योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-4

अथोपविश्य मृदुनि नवपल्लवविष्टरे ।
क्षणमालोकितास्तेन दिशः कौतुकचञ्चलम् ॥ ४ ॥

athopaviśya mṛduni navapallavaviṣṭare ,
kṣaṇamālokitāstena diśaḥ kautukacañcalam 4

4. atha upaviśya mṛduni navapallavaviṣṭare
kṣaṇam ālokitāḥ tena diśaḥ kautukacañcalam

4. atha mṛduni navapallavaviṣṭare upaviśya,
tena diśaḥ kautukacañcalam kṣaṇam ālokitāḥ

4. Then, after sitting on a soft couch of new leaves, he briefly gazed at the directions, his gaze restless with curiosity.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• उपविश्य (upaviśya) - after sitting (having sat down, after sitting)

• मृदुनि (mṛduni) - on a soft (on a soft, in a soft)

• नवपल्लवविष्टरे (navapallavaviṣṭare) - on a couch of new leaves (on a bed of new sprouts/leaves)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - briefly (for a moment, briefly)

• आलोकिताः (ālokitāḥ) - were gazed upon (looked at, gazed upon)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the ascetic) (by him, by that)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions (directions, quarters)

• कौतुकचञ्चलम् (kautukacañcalam) - restless with curiosity (describing his gaze/manner of looking) (restless with curiosity, tremulous with eagerness)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उपविश्य (upaviśya) - after sitting (having sat down, after sitting)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √viś (to enter) with upasarga 'upa' and suffix -ya.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

मृदुनि (mṛduni) - on a soft (on a soft, in a soft)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle

Note: Adjective modifying 'navapallavaviṣṭare'.

नवपल्लवविष्टरे (navapallavaviṣṭare) - on a couch of new leaves (on a bed of new sprouts/leaves)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of navapallavaviṣṭara

navapallavaviṣṭara - bed/couch made of new leaves/sprouts

Compound formed from 'nava' (new), 'pallava' (sprout/leaf), and 'viṣṭara' (seat, couch).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nava+pallava+viṣṭara)

• nava – new, fresh
  adjective (masculine)
• pallava – sprout, new leaf
  noun (masculine)
• viṣṭara – seat, couch, bed (often made of grass or leaves)
  noun (masculine)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - briefly (for a moment, briefly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

आलोकिताः (ālokitāḥ) - were gazed upon (looked at, gazed upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ā-√lok

lok - to see, perceive, look

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √lok (to see) with upasarga 'ā' and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Participle modifying 'diśaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the ascetic) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'ālokitāḥ'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Subject of the passive verb construction.

कौतुकचञ्चलम् (kautukacañcalam) - restless with curiosity (describing his gaze/manner of looking) (restless with curiosity, tremulous with eagerness)

(indeclinable)

Compound formed from 'kautuka' (curiosity, eagerness) and 'cañcala' (restless, unsteady).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kautuka+cañcala)

• kautuka – curiosity, eagerness, wonder
  noun (neuter)
• cañcala – restless, unsteady, trembling
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

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