योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-27

प्राकृतो गुणवाञ्जात इत्येषा भगवन्कथा ।
अकालपुष्पमालेव सुखायोद्वेजनाय च ॥ २७ ॥

prākṛto guṇavāñjāta ityeṣā bhagavankathā ,
akālapuṣpamāleva sukhāyodvejanāya ca 27

27. prākṛtaḥ guṇavān jātaḥ iti eṣā bhagavan kathā
akālapuṣpamālā iva sukhāya udvejanāya ca

27. bhagavan eṣā kathā prākṛtaḥ guṇavān jātaḥ
iti akālapuṣpamālā iva sukhāya udvejanāya ca

27. O Lord, this narrative—that an ordinary, yet virtuous, being was born—is like an unseasonal flower garland, bringing both joy and agitation.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, natural, common, human

• गुणवान् (guṇavān) - endowed with good qualities, virtuous, meritorious

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, occurred

• इति (iti) - marking the preceding phrase as the content of 'this story' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to `kathā` (story) (this (feminine))

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

• कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, tale

• अकालपुष्पमाला (akālapuṣpamālā) - garland of unseasonal flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

• उद्वेजनाय (udvejanāya) - for agitation, for disturbance, for vexation

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary, natural, common, human

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prākṛta

prākṛta - ordinary, natural, common, human

गुणवान् (guṇavān) - endowed with good qualities, virtuous, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇavat

guṇavat - endowed with qualities, virtuous

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, occurred

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jan` (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

इति (iti) - marking the preceding phrase as the content of 'this story' (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - referring to `kathā` (story) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - Lord, worshipful, divine

कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, tale

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative

अकालपुष्पमाला (akālapuṣpamālā) - garland of unseasonal flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akālapuṣpamālā

akālapuṣpamālā - garland of unseasonal flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a-kāla+puṣpa+mālā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, necklace
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort

उद्वेजनाय (udvejanāya) - for agitation, for disturbance, for vexation

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of udvejana

udvejana - agitation, disturbance, vexation

verbal noun

Derived from root `ud-vij` (to tremble, be agitated)

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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