योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सुरासुरसभाज्येष्ठे तस्मिन्भृगुसुते गते ।
मनसा चिन्तयामास बलिर्बुद्धिमतां वरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
surāsurasabhājyeṣṭhe tasminbhṛgusute gate ,
manasā cintayāmāsa balirbuddhimatāṃ varaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca surāsurasabhājyeṣṭhe tasmin bhṛgusute
gate manasā cintayāmāsa baliḥ buddhimatām varaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
surāsurasabhājyeṣṭhe tasmin bhṛgusute gate,
buddhimatām varaḥ baliḥ manasā cintayāmāsa.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: When that son of Bhrigu, who was most revered in the assembly of both gods and asuras, had departed, Bali, the foremost among the intelligent, reflected in his mind.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasistha, the venerable Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सुरासुरसभाज्येष्ठे (surāsurasabhājyeṣṭhe) - most revered in the assembly of both gods and asuras (in him who is most revered in the assembly of gods and asuras)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (person, i.e., Bhargava) (in that, to that, concerning that)

• भृगुसुते (bhṛgusute) - in the son of Bhrigu (i.e., Śukra) (in the son of Bhrigu)

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed

• मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (by mind, with the mind, in mind)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, reflected, considered

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (name of an asura king)

• बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Sage Vasistha, the venerable Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasistha; a proper name of a revered sage

Compound of Śrī (venerable, glorious) and Vasiṣṭha (a famous Vedic sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, wealth, veneration, good fortune
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of 'vasu' (good).
  Root: vas

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Formed from the root 'vac' (to speak) without prefixes.

Root: vac (class 2)

सुरासुरसभाज्येष्ठे (surāsurasabhājyeṣṭhe) - most revered in the assembly of both gods and asuras (in him who is most revered in the assembly of gods and asuras)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of surāsurasabhājyeṣṭha

surāsurasabhājyeṣṭha - chief/most revered in the assembly of gods and asuras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+asura+sabhā+jyeṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  'a' (not) + 'sura' (god).
• sabhā – assembly, council, court
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: bhā
• jyeṣṭha – oldest, eldest, chief, most excellent, most revered
  adjective
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy) or 'vṛddha' (old).

Note: This adjective modifies `bhṛgusute`.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (person, i.e., Bhargava) (in that, to that, concerning that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bhargava (Śukra).

भृगुसुते (bhṛgusute) - in the son of Bhrigu (i.e., Śukra) (in the son of Bhrigu)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhṛgusuta

bhṛgusuta - son of Bhrigu (specifically Śukra, the preceptor of the asuras)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+suta)

• bhṛgu – Bhrigu (a Vedic sage, ancestor of Shukra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (of √sū 'to bring forth') used as noun.
  From root 'sū' (to bring forth, beget) + kta.
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with `gate`.

गते (gate) - having gone, departed

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + kta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction: "when he had gone".

मनसा (manasā) - in his mind (by mind, with the mind, in mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: man

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, reflected, considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √cint

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular (periphrastic perfect)

Periphrastic perfect formed with the auxiliary verb √as (to be) and the noun 'cintā' (thought).

Root: cint (class 10)

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (name of an asura king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - offering, tribute; name of a famous asura king

Root: bal

Note: The subject of `cintayāmāsa`.

बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning

Formed from 'buddhi' (intellect) + '-mat' suffix indicating possession.

Root: budh

Note: Null gender because it applies to a class (intelligent beings).

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, bridegroom

From root 'vṛ' (to choose, select).

Root: vṛ (class 1)

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