योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-17, verse-2
स्निग्धगम्भीरवचनः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषणः ।
करस्थबिल्वफलवत्प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः ॥ २ ॥
करस्थबिल्वफलवत्प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः ॥ २ ॥
snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ ,
karasthabilvaphalavatpratolitajagattrayaḥ 2
karasthabilvaphalavatpratolitajagattrayaḥ 2
2.
snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ
karasthabilvaphalavat pratolitajagattrayaḥ
karasthabilvaphalavat pratolitajagattrayaḥ
2.
snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ
karasthabilvaphalavat pratolitajagattrayaḥ
karasthabilvaphalavat pratolitajagattrayaḥ
2.
He whose speech is affectionate and profound, whose conversation is preceded by a smile, and who has measured the three worlds as if they were a bael fruit held in his hand.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्निग्धगम्भीरवचनः (snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ) - whose speech is affectionate and profound; whose words are gentle and deep
- स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषणः (smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ) - whose conversation is preceded by a smile; who speaks after smiling
- करस्थबिल्वफलवत् (karasthabilvaphalavat) - like a bael fruit held in the hand; having a bael fruit in hand
- प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः (pratolitajagattrayaḥ) - who has measured the three worlds; by whom the three worlds are measured
Words meanings and morphology
स्निग्धगम्भीरवचनः (snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ) - whose speech is affectionate and profound; whose words are gentle and deep
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of snigdhagambhīravacana
snigdhagambhīravacana - having gentle and profound speech
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (snigdha+gambhīra+vacana)
- snigdha – smooth, gentle, affectionate, unctuous
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: snih (class 4) - gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
adjective - vacana – speech, word, utterance
noun (neuter)
Root: vac (class 2)
स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषणः (smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ) - whose conversation is preceded by a smile; who speaks after smiling
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇa
smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇa - having speech preceded by a smile
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (smita+pūrva+abhibhāṣaṇa)
- smita – smiled, smiling
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root: smi (class 1) - pūrva – former, prior, preceded by
adjective - abhibhāṣaṇa – speech, addressing, conversation
noun (neuter)
Prefix: abhi
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
करस्थबिल्वफलवत् (karasthabilvaphalavat) - like a bael fruit held in the hand; having a bael fruit in hand
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karastha+bilvaphala)
- karastha – situated in the hand
adjective - bilvaphala – bael fruit
noun (neuter)
Note: The suffix -vat (वत्) means 'like' or 'having'. Here, it functions adverbially.
प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः (pratolitajagattrayaḥ) - who has measured the three worlds; by whom the three worlds are measured
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratolitajagattraya
pratolitajagattraya - one by whom the three worlds have been measured
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pratolita+jagattraya)
- pratolita – measured, weighed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: pra
Root: tul (class 1) - jagattraya – the three worlds
noun (neuter)