योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-24

अथ दीर्घेण कालेन सैवोत्पलविलोचना ।
द्वादशाब्दमुपादाय सुतं मुनिमुपाययौ ॥ २४ ॥

atha dīrgheṇa kālena saivotpalavilocanā ,
dvādaśābdamupādāya sutaṃ munimupāyayau 24

24. atha dīrgheṇa kālena sā eva utpalavilocanā
dvādaśābdam upādāya sutam munim upāyayau

24. atha dīrgheṇa kālena sā eva utpalavilocanā
dvādaśābdam upādāya sutam munim upāyayau

24. Then, after a long time, that same lotus-eyed woman, bringing her twelve-year-old son, approached the sage (muni).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• दीर्घेण (dīrgheṇa) - long, extensive

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, after time

• सा (sā) - she

• एव (eva) - emphasises "that very" or "that same" woman (only, just, indeed, same)

• उत्पलविलोचना (utpalavilocanā) - lotus-eyed woman

• द्वादशाब्दम् (dvādaśābdam) - twelve-year-old (son) (twelve years old, for twelve years)

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having brought (the son) (having taken, having obtained, having brought)

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

• उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

दीर्घेण (dīrgheṇa) - long, extensive

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, tall, extensive

Note: Modifies 'kālena'.

कालेन (kālena) - by time, after time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, black, death

Note: Signifies "after a period of time".

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to the woman from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - emphasises "that very" or "that same" woman (only, just, indeed, same)

(indeclinable)

उत्पलविलोचना (utpalavilocanā) - lotus-eyed woman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpalavilocanā

utpalavilocanā - lotus-eyed (woman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpala+vilocana)

• utpala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• vilocana – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing 'sā'.

द्वादशाब्दम् (dvādaśābdam) - twelve-year-old (son) (twelve years old, for twelve years)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśābda

dvādaśābda - twelve years, twelve years old

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (dvādaśa+abda)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• abda – year
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially as "for twelve years" or as an adjective to 'sutam'. "Twelve-year-old son" makes sense.

उपादाय (upādāya) - having brought (the son) (having taken, having obtained, having brought)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from verb √dā with upasargas upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive, indicates an action completed before the main verb.

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sū (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upādāya' (implied) and 'upāyayau'.

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

Note: Object of 'upāyayau'.

उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upayā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

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