योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-10

न प्रापुर्विकसद्रूपं पतिं तममरारयः ।
लसत्पत्रलताजालं निशि पद्ममिवालयः ॥ १० ॥

na prāpurvikasadrūpaṃ patiṃ tamamarārayaḥ ,
lasatpatralatājālaṃ niśi padmamivālayaḥ 10

10. na prāpuḥ vikasat-rūpam patim tam amarārayaḥ
lasat-patra-latā-jālam niśi padmam iva ālayāḥ

10. amarārayaḥ tam vikasat-rūpam patim na prāpuḥ
niśi lasat-patra-latā-jālam padmam ālayāḥ iva

10. The enemies of the gods (demons) could not reach him, who was in a blossoming state (of awareness), just as bees cannot reach a lotus, beautiful with its network of shining leaves and tendrils, at night.

10. אויבי האלים לא יכלו ליהנות מנוכחותו הפעילה של מלכם, כשם שדבורים אינן יכולות להיכנס לפרח לוטוס הסגור בלילה.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they reached, they attained

• विकसत्-रूपम् (vikasat-rūpam) - having a blossoming form, whose form is awakening

• पतिम् (patim) - the protector (Prahlada) (lord, master, husband, protector)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अमरारयः (amarārayaḥ) - the enemies of the gods, the demons

• लसत्-पत्र-लता-जालम् (lasat-patra-latā-jālam) - a network of shining leaves and creepers

• निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

• पद्मम् (padmam) - a lotus

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आलयाः (ālayāḥ) - the bees

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they reached, they attained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of prāp

Perfect Active

Perfect (lit), 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada) of pra-√āp.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

विकसत्-रूपम् (vikasat-rūpam) - having a blossoming form, whose form is awakening

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikasat-rūpa

vikasat-rūpa - having an expanding/blossoming form

Compound of vikasat (present active participle) and rūpa (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vikasat+rūpa)

• vikasat – blossoming, expanding, opening, awakening
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of vi-kas (class 1).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'patim'.

पतिम् (patim) - the protector (Prahlada) (lord, master, husband, protector)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector, owner

Note: Refers to Prahlada.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prahlada.

अमरारयः (amarārayaḥ) - the enemies of the gods, the demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amarāri

amarāri - enemy of gods, demon

Compound of amara (immortal/god) and ari (enemy).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (amara+ari)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject for 'prāpuḥ'.

लसत्-पत्र-लता-जालम् (lasat-patra-latā-jālam) - a network of shining leaves and creepers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lasat-patra-latā-jāla

lasat-patra-latā-jāla - a network or thicket of shining leaves and creepers

Complex compound. Lasat (shining) + patra (leaf) + latā (creeper) + jāla (net/thicket).

Compound type : karmadhāraya/dvandva/tatpuruṣa (lasat+patra+latā+jāla)

• lasat – shining, sparkling, appearing
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of √las (class 1).
  Root: las (class 1)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, network, thicket, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'padmam'.

निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

Note: Specifies time.

पद्मम् (padmam) - a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus, a symbol of purity and beauty

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आलयाः (ālayāḥ) - the bees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āli

āli - bee, a row, a line

A variant of ali (bee).

Note: Subject of the simile, parallel to 'amarārayaḥ'.

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