योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-14

पश्येदं भगवन्सर्वं देहगेहं मनोरमम् ।
त्रिप्रकारमहास्थूणं नवद्वारसमावृतम् ॥ १४ ॥

paśyedaṃ bhagavansarvaṃ dehagehaṃ manoramam ,
triprakāramahāsthūṇaṃ navadvārasamāvṛtam 14

14. paśya idam bhagavan sarvam deha-geham manoramam
tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇam nava-dvāra-samāvṛtam

14. bhagavan paśya idam sarvam manoramam deha-geham
tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇam nava-dvāra-samāvṛtam

14. O Lord (Bhagavan), behold this entire delightful house, the body, which possesses three types of great pillars and is encompassed by nine gates.

14. ראה, אדוני, את בית הגוף המרהיב הזה, הנתמך בשלושה עמודים מרכזיים ומוקף בתשעה שערים.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O worshipful one

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• देह-गेहम् (deha-geham) - body-house

• मनोरमम् (manoramam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• त्रि-प्रकार-महास्थूणम् (tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇam) - referring to the qualities or components that support the body-house (having three types of great pillars)

• नव-द्वार-समावृतम् (nava-dvāra-samāvṛtam) - referring to the nine bodily openings (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus, urethra) (surrounded by nine gates)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - behold, see, look

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Imperative

Root dṛś (class 1) takes 'paś' stem in present tense. 2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but here likely accusative, object of 'paśya'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O worshipful one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, Lord

Root: bhaj

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Functions as an adjective here, modifying 'deha-geham'.

देह-गेहम् (deha-geham) - body-house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha-geha

deha-geha - body-house, the body conceived as a house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+geha)

• deha – body, form, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih
• geha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)

मनोरमम् (manoramam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manorama

manorama - delightful, pleasing to the mind, charming, beautiful

Note: Modifies 'deha-geham'.

त्रि-प्रकार-महास्थूणम् (tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇam) - referring to the qualities or components that support the body-house (having three types of great pillars)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇa

tri-prakāra-mahāsthūṇa - having three types of great pillars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+prakāra+mahā+sthūṇa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• prakāra – type, kind, mode, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• sthūṇa – pillar, post
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'deha-geham'.

नव-द्वार-समावृतम् (nava-dvāra-samāvṛtam) - referring to the nine bodily openings (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus, urethra) (surrounded by nine gates)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nava-dvāra-samāvṛta

nava-dvāra-samāvṛta - surrounded by nine gates

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nava+dvāra+samāvṛta)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• dvāra – door, gate, opening
  noun (neuter)
• samāvṛta – covered, surrounded, encompassed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover, surround) with prefixes sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'deha-geham'.

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