योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-11

बभूव संप्रबुद्धात्मा दानवेशः शनैःशनैः ।
मेघावसर उत्फुल्लकदम्ब इव कानने ॥ ११ ॥

babhūva saṃprabuddhātmā dānaveśaḥ śanaiḥśanaiḥ ,
meghāvasara utphullakadamba iva kānane 11

11. babhūva samprabuddhātmā dānaveśaḥ śanaiḥśanaiḥ
meghāvasare utphullakadambaḥ iva kānane

11. dānaveśaḥ śanaiḥśanaiḥ samprabuddhātmā babhūva
iva kānane meghāvasare utphullakadambaḥ

11. The lord of the Dānavas (dānaveśa) slowly, gradually became fully awakened in his innermost being (ātman), just like a kadamba tree bursting into bloom in the forest at the onset of the monsoon (meghāvasara).

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, came into being

• सम्प्रबुद्धात्मा (samprabuddhātmā) - with an awakened (ātman), fully conscious

• दानवेशः (dānaveśaḥ) - the lord of the Dānavas (demons)

• शनैःशनैः (śanaiḥśanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• मेघावसरे (meghāvasare) - at the arrival of clouds, during the rainy season/monsoon

• उत्फुल्लकदम्बः (utphullakadambaḥ) - a fully blossomed kadamba tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - became, came into being

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

सम्प्रबुद्धात्मा (samprabuddhātmā) - with an awakened (ātman), fully conscious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprabuddhātman

samprabuddhātman - whose ātman (self/consciousness) is fully awakened

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samprabuddha+ātman)

• samprabuddha – fully awakened, fully conscious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root budh (to awaken) with prefixes sam- and pra-
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, consciousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agrees with dānaveśaḥ.

दानवेशः (dānaveśaḥ) - the lord of the Dānavas (demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānaveśa

dānaveśa - lord of the Dānavas (a class of demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+īśa)

• dānava – descendant of Danu, a class of demons
  proper noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of babhūva.

शनैःशनैः (śanaiḥśanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of śanaiḥ

मेघावसरे (meghāvasare) - at the arrival of clouds, during the rainy season/monsoon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meghāvasara

meghāvasara - time of clouds, rainy season, monsoon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+avasara)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• avasara – opportunity, occasion, time, arrival
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

उत्फुल्लकदम्बः (utphullakadambaḥ) - a fully blossomed kadamba tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utphullakadamba

utphullakadamba - a kadamba tree that has fully blossomed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (utphulla+kadamba)

• utphulla – fully blossomed, wide open, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phall (to expand, blossom) with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: phall (class 1)
• kadamba – Neolamarckia cadamba (a tree with fragrant orange flowers)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of comparison with dānaveśaḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, garden