योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-7

महात्मन्संप्रबुध्यस्वेत्येवं विष्णुरुदाहरन् ।
पाञ्चजन्यं प्रदध्मौ च ध्वनयन्ककुभां गणम् ॥ ७ ॥

mahātmansaṃprabudhyasvetyevaṃ viṣṇurudāharan ,
pāñcajanyaṃ pradadhmau ca dhvanayankakubhāṃ gaṇam 7

7. mahātman saṁprabudhyasva iti evam viṣṇuḥ udāharan
pāñcajanyam pradadhmau ca dhvanayan kakubhām gaṇam

7. viṣṇuḥ "mahātman saṁprabudhyasva" iti evam udāharan
ca kakubhām gaṇam dhvanayan pāñcajanyam pradadhmau

7. Saying, 'O great soul (ātman), awaken fully!' Viṣṇu then blew his conch (Pāñcajanya), making all the quarters of the world reverberate.

Words meanings summery:

• महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul (O great soul, O noble one)

• संप्रबुध्यस्व (saṁprabudhyasva) - awaken fully, be completely awake

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, (quotation marker)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

• उदाहरन् (udāharan) - speaking, uttering

• पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Viṣṇu's conch)

• प्रदध्मौ (pradadhmau) - he blew

• च (ca) - and, also

• ध्वनयन् (dhvanayan) - causing to sound, making resound

• ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the quarters, of the directions

• गणम् (gaṇam) - multitude, group, host

Words meanings and morphology

महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul (O great soul, O noble one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted one

Vocative singular of mahātman. Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self/soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahant. Here acting as a prefix in a compound.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

संप्रबुध्यस्व (saṁprabudhyasva) - awaken fully, be completely awake

(verb)

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

Imperative form, 2nd person singular middle voice. From sam-pra-budh (to awaken).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: budh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark a quotation.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

Root: viṣ

उदाहरन् (udāharan) - speaking, uttering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāharat

udāharat - speaking, uttering, pronouncing

Present Active Participle

From ud-ā-hṛ (to speak, utter) + śatṛ.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Participle form.

पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Viṣṇu's conch)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāñcajanya

pāñcajanya - the conch of Viṣṇu

Name of Viṣṇu's conch, born from the Pañcajana demon.

प्रदध्मौ (pradadhmau) - he blew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pradham

Perfect tense form, 3rd person singular active. From pra-dhmā (to blow).

Prefix: pra

Root: dhmā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ध्वनयन् (dhvanayan) - causing to sound, making resound

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvanayat

dhvanayat - causing to sound, making resound

Present Active Participle (causative)

From dhvan (to sound) + ṇic (causative) + śatṛ.

Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Participle form.

ककुभाम् (kakubhām) - of the quarters, of the directions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kakubh

kakubh - quarter of the sky, direction

Genitive plural.

गणम् (gaṇam) - multitude, group, host

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, multitude, host, assembly

Accusative singular.

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