योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-41

स्थित्वा तल्पेषु कौशेयशयनेष्वासनेषु च ।
भूचरा मुनिराजानो राजपुत्रा महर्षयः ॥ ४१ ॥

sthitvā talpeṣu kauśeyaśayaneṣvāsaneṣu ca ,
bhūcarā munirājāno rājaputrā maharṣayaḥ 41

41. sthitvā talpeṣu kauśeyaśayaneṣu āsaneṣu ca
| bhūcarā munirājānaḥ rājaputrā maharṣayaḥ

41. bhūcarā munirājānaḥ rājaputrā maharṣayaḥ
sthitvā talpeṣu kauśeyaśayaneṣu āsaneṣu ca

41. Having settled on couches, silken beds, and seats, the earth-dwellers, royal sages, princes, and great sages (maharṣi)...

Words meanings summery:

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained, having settled

• तल्पेषु (talpeṣu) - on couches, on beds

• कौशेयशयनेषु (kauśeyaśayaneṣu) - on silken beds

• आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, on chairs

• च (ca) - and

• भूचरा (bhūcarā) - earth-dwellers

• मुनिराजानः (munirājānaḥ) - kingly sages, royal sages

• राजपुत्रा (rājaputrā) - princes, sons of kings

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

Words meanings and morphology

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, having remained, having settled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तल्पेषु (talpeṣu) - on couches, on beds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of talpa

talpa - couch, bed

कौशेयशयनेषु (kauśeyaśayaneṣu) - on silken beds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kauśeyaśayana

kauśeyaśayana - silken bed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kauśeya+śayana)

• kauśeya – silken, made of silk
  adjective (neuter)
• śayana – bed, couch
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)

आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - on seats, on chairs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture

Root: ās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूचरा (bhūcarā) - earth-dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūcara

bhūcara - earth-dweller, terrestrial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+cara)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, dwelling, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

मुनिराजानः (munirājānaḥ) - kingly sages, royal sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munirājan

munirājan - kingly sage, royal sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muni+rājan)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

राजपुत्रा (rājaputrā) - princes, sons of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

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