योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-29

भृशमालपतेऽप्यस्मे नालापं नागरा ददुः ।
मुक्ताजालयुतायापि कीचकायाध्वगा इव ॥ २९ ॥

bhṛśamālapate'pyasme nālāpaṃ nāgarā daduḥ ,
muktājālayutāyāpi kīcakāyādhvagā iva 29

29. bhṛśam ālapate api asme na ālāpam nāgarāḥ daduḥ
muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ api kīcakāya adhvagāḥ iva

29. nāgarāḥ bhṛśam ālapate api asme ālāpam na daduḥ
adhvagāḥ iva muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ api kīcakāya

29. Even when he spoke profusely, the citizens offered no conversation, just as travelers would ignore a bamboo flute (kīcakā), even one belonging to a woman adorned with a network of pearls.

29. אף שהמשיך לדבר אליהם שוב ושוב, אזרחי העיר לא השיבו לו דבר, כפי שעוברי אורח אינם מנהלים שיחה עם קנה חלול ושורק, גם אם הוא מקושט בפנינים.

Words meanings summery:

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, much, excessively, intensely

• आलपते (ālapate) - speaking, addressing, conversing

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• अस्मे (asme) - to him, to this one

• न (na) - not, no

• आलापम् (ālāpam) - conversation, speech, address

• नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, townsmen

• ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered

• मुक्ता-जाल-युतायाः (muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ) - of one adorned with a net of pearls

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• कीचकाय (kīcakāya) - to a bamboo flute/pipe

• अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, much, excessively, intensely

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

आलपते (ālapate) - speaking, addressing, conversing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ālapant

ālapant - speaking, conversing, addressing

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Locative singular masculine of the present participle of root 'lap' with upasarga 'ā'. The locative indicates context or time.

Prefix: ā

Root: lap (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अस्मे (asme) - to him, to this one

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Archaic/Vedic dative singular of the pronoun 'idam'. In classical Sanskrit, 'asmai' would typically be used for masculine/neuter dative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आलापम् (ālāpam) - conversation, speech, address

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālāpa

ālāpa - conversation, speech, talk, address

Derived from root 'lap' with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'daduḥ'.

नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, townsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgara

nāgara - citizen, townsman, urbanite

Derived from 'nagara' (city).

Note: Subject of 'daduḥ'.

ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect active, 3rd person plural, from root dā (reduplicated form).

Root: dā (class 3)

मुक्ता-जाल-युतायाः (muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ) - of one adorned with a net of pearls

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of muktā-jāla-yutā

muktā-jāla-yutā - endowed with a net of pearls, adorned with a pearl network

Feminine genitive/ablative singular of a compound adjective. Formed from 'muktā' (pearl), 'jāla' (net), and 'yuta' (endowed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (muktā+jāla+yuta)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, lattice, network
  noun (neuter)
• yuta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yu.
  Root: yu (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

कीचकाय (kīcakāya) - to a bamboo flute/pipe

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kīcakā

kīcakā - hollow bamboo, bamboo flute, pipe

Dative singular of feminine noun 'kīcakā'. The -āya ending is an archaic or poetic dative form for ā-stem feminine nouns, instead of the classical -āyai.

Note: Indirect object of the implied 'did not give speech'.

अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhvaga

adhvaga - traveler, wayfarer, one who goes on a road

Compound of 'adhvan' (road) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhvan+ga)

• adhvan – road, path, journey
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied comparison (travelers do not give conversation).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

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