योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-2

विरक्तौ विपिने कालं क्षेपयामासतुर्द्विजौ ।
वियूथाविव सारङ्गावनास्थामागतौ पराम् ॥ २ ॥

viraktau vipine kālaṃ kṣepayāmāsaturdvijau ,
viyūthāviva sāraṅgāvanāsthāmāgatau parām 2

2. viraktau vipine kālaṃ kṣepayāmāsatuḥ dvijau
viyūthau iva sāraṅgau anāsthām āgatau parām

2. tau dvijau viraktau vipine kālaṃ kṣepayāmāsatuḥ
viyūthau sāraṅgau iva parām anāsthām āgatau

2. Those two Brahmins (dvija), having become dispassionate, spent their time in the forest. Like two deer separated from their herd, they had attained supreme indifference (anāsthā).

Words meanings summery:

• विरक्तौ (viraktau) - dispassionate, detached, indifferent (dual)

• विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• कालं (kālaṁ) - time

• क्षेपयामासतुः (kṣepayāmāsatuḥ) - they two spent (time)

• द्विजौ (dvijau) - the two Brahmins, the two twice-born

• वियूथौ (viyūthau) - separated from their herd, isolated (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सारङ्गौ (sāraṅgau) - two deer

• अनास्थाम् (anāsthām) - indifference, apathy, lack of interest

• आगतौ (āgatau) - having come, having attained (dual)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

Words meanings and morphology

विरक्तौ (viraktau) - dispassionate, detached, indifferent (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of virakta

virakta - dispassionate, indifferent, detached, estranged

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vipina

vipina - forest, grove, thicket

कालं (kālaṁ) - time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

क्षेपयामासतुः (kṣepayāmāsatuḥ) - they two spent (time)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣepaya

Causative stem

Causative of root kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

द्विजौ (dvijau) - the two Brahmins, the two twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvija

dvija - a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth (lit. 'twice-born')

वियूथौ (viyūthau) - separated from their herd, isolated (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viyūtha

viyūtha - separated from the herd or flock

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+yūtha)

• vi – apart, away, without (prefix)
  indeclinable
• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, group
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सारङ्गौ (sāraṅgau) - two deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāraṅga

sāraṅga - deer, antelope; chātaka bird

अनास्थाम् (anāsthām) - indifference, apathy, lack of interest

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anāsthā

anāsthā - indifference, apathy, disrespect, disregard

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (a+āsthā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āsthā – regard, care, interest, reliance, faith
  noun (feminine)

आगतौ (āgatau) - having come, having attained (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, furthest

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