योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-15

विरंचेरथ हंसानां पोतकान्सामगायिनः ।
ॐकारवेदसुहृदो ब्रह्मविद्यानुशासनान् ॥ १५ ॥

viraṃceratha haṃsānāṃ potakānsāmagāyinaḥ ,
oṃkāravedasuhṛdo brahmavidyānuśāsanān 15

15. virañceḥ atha haṃsānām potakān sāmagāyinaḥ
oṃkāravedasuhṛdaḥ brahmavidyānuśāsanān

15. atha virañceḥ haṃsānām potakān sāmagāyinaḥ
oṃkāravedasuhṛdaḥ brahmavidyānuśāsanān

15. And then, the young swans of Brahmā, who chanted the Sāman hymns, were devoted to the Vedas and the sacred syllable Oṃ, and were disciplined in the knowledge of Brahman (brahmavidyā).

Words meanings summery:

• विरञ्चेः (virañceḥ) - of Brahmā; of the creator

• अथ (atha) - then; moreover; and

• हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of swans

• पोतकान् (potakān) - young swans (young ones; chicks; cubs)

• सामगायिनः (sāmagāyinaḥ) - singers of Sāman; chanting Sāman hymns

• ॐकारवेदसुहृदः (oṁkāravedasuhṛdaḥ) - friends of the Vedas associated with Oṃkāra; devoted to Oṃkāra and the Vedas

• ब्रह्मविद्यानुशासनान् (brahmavidyānuśāsanān) - disciplined in the knowledge of Brahman; instructed in spiritual knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

विरञ्चेः (virañceḥ) - of Brahmā; of the creator

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virañci

virañci - Brahmā; the creator

Prefix: vi

Root: rañc (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then; moreover; and

(indeclinable)

हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of swans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan; goose; a spiritual teacher; the self (ātman)

पोतकान् (potakān) - young swans (young ones; chicks; cubs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of potaka

potaka - a young animal, chick, cub

सामगायिनः (sāmagāyinaḥ) - singers of Sāman; chanting Sāman hymns

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāmagāyin

sāmagāyin - a chanter of Sāman hymns; a Sāmaveda singer

Derived from sāman (Sāmaveda hymn) and gāyin (singer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāman+gāyin)

• sāman – a hymn of the Sāmaveda; song
  noun (neuter)
• gāyin – singer, chanter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `gai` (to sing).
  Root: gai (class 1)

ॐकारवेदसुहृदः (oṁkāravedasuhṛdaḥ) - friends of the Vedas associated with Oṃkāra; devoted to Oṃkāra and the Vedas

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of oṃkāravedasuhṛd

oṁkāravedasuhṛd - friend of the Vedas and Oṃkāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (oṃkāra+veda+suhṛd)

• oṃkāra – the sacred syllable Oṃ
  noun (masculine)
• veda – sacred knowledge; the Vedas
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• suhṛd – friend; good-hearted
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: su

ब्रह्मविद्यानुशासनान् (brahmavidyānuśāsanān) - disciplined in the knowledge of Brahman; instructed in spiritual knowledge

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmavidyānuśāsana

brahmavidyānuśāsana - instruction/discipline in the knowledge of Brahman (brahmavidyā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmavidyā+anuśāsana)

• brahmavidyā – knowledge of Brahman (brahman); spiritual knowledge
  noun (feminine)
• anuśāsana – instruction, discipline, precept
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun / Action noun
  Derived from `anu-√śās` (to teach, instruct).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)

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