योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स तां विवेश धर्मात्मा गन्धमादनकन्दराम् ।
चित्रभ्रमणसंप्राप्तामलिः पद्मकुटीमिव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sa tāṃ viveśa dharmātmā gandhamādanakandarām ,
citrabhramaṇasaṃprāptāmaliḥ padmakuṭīmiva 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca saḥ tām viveśa dharmātmā gandhamādanakandarām
citrabhramaṇasaṃprāptām aliḥ padmakuṭīm iva

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca saḥ dharmātmā tām gandhamādanakandarām
citrabhramaṇasaṃprāptām aliḥ padmakuṭīm iva viveśa

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: That righteous soul (dharmātmā) entered the Gandhamādana cave, which he had reached after wondrous roaming, just like a bee enters a lotus-bud.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ताम् (tām) - the cave (her, it (feminine accusative singular))

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, one whose nature (dharma) is righteousness

• गन्धमादनकन्दराम् (gandhamādanakandarām) - the cave of Gandhamādana (mountain)

• चित्रभ्रमणसंप्राप्ताम् (citrabhramaṇasaṁprāptām) - reached after varied/wondrous roaming

• अलिः (aliḥ) - bee

• पद्मकुटीम् (padmakuṭīm) - lotus-bud, lotus-hut

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – veneration, glory, prosperity, divine
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताम् (tām) - the cave (her, it (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, one whose nature (dharma) is righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, one whose nature (dharma) is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

गन्धमादनकन्दराम् (gandhamādanakandarām) - the cave of Gandhamādana (mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandhamādanakandarā

gandhamādanakandarā - the cave of Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandhamādana+kandarā)

• gandhamādana – Gandhamādana (name of a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kandarā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)

चित्रभ्रमणसंप्राप्ताम् (citrabhramaṇasaṁprāptām) - reached after varied/wondrous roaming

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citrabhramaṇasaṃprāpta

citrabhramaṇasaṁprāpta - reached after wonderful/varied wandering

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, where 'saṃprāpta' is a PPP.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citrabhramaṇa+saṃprāpta)

• citrabhramaṇa – varied/wondrous wandering/roaming
  noun (neuter)
• saṃprāpta – reached, attained, arrived at
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √āp (to obtain) with prefixes sam- and pra-.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp

अलिः (aliḥ) - bee

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ali

ali - bee

पद्मकुटीम् (padmakuṭīm) - lotus-bud, lotus-hut

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padmakuṭī

padmakuṭī - lotus-bud, lotus-hut

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+kuṭī)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• kuṭī – hut, cottage, bud, sprout
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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