योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-47, verse-23
अस्त्यस्मिन्वसुधापीठे उत्तराशानिकुञ्जके ।
कीरो नामातिविख्यातः श्रीमाञ्जनपदो महान् ॥ २३ ॥
कीरो नामातिविख्यातः श्रीमाञ्जनपदो महान् ॥ २३ ॥
astyasminvasudhāpīṭhe uttarāśānikuñjake ,
kīro nāmātivikhyātaḥ śrīmāñjanapado mahān 23
kīro nāmātivikhyātaḥ śrīmāñjanapado mahān 23
23.
asti asmin vasudhā-pīṭhe uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake
kīraḥ nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān janapadaḥ mahān
kīraḥ nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān janapadaḥ mahān
23.
asmin vasudhā-pīṭhe uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake kīraḥ
nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān mahān janapadaḥ asti
nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān mahān janapadaḥ asti
23.
There is, on this surface of the earth (vasudhāpīṭha), in a grove (nikuñjaka) located in the northern quarter, a great, very famous, and prosperous country named Kīra.
Words meanings summery:
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- अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, there is, exists)
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)
- वसुधा-पीठे (vasudhā-pīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth
- उत्तरा-आशा-निकुञ्जके (uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake) - in a grove located in the northern quarter (in the grove of the northern quarter)
- कीरः (kīraḥ) - Kīra (the name of the country) (Kīra (name of a region/country))
- नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, certainly)
- अति-विख्यातः (ati-vikhyātaḥ) - very famous (very famous, widely renowned)
- श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous (prosperous, glorious, splendid)
- जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country (country, region, populace)
- महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)
Words meanings and morphology
अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, there is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
present active 3rd singular
Root: as (class 2)
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: qualifies vasudhā-pīṭhe
वसुधा-पीठे (vasudhā-pīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhā-pīṭha
vasudhā-pīṭha - surface of the earth, terrestrial globe
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+pīṭha)
- vasudhā – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
Root: vas - pīṭha – seat, base, surface
noun (neuter)
उत्तरा-आशा-निकुञ्जके (uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake) - in a grove located in the northern quarter (in the grove of the northern quarter)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of uttarā-āśā-nikuñjaka
uttarā-āśā-nikuñjaka - a grove in the northern direction
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (uttarā+āśā+nikuñjaka)
- uttarā – northern, upper
adjective (feminine)
feminine form of uttara - āśā – direction, quarter, hope
noun (feminine)
Root: āś - nikuñjaka – grove, arbour, thicket
noun (masculine)
diminutive of nikuñja
Prefix: ni
Root: kuñj
Note: locative case for 'in the grove'
कीरः (kīraḥ) - Kīra (the name of the country) (Kīra (name of a region/country))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kīra
kīra - Kīra (name of a country or its inhabitants), parrot
Note: name of the janapada
नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
here used as an indeclinable particle
अति-विख्यातः (ati-vikhyātaḥ) - very famous (very famous, widely renowned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ati-vikhyāta
ati-vikhyāta - very renowned, celebrated
Past Passive Participle
compound with intensifier ati, from khyā (to be known) with vi
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+vikhyāta)
- ati – very, excessively
indeclinable
intensifying prefix - vikhyāta – famous, well-known
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root khyā (to be known) with prefix vi + kta suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous (prosperous, glorious, splendid)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - prosperous, glorious, beautiful, fortunate
from śrī (splendor, prosperity) + matup suffix
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ
जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country (country, region, populace)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janapada
janapada - country, territory, realm, community
Tatpurusha compound: janasya pada (place of people)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)
- jana – person, people
noun (masculine)
Root: jan - pada – foot, place, step, region
noun (neuter)
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: subject of asti
महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ