योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-20

रविं वातमयी पूज्यं प्रणनामाशु चेतसा ।
भानुनाप्यभ्यनुज्ञातो मानपूर्वकमग्रगम् ॥ २० ॥

raviṃ vātamayī pūjyaṃ praṇanāmāśu cetasā ,
bhānunāpyabhyanujñāto mānapūrvakamagragam 20

20. ravim vātamayī pūjyam praṇanāma āśu cetasā
bhānunā api abhyanujñātaḥ mānapūrvakam agragam

20. (sā saṃvit) vātamayī cetasā āśu pūjyam ravim praṇanāma.
api bhānunā mānapūrvakam agragam abhyanujñātaḥ (san)

20. That consciousness (saṃvit), being made of wind, quickly bowed with its mind to the venerable Sun. And, having been respectfully permitted by the Sun to proceed as the foremost one (agragam), (he, Piṅgala)...

Words meanings summery:

• रविम् (ravim) - the sun

• वातमयी (vātamayī) - made of wind, airy

• पूज्यम् (pūjyam) - venerable, adorable, deserving worship

• प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - bowed down, saluted

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• चेतसा (cetasā) - with the mind, mentally, by intellect

• भानुना (bhānunā) - by the sun, by the light

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - The leader of the retinue having been permitted (having been permitted, authorized)

• मानपूर्वकम् (mānapūrvakam) - respectfully, with honor

• अग्रगम् (agragam) - to proceed as the foremost one (the foremost one, the leader)

Words meanings and morphology

रविम् (ravim) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun, sun god

वातमयी (vātamayī) - made of wind, airy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātamayī

vātamayī - made of wind, consisting of air

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+mayī)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• mayī – made of, full of
  suffix (feminine)

पूज्यम् (pūjyam) - venerable, adorable, deserving worship

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjya

pūjya - venerable, adorable, worthy of worship

gerundive

from root pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - bowed down, saluted

(verb)

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

perfect active

perfect tense 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

चेतसा (cetasā) - with the mind, mentally, by intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness

भानुना (bhānunā) - by the sun, by the light

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, ray of light

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - The leader of the retinue having been permitted (having been permitted, authorized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, authorized

past passive participle

abhi + anu + √jñā + kta

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

मानपूर्वकम् (mānapūrvakam) - respectfully, with honor

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māna+pūrvaka)

• māna – respect, honor
  noun (masculine)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)

अग्रगम् (agragam) - to proceed as the foremost one (the foremost one, the leader)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agraga

agraga - going first, leading, foremost

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ga)

• agra – front, top, tip, chief
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt participle
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially, meaning 'as the foremost' or 'foremost'.

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