योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-51, verse-29

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एवं वदन्तीं स मुनिः सच्छिष्यमबले सुतम् ।
इहैव स्थापयैनं त्वमित्युक्त्वा तां व्यसर्जयत् ॥ २९ ॥

evaṃ vadantīṃ sa muniḥ sacchiṣyamabale sutam ,
ihaiva sthāpayainaṃ tvamityuktvā tāṃ vyasarjayat 29

29. evam vadantīm sa muniḥ satśiṣyam abale sutam iha
eva sthāpaya enam tvam iti uktvā tām vyasarjayat

29. sa muniḥ evam vadantīm abale tvam sutam enam iha
eva satśiṣyam sthāpaya iti uktvā tām vyasarjayat

29. To her speaking thus, that sage said, "O weak woman, make your son a good disciple (sacchiṣya). You should establish him right here." Having spoken thus, he sent her away.

Words meanings summery:

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एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to her earlier speech) (thus, in this manner, so)

वदन्तीम् (vadantīm) - (to her) speaking (speaking, saying (feminine))

स (sa) - that (referring to the sage) (he, that)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

सत्शिष्यम् (satśiṣyam) - a good disciple (referring to the son) (a good disciple)

अबले (abale) - O weak woman (vocative, addressing the mother) (O weak one, O feeble woman)

सुतम् (sutam) - son (your son) (son)

इह (iha) - here (at this place, with me) (here, in this world, in this case)

एव (eva) - right here, precisely (only, just, indeed)

स्थापय (sthāpaya) - establish, place (him here) (establish, place, make stand)

एनम् (enam) - him (referring to the son) (him, this one)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the mother) (you)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so, end quote)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

ताम् (tām) - her (the mother) (her, that (feminine))

व्यसर्जयत् (vyasarjayat) - he sent her away, he dismissed her (he sent away, he dismissed)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to her earlier speech) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

वदन्तीम् (vadantīm) - (to her) speaking (speaking, saying (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vadantī

vadantī - speaking, saying (feminine participle)

Present Active Participle

Feminine accusative singular of `vadant` (present participle of `vad`)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to 'her' (the woman).

स (sa) - that (referring to the sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

`sa` is the nominative singular masculine form of `tad` before consonants.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `vyasarjayat` (sent away).

सत्शिष्यम् (satśiṣyam) - a good disciple (referring to the son) (a good disciple)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satśiṣya

satśiṣya - a good student, an excellent disciple

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+śiṣya)

sat – good, virtuous, true, real, existing
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
present participle of 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
śiṣya – disciple, student, pupil
noun (masculine)
Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (secondary meaning)
derived from root śās (to teach/discipline) with suffix -ya
Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Predicate accusative to `sutam` (make him *into* a disciple).

अबले (abale) - O weak woman (vocative, addressing the mother) (O weak one, O feeble woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak, feeble, woman (literally 'not strong')

Compound `a` (negation) + `bala` (strength) + `ā` (feminine suffix).

सुतम् (sutam) - son (your son) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child, offspring

Past Passive Participle (but used as noun here)

From root `sū` (to beget).