योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-2

प्रह्लादनामा देहोऽसौ विकाशिनयनाम्बुजः ।
मुदोवाच वचो धीरो गृहीतमननक्रमः ॥ २ ॥

prahlādanāmā deho'sau vikāśinayanāmbujaḥ ,
mudovāca vaco dhīro gṛhītamananakramaḥ 2

2. prahlādanāmā dehaḥ asau vikāśinayanāmbujaḥ
mudā uvāca vacaḥ dhīraḥ gṛhītamananagramaḥ

2. prahlādanāmā dhīraḥ asau dehaḥ vikāśinayanāmbujaḥ
gṛhītamananagramaḥ mudā vacaḥ uvāca

2. That steadfast one, named Prahlāda, whose lotus-like eyes were blossoming, and who had adopted a systematic process of thought, spoke words with joy.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्लादनामा (prahlādanāmā) - named Prahlāda

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

• असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one)

• विकाशिनयनाम्बुजः (vikāśinayanāmbujaḥ) - whose lotus-like eyes were blossoming/opened

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steadfast, wise, courageous

• गृहीतमननग्रमः (gṛhītamananagramaḥ) - who had adopted a systematic process of thought; whose method of contemplation was grasped

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्लादनामा (prahlādanāmā) - named Prahlāda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlādanāman

prahlādanāman - one whose name is Prahlāda

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prahlāda+nāman)

• prahlāda – name of a famous devotee, joy, delight
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hlād (class 1)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: The final 'a' is from the 'an' stem of 'nāman' in a Bahuvrīhi compound.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

from root dih- 'to smear'

Root: dih (class 4)

असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'dehaḥ'.

विकाशिनयनाम्बुजः (vikāśinayanāmbujaḥ) - whose lotus-like eyes were blossoming/opened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikāśinayanāmbuja

vikāśinayanāmbuja - having blossoming lotus-like eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikāśin+nayana+ambuja)

• vikāśin – blossoming, shining, expanding
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root kāś 'to shine' with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• nayana – eye, leading
  noun (neuter)
  from root nī 'to lead'
  Root: nī (class 1)
• ambuja – lotus (born from water)
  noun (neuter)
  from 'ambu' (water) and root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure

Root: mud (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac in Perfect tense, 3rd person singular. Formed irregularly.

Root: vac (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

from root vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - steadfast, wise, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steady, firm, resolute, wise, patient, courageous

from dhī (intellect)

Note: Agrees with 'dehaḥ' or 'asau'.

गृहीतमननग्रमः (gṛhītamananagramaḥ) - who had adopted a systematic process of thought; whose method of contemplation was grasped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhītamananagrama

gṛhītamananagrama - one who has grasped or adopted a sequence/method of thought

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛhīta+manana+krama)

• gṛhīta – grasped, seized, adopted, accepted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root grah 'to seize, grasp'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• manana – thinking, contemplation (manana), meditation, reflection
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root man 'to think'
  Root: man (class 4)
• krama – step, sequence, order, method, process
  noun (masculine)
  from root kram 'to step'
  Root: kram (class 1)

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