योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-28

समङ्गाया महानद्यास्तटमासाद्य तापसः ।
तपस्तेपे महाबुद्धिः स राम विगतज्वरः ॥ २८ ॥

samaṅgāyā mahānadyāstaṭamāsādya tāpasaḥ ,
tapastepe mahābuddhiḥ sa rāma vigatajvaraḥ 28

28. samangāyāḥ mahā-nadyāḥ taṭam āsādya tāpasaḥ
tapaḥ tepe mahā-buddhiḥ saḥ rāma vigata-jvaraḥ

28. saḥ mahā-buddhiḥ vigata-jvaraḥ rāma tāpasaḥ,
samangāyāḥ mahā-nadyāḥ taṭam āsādya,
tapaḥ tepe.

28. Having reached the bank of the great river Samaṅgā, that highly intelligent ascetic (tapasvin), Rāma, free from distress, performed asceticism (tapas).

28. כשהגיע לגדת הנהר הגדול סַמַנְגָּאה, הפרוש בעל התבונה הראויה ליבָּה את העוצמה הרוחנית כשהוא משוחרר מכל סבל ודאגה, רָאמָה.

Words meanings summery:

• समन्गायाः (samangāyāḥ) - of the river Samaṅgā (of Samaṅgā)

• महा-नद्याः (mahā-nadyāḥ) - of the great river

• तटम् (taṭam) - bank, shore, coast

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

• तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic, hermit

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity (tapas)

• तेपे (tepe) - he practiced, he performed (penance)

• महा-बुद्धिः (mahā-buddhiḥ) - highly intelligent, of great intellect

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāma) (that, he)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma (proper name)

• विगत-ज्वरः (vigata-jvaraḥ) - free from fever, free from distress/anxiety

Words meanings and morphology

समन्गायाः (samangāyāḥ) - of the river Samaṅgā (of Samaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of samaṅgā

samaṅgā - name of a river

Note: Qualifies `mahā-nadyāḥ`.

महा-नद्याः (mahā-nadyāḥ) - of the great river

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mahā-nadī

mahā-nadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+nadī)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: mah (class 1)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `taṭam` (genitive of possession).

तटम् (taṭam) - bank, shore, coast

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taṭa

taṭa - bank, shore, slope

Root: taṭ (class 1)

Note: Object of `āsādya`.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - relating to asceticism; an ascetic, hermit

From `tapas` (asceticism) + `a` suffix.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `saḥ rāma`.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, austerity; heat, inner fire (tapas)

From root `tap` (to heat, to burn)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of `tepe`.

तेपे (tepe) - he practiced, he performed (penance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of tap

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, perfect middle (ātmanepada).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject is `saḥ rāma`.

महा-बुद्धिः (mahā-buddhiḥ) - highly intelligent, of great intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-buddhi

mahā-buddhi - great intellect; one possessing great intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+buddhi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: mah (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh` (to awaken, to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ rāma`.

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Rāma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `tepe`.

राम (rāma) - Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of several prominent figures, especially the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa); pleasing, charming

From root `ram` (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of `tepe`.

विगत-ज्वरः (vigata-jvaraḥ) - free from fever, free from distress/anxiety

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigata-jvara

vigata-jvara - one whose fever/distress is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+jvara)

• vigata – gone away, departed, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi-gam` (to go away)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, distress, agitation, passion
  noun (masculine)
  From root `jvar` (to be hot, to be feverish)
  Root: jvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ rāma`.

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