योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-3, verse-17

अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु स्वेषु स्वेष्वासनेषु च ।
सर्वेष्वेवोपविष्टेषु वसिष्ठोन्मुखदृष्टिषु ॥ १७ ॥

atha teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sveṣu sveṣvāsaneṣu ca ,
sarveṣvevopaviṣṭeṣu vasiṣṭhonmukhadṛṣṭiṣu 17

17. atha teṣu upaviṣṭeṣu sveṣu sveṣu āsaneṣu ca |
sarveṣu eva upaviṣṭeṣu vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭiṣu ||

17. atha teṣu sarveṣu eva sveṣu sveṣu āsaneṣu
ca upaviṣṭeṣu vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭiṣu

17. Then, when all of them were seated in their respective seats, with their gazes directed towards Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• तेषु (teṣu) - when they (in them, among them, for them)

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when they were seated (seated, sat down)

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (respective) (in their own, on their own)

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (respective) (in their own, on their own)

• आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, in seats

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - when all (of them) (in all, among all)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when all of them were seated (seated, sat down)

• वसिष्ठ-उन्मुख-दृष्टिषु (vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭiṣu) - whose gazes were directed towards Vasiṣṭha

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - when they (in them, among them, for them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when they were seated (seated, sat down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, entered

Past Passive Participle

from upa-viś (to sit down, enter) + kta (passive past participle suffix)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, agrees with 'teṣu'.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (respective) (in their own, on their own)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kin

Note: Agrees with 'āsaneṣu'.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own (respective) (in their own, on their own)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kin

Note: Agrees with 'āsaneṣu'.

आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, in seats

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

from root ās (to sit) + ana (suffix)

Root: ās (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - when all (of them) (in all, among all)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'teṣu' and 'upaviṣṭeṣu' in the locative absolute.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when all of them were seated (seated, sat down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, entered

Past Passive Participle

from upa-viś (to sit down, enter) + kta (passive past participle suffix)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, agrees with 'teṣu' and 'sarveṣu'.

वसिष्ठ-उन्मुख-दृष्टिषु (vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭiṣu) - whose gazes were directed towards Vasiṣṭha

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭi

vasiṣṭha-unmukha-dṛṣṭi - whose gaze is directed towards Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasiṣṭha+unmukha+dṛṣṭi)

• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• unmukha – facing, having the face turned towards, intent on
  adjective (masculine)
  from ud-mukha (face upwards/towards)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mukh
• dṛṣṭi – gaze, sight, vision
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Compound modifying 'teṣu' and 'sarveṣu upaviṣṭeṣu' in the locative absolute.

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