योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-9

अर्घ्यपाद्यादि संपाद्य भुशुण्डस्तुष्टमानसः ।
मामुवाच महातेजाः सौहृदान्मधुराक्षरम् ॥ ९ ॥

arghyapādyādi saṃpādya bhuśuṇḍastuṣṭamānasaḥ ,
māmuvāca mahātejāḥ sauhṛdānmadhurākṣaram 9

9. arghyapādyādi saṃpādya bhūśuṇḍaḥ tuṣṭamānasaḥ
mām uvāca mahātejāḥ sauhṛdāt madhurākṣaram

9. mahātejāḥ tuṣṭamānasaḥ bhūśuṇḍaḥ arghyapādyādi
saṃpādya sauhṛdāt madhurākṣaram mām uvāca

9. The greatly radiant Bhusunda, with a contented mind, having prepared the respectful offerings of water for washing hands (arghya) and feet (padya), spoke to me with sweet words born of friendship.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्घ्यपाद्यादि (arghyapādyādi) - various respectful offerings including water for washing hands (arghya) and feet (padya) (beginning with arghya and padya; various offerings)

• संपाद्य (saṁpādya) - having prepared or arranged the offerings (having prepared, having accomplished, having made ready)

• भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhusunda (Bhusunda (proper noun))

• तुष्टमानसः (tuṣṭamānasaḥ) - whose mind was pleased or satisfied after performing the offerings (having a contented mind, whose mind is pleased)

• माम् (mām) - to me (the speaker, Vasiṣṭha) (me)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhusunda spoke (he spoke, he said)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - referring to Bhusunda, indicating his great spiritual radiance (greatly radiant, highly energetic, mighty)

• सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - motivated by friendship (from friendship, out of affection)

• मधुराक्षरम् (madhurākṣaram) - speaking words that were pleasant and kind (with sweet words, sweet-lettered)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्घ्यपाद्यादि (arghyapādyādi) - various respectful offerings including water for washing hands (arghya) and feet (padya) (beginning with arghya and padya; various offerings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arghyapādyādi

arghyapādyādi - beginning with arghya and padya; and so on

Compound type : dvandva, then tatpuruṣa (arghya+pādya+ādi)

• arghya – water for respectful offering; respectful offering
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  from root arc- 'to honor'
  Root: arc (class 1)
• pādya – water for washing feet; respectful offering for feet
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  from root pad- 'to go' with relation to pāda 'foot'
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ādi – beginning; and so on; etc.
  indeclinable

Note: Treated as a single compound noun in the accusative case, functioning as the object of 'saṃpādya'.

संपाद्य (saṁpādya) - having prepared or arranged the offerings (having prepared, having accomplished, having made ready)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

from root pad- 'to go, obtain' with upasarga sam- 'together, completely'

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - The sage Bhusunda (Bhusunda (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūśuṇḍa

bhūśuṇḍa - Bhusunda (name of a sage/crow)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तुष्टमानसः (tuṣṭamānasaḥ) - whose mind was pleased or satisfied after performing the offerings (having a contented mind, whose mind is pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭamānasa

tuṣṭamānasa - having a contented mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tuṣṭa+mānasa)

• tuṣṭa – pleased, contented, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root tuṣ- 'to be pleased'
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• mānasa – mind, mental, related to the mind
  noun (neuter)
  from manas 'mind'

Note: Agrees with Bhusunda.

माम् (mām) - to me (the speaker, Vasiṣṭha) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhusunda spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense (lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - referring to Bhusunda, indicating his great spiritual radiance (greatly radiant, highly energetic, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, great radiance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Bhusunda.

सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - motivated by friendship (from friendship, out of affection)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, affection, good-heartedness

from suhṛd 'friend' + aṇ suffix

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

मधुराक्षरम् (madhurākṣaram) - speaking words that were pleasant and kind (with sweet words, sweet-lettered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhurākṣara

madhurākṣara - sweet-lettered, having sweet words, gentle-voiced

Compound type : karmadhāraya or bahuvrīhi (madhura+akṣara)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective
• akṣara – letter, syllable, word; imperishable
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'uvāca'.

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