योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-19

अथासौ विकसन्नेत्रमनःप्राणवपुर्बभौ ।
अर्धोदित इवादित्ये सरः स्फुरितपङ्कजम् ॥ १९ ॥

athāsau vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapurbabhau ,
ardhodita ivāditye saraḥ sphuritapaṅkajam 19

19. atha asau vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapuḥ babhau
ardhoditaḥ iva āditye saraḥ sphuritapaṅkajam

19. atha asau vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapuḥ ardhoditaḥ
āditye sphuritapaṅkajam saraḥ iva babhau

19. Then he appeared, his eyes, mind, vital breath (prāṇa), and body all expanding, just like a lake with blossoming lotuses when the sun is half-risen.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• असौ (asau) - he (he, that one)

• विकसन्नेत्रमनःप्राणवपुः (vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapuḥ) - his eyes, mind, vital breath (prāṇa), and body all expanding (whose eyes, mind, vital breath and body are expanding)

• बभौ (babhau) - appeared (he shone, he appeared)

• अर्धोदितः (ardhoditaḥ) - half-risen (half-risen, half-emerged)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as)

• आदित्ये (āditye) - when the sun (in the sun, when the sun)

• सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, pool)

• स्फुरितपङ्कजम् (sphuritapaṅkajam) - with blossoming lotuses (having blossoming lotuses)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative)

Note: Refers to the meditator/practitioner

विकसन्नेत्रमनःप्राणवपुः (vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapuḥ) - his eyes, mind, vital breath (prāṇa), and body all expanding (whose eyes, mind, vital breath and body are expanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapus

vikasannetramanaḥprāṇavapus - having expanding eyes, mind, vital breath, and body

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vikasat+netra+manas+prāṇa+vapus)

• vikasat – blossoming, expanding, opening
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From `vi-kas` (to open, expand) + suffix `at`
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• prāṇa – vital breath, life force
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `asau`

बभौ (babhau) - appeared (he shone, he appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: bhā (class 2)

अर्धोदितः (ardhoditaḥ) - half-risen (half-risen, half-emerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ardhodita

ardhodita - half-risen, half-developed

Compound type : karmadharya (ardha+udita)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `ud-i` (to rise, emerge) or `vad` (to speak)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with `āditye`

इव (iva) - just like (like, as)

(indeclinable)

आदित्ये (āditye) - when the sun (in the sun, when the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, pool)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

Root: sṛ (class 1)

स्फुरितपङ्कजम् (sphuritapaṅkajam) - with blossoming lotuses (having blossoming lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuritapaṅkaja

sphuritapaṅkaja - having expanded lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sphurita+paṅkaja)

• sphurita – trembling, throbbing, blossomed, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sphur` (to throb, flash, expand) + suffix `ita`
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• paṅkaja – lotus (born of mud)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `saraḥ`

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