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5,46

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-12

रक्तकण्ठं मानयति रागवानिव कोकिलम् ।
आपूरयति वा कच्चिद्गृहवस्त्रासनार्पणैः ॥ १२ ॥
raktakaṇṭhaṃ mānayati rāgavāniva kokilam ,
āpūrayati vā kaccidgṛhavastrāsanārpaṇaiḥ 12
12. rakta-kaṇṭham mānayati rāga-vān iva kokilam
āpūrayati vā kaccit gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇaiḥ
12. (iha rājā) geya-kriyā-vidam bhavantam
rāgavān kokilam iva rakta-kaṇṭham
mānayati kaccit? vā
gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇaiḥ āpūrayati kaccit?
12. ...as a passionate person honors a red-throated cuckoo? Or does he perhaps satisfy you with offerings of houses, clothes, and seats?

Words meanings summery:

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  • रक्त-कण्ठम् (rakta-kaṇṭham) - melodious-voiced, referring to the cuckoo and implicitly to the parrot king's singing skill (red-throated, melodious-voiced)
  • मानयति (mānayati) - honors, respects, esteems
  • राग-वान् (rāga-vān) - a person who is enamored by music/song (passionate, loving, desirous)
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • कोकिलम् (kokilam) - cuckoo
  • आपूरयति (āpūrayati) - fills, satisfies, bestows abundantly
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • कच्चित् (kaccit) - an interrogative particle implying hope or expectation (I hope that..., Is it that...?)
  • गृह-वस्त्र-आसन-अर्पणैः (gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇaiḥ) - with offerings of houses, clothes, and seats

Words meanings and morphology

रक्त-कण्ठम् (rakta-kaṇṭham) - melodious-voiced, referring to the cuckoo and implicitly to the parrot king's singing skill (red-throated, melodious-voiced)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rakta-kaṇṭha
rakta-kaṇṭha - red-throated, sweet-voiced (for birds), having a red neck
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+kaṇṭha)
  • rakta – red, dyed, colored, passionate
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root rañj (to color, dye)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • kaṇṭha – throat, neck, voice
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'kokilam', and by extension, refers to the parrot king's voice.
मानयति (mānayati) - honors, respects, esteems
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of mānay
Causative stem
Derived from root man (to think, believe) with a causative suffix
Root: man (class 4)
राग-वान् (rāga-vān) - a person who is enamored by music/song (passionate, loving, desirous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāga-vat
rāga-vat - possessing passion, loving, desirous, enamored
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rāga+vat)
  • rāga – color, hue, passion, love, melodic mode
    noun (masculine)
    From root rañj (to color, be red, to be affected with passion)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • vat – possessing, having (suffix)
    suffix
    Possessive suffix
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
कोकिलम् (kokilam) - cuckoo
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kokila
kokila - cuckoo (a bird known for its melodious voice)
आपूरयति (āpūrayati) - fills, satisfies, bestows abundantly
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ā-pūray
Causative stem
Derived from root pṝ (to fill) with causative suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: pṝ (class 9)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
कच्चित् (kaccit) - an interrogative particle implying hope or expectation (I hope that..., Is it that...?)
(indeclinable)
गृह-वस्त्र-आसन-अर्पणैः (gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇaiḥ) - with offerings of houses, clothes, and seats
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇa
gṛha-vastra-āsana-arpaṇa - offering of house, clothes, and seat
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (gṛha+vastra+āsana+arpaṇa)
  • gṛha – house, home, dwelling
    noun (neuter)
  • vastra – cloth, garment, clothing
    noun (neuter)
  • āsana – seat, sitting, posture
    noun (neuter)
  • arpaṇa – offering, presenting, giving
    noun (neuter)
    From root ṛ (to go) with causative suffix and prefix a-
    Prefix: ā
    Root: ṛ (class 3)