योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-17

दृष्ट्वासौ चिन्तयन्कार्यं पौर्वापर्यमुदारधीः ।
विन्ध्यभूधरभूकोशमन्तर्मुनिकलेवरम् ॥ १७ ॥

dṛṣṭvāsau cintayankāryaṃ paurvāparyamudāradhīḥ ,
vindhyabhūdharabhūkośamantarmunikalevaram 17

17. dṛṣṭvā asau cintayan kāryaṃ paurvāparyam udāradhīḥ
vindhyabhūdharabhūkośam antar munikalevaram

17. asau udāradhīḥ dṛṣṭvā kāryaṃ paurvāparyam cintayan vindhyabhūdharabhūkośam antar munikalevaram.

17. That noble-minded (udāradhīḥ) (Sun-god), having seen (Agastya's subtle body from the previous verse) and pondering the task (kāryam) and its sequence of events (paurvāparyam), (then saw) Agastya's physical body (munikalevaram) inside the earth-cavity (bhūkośam) of the Vindhya mountain (vindhyabhūdhara)... (the description continues).

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (Agastya's subtle body from the previous verse) (having seen, having perceived)

• असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the Sun-god) (that, that one)

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - pondering, reflecting (on the task) (thinking, pondering, considering)

• कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - the task, the mission (of Agastya) (work, duty, action, task, thing to be done)

• पौर्वापर्यम् (paurvāparyam) - the sequence of events, the pros and cons (sequence, order of precedence, priority)

• उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - with a noble intellect (noble-minded, of noble intellect, sagacious)

• विन्ध्यभूधरभूकोशम् (vindhyabhūdharabhūkośam) - the earth-cavity of the Vindhya mountain

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside (within, inside, among, between)

• मुनिकलेवरम् (munikalevaram) - the sage's (Agastya's) physical body (the body of the sage)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (Agastya's subtle body from the previous verse) (having seen, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts as a participial clause describing the subject's action prior to the main verb.

असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the Sun-god) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject (the Sun-god).

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - pondering, reflecting (on the task) (thinking, pondering, considering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √cint

√cint - to think, to consider, to ponder

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √cint (10th class or denominative from cintā) with present participle suffix -śatṛ

Root: √cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.

कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - the task, the mission (of Agastya) (work, duty, action, task, thing to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, business, purpose

Gerundive

Derived from √kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya (or -ṇyat)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

पौर्वापर्यम् (paurvāparyam) - the sequence of events, the pros and cons (sequence, order of precedence, priority)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paurvāparya

paurvāparya - succession, sequence, preceding and succeeding, pros and cons

Derived from 'pūrva' (prior) and 'apara' (later) with suffix -ṣyañ (bhāve ṣyañ)

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - with a noble intellect (noble-minded, of noble intellect, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāradhī

udāradhī - noble-minded, sagacious, intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+dhī)

• udāra – noble, generous, exalted, great
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, mind, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.

विन्ध्यभूधरभूकोशम् (vindhyabhūdharabhūkośam) - the earth-cavity of the Vindhya mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vindhyabhūdharabhūkośa

vindhyabhūdharabhūkośa - earth-cavity of the Vindhya mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vindhya+bhūdhara+bhūkośa)

• vindhya – the Vindhya mountain range
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhūdhara – mountain, earth-bearer
  noun (masculine)
• bhūkośa – earth-cavity, cavern in the earth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'saw' from the next verse.

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside (within, inside, among, between)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition/adverb indicating location.

मुनिकलेवरम् (munikalevaram) - the sage's (Agastya's) physical body (the body of the sage)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of munikalevara

munikalevara - body of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+kalevara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• kalevara – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'saw' from the next verse.

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