योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-10

कान्तागीतगिरां राम तरुणो भाजनं यथा ।
प्रश्नानामुत्तमोक्तीनां पुण्यकृद्भाजनं तथा ॥ १० ॥

kāntāgītagirāṃ rāma taruṇo bhājanaṃ yathā ,
praśnānāmuttamoktīnāṃ puṇyakṛdbhājanaṃ tathā 10

10. kāntā-gīta-girām rāma taruṇaḥ bhājanam yathā |
praśnānām uttama-uktīnām puṇyakṛt bhājanam tathā ||

10. rāma,
yathā taruṇaḥ kāntā-gīta-girām bhājanam (bhavati),
tathā puṇyakṛt praśnānām uttama-uktīnām (api) bhājanam (bhavati).

10. O Rāma, just as a young man is a fitting recipient for the songs and words of beloved women, so too is a virtuous person (puṇyakṛt) a fitting recipient for questions and excellent teachings.

Words meanings summery:

• कान्ता-गीत-गिराम् (kāntā-gīta-girām) - of the words of songs sung by beloved women

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

• तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - a young man, youth

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a fitting recipient (a receptacle, container, object, deserving one, fitting recipient)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• प्रश्नानाम् (praśnānām) - of questions

• उत्तम-उक्तीनाम् (uttama-uktīnām) - of excellent teachings (of excellent statements/teachings)

• पुण्यकृत् (puṇyakṛt) - a virtuous person, one who performs good deeds

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a fitting recipient (a receptacle, container, object, deserving one, fitting recipient)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

कान्ता-गीत-गिराम् (kāntā-gīta-girām) - of the words of songs sung by beloved women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kāntā-gīta-gira

kāntā-gīta-gira - words of songs sung by beloved women

Compound of kāntā (beloved woman), gīta (song), and gir (word/speech).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāntā+gīta+gir)

• kāntā – beloved woman
  noun (feminine)
• gīta – song, sung
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gai (to sing).
  Root: gai (class 1)
• gir – word, speech, voice
  noun (feminine)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - a proper name, lit. 'pleasing', 'charming'

Root: ram (class 1)

तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - a young man, youth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful; a young man

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a fitting recipient (a receptacle, container, object, deserving one, fitting recipient)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - a vessel, plate, object; deserving, fit, proper

From root bhaj (to divide, to participate in, to serve, to belong to).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रश्नानाम् (praśnānām) - of questions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From root praś (to ask), with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: praś (class 6)

उत्तम-उक्तीनाम् (uttama-uktīnām) - of excellent teachings (of excellent statements/teachings)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of uttama-ukti

uttama-ukti - excellent statement, sublime teaching

Compound of uttama (excellent) and ukti (statement).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+ukti)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• ukti – speech, statement, saying
  noun (feminine)
  From root vac (to speak) + kti suffix, with guna and samprasarana.
  Root: vac (class 2)

पुण्यकृत् (puṇyakṛt) - a virtuous person, one who performs good deeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - doer of good, virtuous, righteous person

Compound of puṇya (merit, virtue) and kṛt (doer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – virtuous, meritorious, good
  adjective (neuter)
• kṛt – making, doing, doer
  nominal derivative
  Agent Noun suffix -kṛt
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - a fitting recipient (a receptacle, container, object, deserving one, fitting recipient)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - a vessel, plate, object; deserving, fit, proper

From root bhaj (to divide, to participate in, to serve, to belong to).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

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