योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-3

ततो मुहूर्तमात्रेण प्रबुद्धं स्फुरितेक्षणम् ।
तमुवाच महाबाहो चूडाला कुम्भरूपिणी ॥ ३ ॥

tato muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddhaṃ sphuritekṣaṇam ,
tamuvāca mahābāho cūḍālā kumbharūpiṇī 3

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddham sphuritekṣaṇam
tam uvāca mahābāho cūḍālā kumbharūpiṇī

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddham sphuritekṣaṇam tam,
kumbharūpiṇī cūḍālā uvāca,
"mahābāho".

3. Then, after only a moment, Chūḍālā, in the guise of Kumbha, spoke to that mighty-armed king who had awakened and whose eyes were flickering.

3. כעבור כרגע קט, כאשר פקח את עיניו והתעורר, הוי גיבור חיל, דיברה אליו צוּדָאלָה שלבשה את דמותו של קוּמְבְּהָ.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - by merely a moment, after only a moment

• प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - having just awakened from a meditative state (awakened, aroused)

• स्फुरितेक्षणम् (sphuritekṣaṇam) - whose eyes were flickering/glowing

• तम् (tam) - him (the king) (him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chūḍālā

• कुम्भरूपिणी (kumbharūpiṇī) - in the form/guise of Kumbha

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - by merely a moment, after only a moment

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrtamātra

muhūrtamātra - consisting of merely a moment, lasting only a moment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muhūrta+mātra)

• muhūrta – a moment, an instant (a unit of time)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'after a mere moment'

प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - having just awakened from a meditative state (awakened, aroused)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, roused, intelligent, expanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root budh (to wake, know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (the king)

स्फुरितेक्षणम् (sphuritekṣaṇam) - whose eyes were flickering/glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sphuritekṣaṇa

sphuritekṣaṇa - one whose eyes are flickering or shining

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sphurita+īkṣaṇa)

• sphurita – flickering, trembling, shining
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sphur (to throb, flash, manifest)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (the king)

तम् (tam) - him (the king) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: refers to the king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

Irregular perfect form (lit) from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (an epithet of heroes or kings)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the king

चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chūḍālā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cūḍālā

cūḍālā - Chūḍālā (name of the queen in this narrative)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

कुम्भरूपिणी (kumbharūpiṇī) - in the form/guise of Kumbha

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kumbharūpiṇī

kumbharūpiṇī - having the form of Kumbha, appearing as Kumbha

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+rūpiṇī)

• kumbha – Kumbha (the sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rūpiṇī – having the form of, appearing as, embodied
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived adjective
  Feminine form of rūpin, derived from rūpa (form) with suffix -in

Note: Modifies 'cūḍālā'

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