योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-7

बालभावात्समुत्तीर्णः संसारोत्तरणोन्मुखः ।
कचः पदपदार्थज्ञो बृहस्पतिमभाषत ॥ ७ ॥

bālabhāvātsamuttīrṇaḥ saṃsārottaraṇonmukhaḥ ,
kacaḥ padapadārthajño bṛhaspatimabhāṣata 7

7. bālabhāvāt samuttīrṇaḥ saṃsārottaraṇonmukhaḥ
kacaḥ padapadārthajñaḥ bṛhaspatim abhāṣata

7. kacaḥ bālabhāvāt samuttīrṇaḥ saṃsārottaraṇonmukhaḥ
padapadārthajñaḥ bṛhaspatim abhāṣata

7. Having risen beyond the state of childhood and being intent on crossing over the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), Kaca, who understood words and their meanings, spoke to Bṛhaspati.

Words meanings summery:

• बालभावात् (bālabhāvāt) - having transcended the state of childhood (from the state of childhood, from infancy)

• समुत्तीर्णः (samuttīrṇaḥ) - having fully emerged from (childhood) (completely crossed over, emerged, transcended)

• संसारोत्तरणोन्मुखः (saṁsārottaraṇonmukhaḥ) - intent on crossing over the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (facing towards crossing over saṃsāra, intent on liberation from saṃsāra)

• कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name) (Kaca (name))

• पदपदार्थज्ञः (padapadārthajñaḥ) - (Kaca) who understood words and their philosophical meanings (knower of words and their meanings)

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati (his teacher) (Bṛhaspati (name))

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - (Kaca) spoke (spoke, addressed)

Words meanings and morphology

बालभावात् (bālabhāvāt) - having transcended the state of childhood (from the state of childhood, from infancy)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bālabhāva

bālabhāva - childhood, infancy, childish state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+bhāva)

• bāla – child, young, infant
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates separation from the state of childhood.

समुत्तीर्णः (samuttīrṇaḥ) - having fully emerged from (childhood) (completely crossed over, emerged, transcended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samuttīrṇa

samuttīrṇa - crossed over, emerged, transcended

past passive participle

Past passive participle of ut-tṝ with sam- as an intensifier. From root tṝ (to cross).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Kaca.

संसारोत्तरणोन्मुखः (saṁsārottaraṇonmukhaḥ) - intent on crossing over the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (facing towards crossing over saṃsāra, intent on liberation from saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsārottaraṇonmukha

saṁsārottaraṇonmukha - facing towards crossing over saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+uttaraṇa+unmukha)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-sṛ (to flow together, wander).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• uttaraṇa – crossing over, passing over, delivering
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From ud-tṝ (to cross over).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• unmukha – facing towards, intent on, eager for
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Qualifies Kaca.

कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name) (Kaca (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - hair; name of Bṛhaspati's son

Note: The main subject.

पदपदार्थज्ञः (padapadārthajñaḥ) - (Kaca) who understood words and their philosophical meanings (knower of words and their meanings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padapadārthajña

padapadārthajña - knower of words and their meanings/categories of being

Compound type : dvandva (pada+padārtha+jña)

• pada – word, step, foot
  noun (neuter)
• padārtha – meaning of a word, category of being, object
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pada' (word) and 'artha' (meaning, object).
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Kaca.

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati (his teacher) (Bṛhaspati (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - name of the preceptor of the gods, lord of prayer or devotion

Note: Object of 'abhāṣata'.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - (Kaca) spoke (spoke, addressed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

imperfect middle

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: The finite verb of the sentence.

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