योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
राजन् रघुकुलाकाशशशाङ्क रघुनन्दन ।
ह्यो मया ज्ञाननेत्रेण स भिक्षुः प्रेक्षितश्चिरम् ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
rājan raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka raghunandana ,
hyo mayā jñānanetreṇa sa bhikṣuḥ prekṣitaściram 4

4. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rājan raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka raghunandana
hyaḥ mayā jñānanetreṇa saḥ bhikṣuḥ prekṣitaḥ ciram

4. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rājan raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka raghunandana
hyaḥ mayā jñānanetreṇa saḥ bhikṣuḥ ciram prekṣitaḥ

4. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O King, O moon in the sky of Raghu's family, O delight of the Raghus (Raghunandana)! Yesterday, that mendicant was seen by me for a long time through the eye of profound meditation (dhyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (The venerable Vasiṣṭha, glorious Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Rāma. (O King)

• रघुकुलाकाशशशाङ्क (raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka) - Addressing Rāma. (O moon in the sky of Raghu's family)

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Addressing Rāma. (O delight of the Raghus, O son of Raghu's line)

• ह्यः (hyaḥ) - yesterday

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ज्ञाननेत्रेण (jñānanetreṇa) - by the eye of profound meditation (dhyāna) (by the eye of knowledge, by the spiritual eye)

• सः (saḥ) - that (he/it)

• भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - mendicant, beggar, ascetic

• प्रेक्षितः (prekṣitaḥ) - seen, observed, perceived

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha. (The venerable Vasiṣṭha, glorious Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, wealth, auspiciousness, venerable
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From root 'vac'. Perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Rāma. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Vocative form of 'rājan'.

रघुकुलाकाशशशाङ्क (raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka) - Addressing Rāma. (O moon in the sky of Raghu's family)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka

raghukulākāśaśaśāṅka - moon in the sky of Raghu's family

Long compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+kula+ākāśa+śaśāṅka)

• raghu – Raghu (a king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage
  noun (neuter)
• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś
• śaśāṅka – moon (lit. 'marked with a hare')
  noun (masculine)

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - Addressing Rāma. (O delight of the Raghus, O son of Raghu's line)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - son/delight of Raghu or Raghu's family

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (a king, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdener
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

ह्यः (hyaḥ) - yesterday

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'prekṣitaḥ'.

ज्ञाननेत्रेण (jñānanetreṇa) - by the eye of profound meditation (dhyāna) (by the eye of knowledge, by the spiritual eye)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñānanetra

jñānanetra - eye of knowledge, spiritual eye

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+netra)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, spiritual wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'nī' (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Instrument of seeing.

सः (saḥ) - that (he/it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bhikṣuḥ'.

भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - mendicant, beggar, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - mendicant, beggar, ascetic

From root 'bhikṣ' (to beg).

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of passive verb 'prekṣitaḥ'.

प्रेक्षितः (prekṣitaḥ) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'pra' (prefix) + root 'īkṣ' (to see) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhikṣuḥ'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

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