योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-27

प्रापतुर्यौवनं बाल्यमुत्सृज्य नववल्लभौ ।
कालेनाल्पतरेणैव चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥ २७ ॥

prāpaturyauvanaṃ bālyamutsṛjya navavallabhau ,
kālenālpatareṇaiva candrasūryāvivoditau 27

27. prāpatuḥ yauvanam bālyam utsṛjya navavallabhau
kālena alpatareṇa eva candrasūryau iva uditau

27. navavallabhau bālyam utsṛjya alpatareṇa kālena
eva yauvanam prāpatuḥ candrasūryau iva uditau

27. The two new consorts, having forsaken childhood, attained youth in a very short time, just like the moon and the sun having risen.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रापतुः (prāpatuḥ) - they attained, they reached

• यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, adolescence

• बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childhood, infancy

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, forsaking, having given up

• नववल्लभौ (navavallabhau) - the two new lovers, the two new consorts

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in due course

• अल्पतरेण (alpatareṇa) - by a very small, by a very short (time)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदितौ (uditau) - risen, appeared, ascended

Words meanings and morphology

प्रापतुः (prāpatuḥ) - they attained, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pra-āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, adolescence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, adolescence, state of being young

Derived from 'yuvan' (young).

बाल्यम् (bālyam) - childhood, infancy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, state of a child

Derived from 'bāla' (child).

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, forsaking, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with 'ut' + root 'sṛj' + 'lyaP' suffix (used when a prefix is present).

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

नववल्लभौ (navavallabhau) - the two new lovers, the two new consorts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of navavallabha

navavallabha - new lover, new consort, newly wedded couple

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+vallabha)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine)
• vallabha – lover, husband, dear one, favorite
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two subjects who attained youth.

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in due course

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, right moment

अल्पतरेण (alpatareṇa) - by a very small, by a very short (time)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpatara

alpatara - smaller, shorter, very little, less

Comparative degree

Formed with 'alpá' (small) + 'tara' suffix (comparative).

Note: It is an adjective modifying 'kālena'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Particle.

चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candrasūrya

candrasūrya - moon and sun (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

उदितौ (uditau) - risen, appeared, ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'ud' + root 'i' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'candrasūryau'.

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