योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-2

राजन्राजीवपत्राक्ष ममेदं वचनं श्रृणु ।
निशायां प्रत्यहं तावत्स्थित एवाहमङ्गना ॥ २ ॥

rājanrājīvapatrākṣa mamedaṃ vacanaṃ śrṛṇu ,
niśāyāṃ pratyahaṃ tāvatsthita evāhamaṅganā 2

2. rājan rājīvapatrākṣa mama idam vacanam śṛṇu |
niśāyām pratyaham tāvat sthitaḥ eva aham aṅganā ||

2. rājan rājīvapatrākṣa! mama idam vacanam śṛṇu.
niśāyām pratyaham tāvat aham aṅganā eva sthitaḥ.

2. O King, O lotus-petal-eyed one, listen to this statement of mine: I indeed remain a woman every night.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• राजीवपत्राक्ष (rājīvapatrākṣa) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

• निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night, during the night

• प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, meanwhile, indeed

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stood, situated

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, beautiful woman

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजीवपत्राक्ष (rājīvapatrākṣa) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājīvapatrākṣa

rājīvapatrākṣa - one whose eyes are like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīvapatra+akṣa)

• rājīvapatra – lotus petal/leaf
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative/accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative (loṭ) mood, 2nd person singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night, during the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+ahan)

• prati – towards, against, every (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix meaning 'every' in this context.
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, meanwhile, indeed

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - remained, stood, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Although the speaker is a woman referring to herself as 'aṅganā' (feminine), 'sthitaḥ' is masculine here. This may be a grammatical nuance or less strict agreement.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: The gender of the speaker (feminine) is derived from context and the predicate 'aṅganā'.

अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, beautiful woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅganā

aṅganā - woman, female, girl

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