (by Bhārgava)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, son of Bhṛgu

Patronymic from Bhṛgu.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing assertion, emphasis, or hearsay.

सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, exceedingly numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of subahu

subahu - very much, very many, exceedingly numerous

Compound: su (good, well, very) + bahu (many).

Compound type : Karmadharaya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification or excellence.
• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)

उपभुक्तानि (upabhuktāni) - enjoyed, experienced, assumed, taken on

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of upabhukta

upabhukta - enjoyed, consumed, experienced, assumed

Past Passive Participle

From root bhuj (to enjoy, consume) with prefix upa (near, under, to).

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, form, physical frame

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, moreover

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly, moreover

(indeclinable)

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