योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-15

प्रवृत्तवाक्पुण्यकथो दैन्याद्व्यपगताशयः ।
धीरधीरुदितानन्दः पेशलः पुण्यकीर्तनः ॥ १५ ॥

pravṛttavākpuṇyakatho dainyādvyapagatāśayaḥ ,
dhīradhīruditānandaḥ peśalaḥ puṇyakīrtanaḥ 15

15. pravṛtta-vāk-puṇya-kathaḥ dainyāt vyapagata-āśayaḥ
dhīra-dhīḥ udita-ānandaḥ peśalaḥ puṇya-kīrtanaḥ

15. pravṛtta-vāk-puṇya-kathaḥ,
dainyāt vyapagata-āśayaḥ,
dhīra-dhīḥ,
udita-ānandaḥ,
peśalaḥ,
puṇya-kīrtanaḥ

15. His speech is engaged in sacred stories, and his mind is free from misery. His intellect is steady, and his joy has arisen. He is charming and renowned for his meritorious deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्त-वाक्-पुण्य-कथः (pravṛtta-vāk-puṇya-kathaḥ) - one whose speech is engaged in sacred stories

• दैन्यात् (dainyāt) - from misery, from wretchedness, from poverty

• व्यपगत-आशयः (vyapagata-āśayaḥ) - one whose mind/intention has gone away/removed (from misery)

• धीर-धीः (dhīra-dhīḥ) - one whose intellect is steady/firm

• उदित-आनन्दः (udita-ānandaḥ) - one whose joy has arisen/manifested

• पेशलः (peśalaḥ) - charming, skillful, beautiful, soft

• पुण्य-कीर्तनः (puṇya-kīrtanaḥ) - one whose fame/renown is meritorious/sacred

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्त-वाक्-पुण्य-कथः (pravṛtta-vāk-puṇya-kathaḥ) - one whose speech is engaged in sacred stories

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta-vāc-puṇya-kathā

pravṛtta-vāc-puṇya-kathā - one whose speech is engaged in sacred stories

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pravṛtta+vāc+puṇya-kathā)

• pravṛtta – engaged, active, set in motion
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'vṛt' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• puṇya-kathā – sacred story, meritorious tale
  noun (feminine)

दैन्यात् (dainyāt) - from misery, from wretchedness, from poverty

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dainya

dainya - misery, wretchedness, poverty, humility

Derived from 'dīna' (poor, miserable)

व्यपगत-आशयः (vyapagata-āśayaḥ) - one whose mind/intention has gone away/removed (from misery)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapagata-āśaya

vyapagata-āśaya - one whose intention or mind is removed, one free from (a particular mental state)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vyapagata+āśaya)

• vyapagata – gone away, removed, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'gam' with prefixes 'vi' and 'apa'
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āśaya – intention, mind, purpose, receptacle
  noun (masculine)

धीर-धीः (dhīra-dhīḥ) - one whose intellect is steady/firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra-dhī

dhīra-dhī - one whose intellect is firm, steady-minded

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dhīra+dhī)

• dhīra – steady, firm, resolute, brave
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, mind, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)

उदित-आनन्दः (udita-ānandaḥ) - one whose joy has arisen/manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita-ānanda

udita-ānanda - one in whom joy has arisen

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (udita+ānanda)

• udita – arisen, manifested, risen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'i' with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)

पेशलः (peśalaḥ) - charming, skillful, beautiful, soft

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of peśala

peśala - charming, graceful, skillful, beautiful, soft

पुण्य-कीर्तनः (puṇya-kīrtanaḥ) - one whose fame/renown is meritorious/sacred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya-kīrtana

puṇya-kīrtana - one whose fame is meritorious, praised for good deeds

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (puṇya+kīrtana)

• puṇya – meritorious, sacred, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• kīrtana – fame, renown, eulogy, proclaiming
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)

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