योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-13

दिनैः कतिपयैरेव समचित्ततया तया ।
सत्त्वोदात्ततया चैव राजा कुम्भवदाबभौ ॥ १३ ॥

dinaiḥ katipayaireva samacittatayā tayā ,
sattvodāttatayā caiva rājā kumbhavadābabhau 13

13. dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva samacittatayā tayā
sattvodāttatayā ca eva rājā kumbhavat ābabhau

13. tayā samacittatayā ca sattvodāttatayā eva
katipayaiḥ dinaiḥ eva rājā kumbhavat ābabhau

13. In just a few days, through her equanimity and the nobility of her intrinsic nature (sattva), the king shone forth like the sage Kumbha.

Words meanings summery:

• दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in days (by days, in days)

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few (by a few, by some)

• एव (eva) - just (just, only, indeed)

• समचित्ततया (samacittatayā) - by equanimity (by equanimity, by even-mindedness)

• तया (tayā) - by her (by her, by that)

• सत्त्वोदात्ततया (sattvodāttatayā) - by the nobility of her being (sattva) (by the nobility of being, by the excellence of intrinsic nature (sattva))

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (just, only, indeed)

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• कुम्भवत् (kumbhavat) - like the sage Kumbha (like Kumbha (the sage), like a pot (firm/full))

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone forth (shone forth, appeared, became beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in days (by days, in days)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dina

dina - day

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few (by a few, by some)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some

एव (eva) - just (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

समचित्ततया (samacittatayā) - by equanimity (by equanimity, by even-mindedness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of samacittatā

samacittatā - equanimity, even-mindedness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samacitta+tā)

• samacitta – even-minded
  adjective
• tā – suffix for abstract noun
  suffix (feminine)

तया (tayā) - by her (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

सत्त्वोदात्ततया (sattvodāttatayā) - by the nobility of her being (sattva) (by the nobility of being, by the excellence of intrinsic nature (sattva))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sattvodāttatā

sattvodāttatā - nobility of being, excellence of sattva (intrinsic nature)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+udātta+tā)

• sattva – intrinsic nature, goodness, essence (sattva)
  noun (neuter)
• udātta – noble, exalted, lofty
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dā' with 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dā
• tā – suffix for abstract noun
  suffix (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

कुम्भवत् (kumbhavat) - like the sage Kumbha (like Kumbha (the sage), like a pot (firm/full))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbhavat

kumbhavat - like Kumbha, like a pot

Suffix -vat indicates similarity.

आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone forth (shone forth, appeared, became beautiful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of bhā

Perfect tense (Lit)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 1)

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