योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-34

बभूवावातदीपाभो बलिः प्राप्तमहापदः ।
उपशान्तमनास्तत्र रत्नवातायने बलिः ।
अवसद्बहुकालं स समुत्कीर्ण इवोपले ॥ ३४ ॥

babhūvāvātadīpābho baliḥ prāptamahāpadaḥ ,
upaśāntamanāstatra ratnavātāyane baliḥ ,
avasadbahukālaṃ sa samutkīrṇa ivopale 34

34. babhūva avātadīpābhaḥ baliḥ
prāptamahāpadaḥ | upaśāntamanāḥ tatra
ratnavātāyane baliḥ | avasat
bahukālam sa samutkīrṇaḥ iva upale ||

34. baliḥ avātadīpābhaḥ prāptamahāpadaḥ
(san) babhūva upaśāntamanāḥ
baliḥ tatra ratnavātāyane sa
bahukālam upale samutkīrṇaḥ iva avasat

34. King Bali became like a lamp in a windless place, having attained the great state (mahāpada). With a tranquil mind, King Bali dwelt there for a long time in the jeweled window, as if he were carved into a rock.

34. בָּלִי היה כמו נר במקום ללא רוח, לאחר שהשיג את המצב העליון. ברוח רגועה, ישב שם בָּלִי ליד חלון המשובץ אבנים טובות, ונהג לשהות זמן רב כאילו היה פסול באבן.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• अवातदीपाभः (avātadīpābhaḥ) - like a lamp in a windless place

• बलिः (baliḥ) - King Bali

• प्राप्तमहापदः (prāptamahāpadaḥ) - having attained the great state (mokṣa or supreme realization) (having attained the great state)

• उपशान्तमनाः (upaśāntamanāḥ) - with a tranquil mind

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• रत्नवातायने (ratnavātāyane) - in the jewelled window/alcove

• बलिः (baliḥ) - King Bali

• अवसत् (avasat) - he lived, he dwelled

• बहुकालम् (bahukālam) - for a long time

• स (sa) - he

• समुत्कीर्णः (samutkīrṇaḥ) - carved, engraved

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अवातदीपाभः (avātadīpābhaḥ) - like a lamp in a windless place

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avātadīpābha

avātadīpābha - resembling a lamp in a windless place

Compound type : upamāna purvapad bahuvrihi (avātadīpa+ābha)

• avātadīpa – a lamp in a windless place
  noun (masculine)
• avāta – windless, undisturbed by wind
  adjective (masculine)
• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vāta – wind
  noun (masculine)
• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – like, resembling, lustre
  adjective (masculine)

बलिः (baliḥ) - King Bali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - name of a demon king

प्राप्तमहापदः (prāptamahāpadaḥ) - having attained the great state (mokṣa or supreme realization) (having attained the great state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptamahāpada

prāptamahāpada - one who has attained the great state/position

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāpta+mahāpada)

• prāpta – attained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• mahāpada – great state, supreme position, final liberation (mokṣa)
  noun (neuter)
• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• pada – state, position, foot, step
  noun (neuter)

उपशान्तमनाः (upaśāntamanāḥ) - with a tranquil mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśāntamanas

upaśāntamanas - one whose mind is tranquilized

Compound type : bahuvrihi (upaśānta+manas)

• upaśānta – calmed, tranquilized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

रत्नवातायने (ratnavātāyane) - in the jewelled window/alcove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ratnavātāyana

ratnavātāyana - a jewelled window or balcony

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratna+vātāyana)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• vātāyana – window, ventilator, balcony
  noun (neuter)

बलिः (baliḥ) - King Bali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - name of a demon king

अवसत् (avasat) - he lived, he dwelled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

बहुकालम् (bahukālam) - for a long time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahukāla

bahukāla - long time

Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+kāla)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

समुत्कीर्णः (samutkīrṇaḥ) - carved, engraved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutkīrṇa

samutkīrṇa - carved out, engraved

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: kṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उपले (upale) - in a stone, on a rock

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock

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