योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-16

किंचिदङ्कुरिते चित्ते नेत्रे विकसनोन्मुखे ।
शनैर्बभूवतुस्तस्य प्रातर्नीले यथोत्पले ॥ १६ ॥

kiṃcidaṅkurite citte netre vikasanonmukhe ,
śanairbabhūvatustasya prātarnīle yathotpale 16

16. kiṃcit aṅkurite citte netre vikasanonmukhe
śanaiḥ babhūvatuḥ tasya prātaḥ nīle yathā utpale

16. tasya citte kiṃcit aṅkurite netre vikasanonmukhe
prātaḥ nīle utpale yathā śanaiḥ babhūvatuḥ

16. As his mind slightly awakened, his eyes slowly began to open, just like blue lotuses blossoming in the morning.

Words meanings summery:

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little (a little, somewhat, anything)

• अङ्कुरिते (aṅkurite) - awakened (budded, sprouted, germinated, awakened)

• चित्ते (citte) - mind (mind, consciousness, thought)

• नेत्रे (netre) - eyes

• विकसनोन्मुखे (vikasanonmukhe) - turned towards blossoming (turned towards blossoming, about to open/expand)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning (in the morning, early)

• नीले (nīle) - blue (blue, dark blue)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• उत्पले (utpale) - lotuses (lotuses, blue water lily)

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little (a little, somewhat, anything)

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरिते (aṅkurite) - awakened (budded, sprouted, germinated, awakened)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅkurita

aṅkurita - sprouted, budded, germinated, awakened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `aṅkur` (to sprout) + suffix `ita`

Root: aṅkur

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

चित्ते (citte) - mind (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

नेत्रे (netre) - eyes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye, leader

Root: nī (class 1)

विकसनोन्मुखे (vikasanonmukhe) - turned towards blossoming (turned towards blossoming, about to open/expand)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vikasanonmukha

vikasanonmukha - facing expansion, on the point of blooming

Compound type : tatpurusha (vikasana+unmukha)

• vikasana – blossoming, expansion, unfolding
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From `vi-kas` (to open, expand) + suffix `ana`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)
• unmukha – facing, turned towards, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with `netre`

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became (they became, they were)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the meditator/practitioner

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning (in the morning, early)

(indeclinable)

नीले (nīle) - blue (blue, dark blue)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of nīla

nīla - blue, dark, indigo

Note: Agrees with `utpale`

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

उत्पले (utpale) - lotuses (lotuses, blue water lily)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of utpala

utpala - lotus, blue water lily

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