योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
स्वप्नानां भिक्षुणा दृष्टं शतं शतशरीरकम् ।
सर्वमुद्देशतो ज्ञातं तत उक्तं न तन्मया ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
svapnānāṃ bhikṣuṇā dṛṣṭaṃ śataṃ śataśarīrakam ,
sarvamuddeśato jñātaṃ tata uktaṃ na tanmayā 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | svapnānām
bhikṣuṇā dṛṣṭam śatam śataśarīrakam
| sarvam uddeśataḥ jñātam
tataḥ uktam na tat mayā || 2 ||

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca bhikṣuṇā svapnānām śatam śataśarīrakam dṛṣṭam sarvam uddeśataḥ jñātam,
tataḥ tat mayā na uktam 2

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "A hundred [beings], each with a hundred bodies, were seen by a mendicant in various dreams. All of this was known generally, by description; therefore, I had not mentioned that myself."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्वप्नानाम् (svapnānām) - of dreams

• भिक्षुणा (bhikṣuṇā) - by a mendicant, by a bhikṣu

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (beings, referring to Rudras implied) (a hundred)

• शतशरीरकम् (śataśarīrakam) - having a hundred bodies, characterized by a hundred bodies

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (the matter of the dreams) (all, everything)

• उद्देशतः (uddeśataḥ) - generally, by description (by description, summarily, generally, for a particular purpose)

• ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thus (therefore, from that, thence)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the matter of 100 Rudras) (that)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' takes reduplication and strong stem for perfect. 'vac' becomes 'uvac' in perfect 3rd singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्वप्नानाम् (svapnānām) - of dreams

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From root 'svap' (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Implies 'in the context of dreams'.

भिक्षुणा (bhikṣuṇā) - by a mendicant, by a bhikṣu

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - mendicant, ascetic, Buddhist monk

From root 'bhikṣ' (to beg)

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction ('seen by a mendicant').

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (beings, referring to Rudras implied) (a hundred)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dṛṣṭam'.

शतशरीरकम् (śataśarīrakam) - having a hundred bodies, characterized by a hundred bodies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śataśarīraka

śataśarīraka - having a hundred bodies

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+śarīraka)

• śata – a hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• śarīraka – body, a small body
  noun (neuter)
  From 'śarīra' + 'ka' (diminutive/possessive suffix)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (the matter of the dreams) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'jñātam'.

उद्देशतः (uddeśataḥ) - generally, by description (by description, summarily, generally, for a particular purpose)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'uddeśa' (description, mention) with 'tas' suffix.

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Root: jñā (class 9)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thus (therefore, from that, thence)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with 'tas' suffix.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix 'kta' (for PPP). 'vac' becomes 'uk'.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the matter of 100 Rudras) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'uktam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun.

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