योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-20

अस्मिन्नवसरे यावद्बुध्यस्वेत्यवदद्विभुः ।
प्रबुद्धस्तावदेषोऽभूद्बर्ही घनरवादिव ॥ २० ॥

asminnavasare yāvadbudhyasvetyavadadvibhuḥ ,
prabuddhastāvadeṣo'bhūdbarhī ghanaravādiva 20

20. asmin avasare yāvat budhyasva iti avadat vibhuḥ
prabuddhaḥ tāvat eṣaḥ abhūt barhī ghanaravāt iva

20. vibhuḥ asmin avasare yāvat budhyasva iti avadat
eṣaḥ tāvat ghanaravāt barhī iva prabuddhaḥ abhūt

20. The Lord (vibhu) spoke to him at that moment, saying, "Awaken now!" Immediately, he awoke, just as a peacock is roused by the thunder of a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

• अवसरे (avasare) - at the opportunity, at the moment, in the situation

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as, now

• बुध्यस्व (budhyasva) - awaken, be aware, understand

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the Lord, the all-pervading, the powerful one

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, aware

• तावत् (tāvat) - immediately, then, at once

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

• बर्ही (barhī) - a peacock

• घनरवात् (ghanaravāt) - from the sound of a cloud, from thunder

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: refers to 'avasara'

अवसरे (avasare) - at the opportunity, at the moment, in the situation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - opportunity, occasion, moment, situation

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as, now

(indeclinable)

बुध्यस्व (budhyasva) - awaken, be aware, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of budh

4th class verb (Divādi), middle voice imperative

Root: budh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vad

1st class verb (Bhvādi)

Root: vad (class 1)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the Lord, the all-pervading, the powerful one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - lord, master, ruler, all-pervading, powerful

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, conscious, blooming, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + budh

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 4)

तावत् (tāvat) - immediately, then, at once

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अभूत् (abhūt) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

1st class verb (Bhvādi), Aorist tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

बर्ही (barhī) - a peacock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of barhin

barhin - peacock

घनरवात् (ghanaravāt) - from the sound of a cloud, from thunder

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghanarava

ghanarava - sound of a cloud, thunder

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghana+rava)

• ghana – cloud, dense, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• rava – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

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