योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-20

गच्छ तन्वङ्गि मासेन पूजार्हमलिलोचनम् ।
प्रसोष्यसे सुतं कान्तं प्रसूनमिव सल्लता ॥ २० ॥

gaccha tanvaṅgi māsena pūjārhamalilocanam ,
prasoṣyase sutaṃ kāntaṃ prasūnamiva sallatā 20

20. gaccha tanvaṅgi māsena pūjārham alilocanam
prasoṣyase sutam kāntam prasūnam iva sallatā

20. तन्वङ्गि gaccha मासेन कान्तम् पूजार्हम्
अलिलोचनम् सुतम् प्रसोष्यसे सल्लता प्रसूनम् इव

20. Go, O slender one. Within a month, you will give birth to a beautiful son, who is worthy of reverence and whose eyes are like bees, just as a fine creeper produces a flower.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!, proceed!

• तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-limbed one, O slender woman

• मासेन (māsena) - within a month, in a month

• पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of worship, deserving of honor

• अलिलोचनम् (alilocanam) - with bee-like eyes, having beautiful eyes (like bees)

• प्रसोष्यसे (prasoṣyase) - you will give birth, you will produce

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, beautiful, desired

• प्रसूनम् (prasūnam) - flower, blossom

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सल्लता (sallatā) - a good creeper, a fine vine

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!, proceed!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - O slender-limbed one, O slender woman

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī

tanvaṅgī - a slender-bodied woman, a woman with delicate limbs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tanu+aṅga)

• tanu – slender, thin; body
  adjective (feminine)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

मासेन (māsena) - within a month, in a month

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Instrumental case here denotes a period of time within which something occurs.

पूजार्हम् (pūjārham) - worthy of worship, deserving of honor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjārha

pūjārha - worthy of worship, deserving of honor/respect

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, adoration, reverence
  noun (feminine)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'.

अलिलोचनम् (alilocanam) - with bee-like eyes, having beautiful eyes (like bees)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alilocana

alilocana - having eyes like a bee (beautiful and dark)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ali+locana)

• ali – bee
  noun (masculine)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'.

प्रसोष्यसे (prasoṣyase) - you will give birth, you will produce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Future (lṛṭ) of pra-sū

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

कान्तम् (kāntam) - beloved, beautiful, desired

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kānta

kānta - desired, loved, beautiful, charming

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'.

प्रसूनम् (prasūnam) - flower, blossom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasūna

prasūna - flower, blossom

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सल्लता (sallatā) - a good creeper, a fine vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sallatā

sallatā - a good creeper

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+latā)

• sat – good, existing, true, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Participle
  Present Active Participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

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