योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-76, verse-13
भगीरथेन च महीमवतारयितुं दिवः ।
गङ्गां गृहीतो नियमस्ततःप्रभृति भूभृता ॥ १३ ॥
गङ्गां गृहीतो नियमस्ततःप्रभृति भूभृता ॥ १३ ॥
bhagīrathena ca mahīmavatārayituṃ divaḥ ,
gaṅgāṃ gṛhīto niyamastataḥprabhṛti bhūbhṛtā 13
gaṅgāṃ gṛhīto niyamastataḥprabhṛti bhūbhṛtā 13
13.
bhagīrathena ca mahīm avatārayitum divaḥ
gaṅgām gṛhītaḥ niyamaḥ tataḥprabhṛti bhūbhṛtā
gaṅgām gṛhītaḥ niyamaḥ tataḥprabhṛti bhūbhṛtā
13.
ca bhagīrathena bhūbhṛtā tataḥprabhṛti gaṅgām
divaḥ mahīm avatārayitum niyamaḥ gṛhītaḥ
divaḥ mahīm avatārayitum niyamaḥ gṛhītaḥ
13.
And by Bhagīratha, from that time onwards, a vow (niyama) was undertaken by the king to bring the Gaṅgā down from heaven to the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- भगीरथेन (bhagīrathena) - by Bhagīratha
- च (ca) - and, also
- महीम् (mahīm) - earth
- अवतारयितुम् (avatārayitum) - to bring down, to cause to descend
- दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from the sky
- गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā (river)
- गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - taken, grasped, undertaken
- नियमः (niyamaḥ) - vow, rule, restraint, discipline
- ततःप्रभृति (tataḥprabhṛti) - from that time onwards, thenceforth
- भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by the king (Bhagīratha) (by the king, by the mountain)
Words meanings and morphology
भगीरथेन (bhagīrathena) - by Bhagīratha
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagīratha
bhagīratha - name of a king, son of Dilīpa, who brought the Gaṅgā to earth
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महीम् (mahīm) - earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground
अवतारयितुम् (avatārayitum) - to bring down, to cause to descend
(indeclinable)
infinitive
root tṛ (to cross) with upasarga ava, causal form, then infinitive suffix -tum
Prefix: ava
Root: tṛ (class 1)
Note: infinitive expressing purpose
दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from the sky
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of div
div - heaven, sky, day
गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā (river)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā
gaṅgā - the river Ganges
गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - taken, grasped, undertaken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhīta
gṛhīta - taken, grasped, received, accepted
Past Passive Participle
root grah (to seize) + -ita
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: agrees with niyamaḥ
नियमः (niyamaḥ) - vow, rule, restraint, discipline
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niyama
niyama - vow, rule, restraint, discipline, religious observance
from ni-yam
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
ततःप्रभृति (tataḥprabhṛti) - from that time onwards, thenceforth
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (tatas+prabhṛti)
- tatas – from that, thence
indeclinable - prabhṛti – beginning from, onwards from
indeclinable
भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by the king (Bhagīratha) (by the king, by the mountain)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛt
bhūbhṛt - king, mountain
from bhū (earth) + bhṛ (to bear)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/participial suffix
from root bhṛ (to bear)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: refers to Bhagīratha