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6,17

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-2

स्निग्धगम्भीरवचनः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषणः ।
करस्थबिल्वफलवत्प्रतोलितजगत्त्रयः ॥ २ ॥
snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ ,
karasthabilvaphalavatpratolitajagattrayaḥ 2
2. snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ
karasthabilvaphalavat pratolitajagattrayaḥ
2. snigdhagambhīravacanaḥ smitapūrvābhibhāṣaṇaḥ
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)