योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-2

का त्वमुत्पलपत्राक्षि कुतः प्राप्तासि सुन्दरि ।
किमिहासि कियत्कालं किमर्थमिह तिष्ठसि ॥ २ ॥

kā tvamutpalapatrākṣi kutaḥ prāptāsi sundari ,
kimihāsi kiyatkālaṃ kimarthamiha tiṣṭhasi 2

2. kā tvam utpala-patra-akṣi kutaḥ prāptā asi sundari
kim iha asi kiyat-kālam kim-artham iha tiṣṭhasi

2. utpala-patra-akṣi,
sundari,
kā tvam? kutaḥ prāptā asi? kim iha asi? kiyat-kālam kim-artham iha tiṣṭhasi?

2. Who are you, O lotus-petal-eyed one? From where have you arrived, O beautiful one? What are you doing here? For how long have you been here, and for what purpose do you remain?

2. מי את, יפהפייה בעלת עיני לוטוס? מאין הגעת, כמה זמן את נמצאת כאן ולשם מה את עומדת פה?

Words meanings summery:

• का (kā) - who (feminine singular) (who? what?)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• उत्पल-पत्र-अक्षि (utpala-patra-akṣi) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, whence, why)

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

• असि (asi) - you are

• सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one, O fair lady

• किम् (kim) - what (are you doing)? (what? why?)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• असि (asi) - you are

• कियत्-कालम् (kiyat-kālam) - for how long (for how much time, for how long)

• किम्-अर्थम् (kim-artham) - for what purpose, why

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you remain (you stand, you remain, you stay)

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who (feminine singular) (who? what?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (personal pronoun)

उत्पल-पत्र-अक्षि (utpala-patra-akṣi) - O lotus-petal-eyed one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of utpala-patra-akṣi

utpala-patra-akṣi - having eyes like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpala+patra+akṣi)

• utpala – a (blue) lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (feminine)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, whence, why)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, gained, arrived, met with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with upasarga 'pra', and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one, O fair lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī

sundarī - a beautiful woman, a charming lady

Feminine form of 'sundara' (beautiful).

किम् (kim) - what (are you doing)? (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; why, wherefore (interrogative pronoun/adverb)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कियत्-कालम् (kiyat-kālam) - for how long (for how much time, for how long)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiyat-kāla

kiyat-kāla - how much time, how long a time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiyat+kāla)

• kiyat – how much, how many
  adjective (neuter)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

किम्-अर्थम् (kim-artham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, cause, reason
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you remain (you stand, you remain, you stay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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