योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-37

स्नेहाद्विकासयामास सूर्यो देवो यथाब्जिनीम् ।
अवर्धत तयोः प्रीतिरन्योन्यार्पितचेतसोः ॥ ३७ ॥

snehādvikāsayāmāsa sūryo devo yathābjinīm ,
avardhata tayoḥ prītiranyonyārpitacetasoḥ 37

37. snehāt vikāsayāmāsa sūryaḥ devaḥ yathā abjinīm
avardhata tayoḥ prītiḥ anyonyārpitacetasoḥ

37. yathā sūryaḥ devaḥ snehāt abjinīm vikāsayāmāsa .
tayoḥ anyonyārpitacetasoḥ prītiḥ avardhata

37. Just as the sun god causes a lotus to bloom out of affection, so did [Śikhidhvaja] cause [Chūḍālā] to flourish. The affection of those two, whose minds were mutually devoted, grew.

37. ...גרם לה לבלוב מתוך אהבה, כשם שהשמש מבלבת את הלוטוס. אהבתם הלכה וגדלה, כאשר רוחם של שניהם הייתה נתונה כולה זו לזה.

Words meanings summery:

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love, owing to kindness

• विकासयामास (vikāsayāmāsa) - caused to expand, made to bloom, developed, made to flourish

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun, sun god

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity, divine being

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अब्जिनीम् (abjinīm) - lotus, lotus plant

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew, increased, prospered

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two, their (dual genitive/locative)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - love, affection, joy, satisfaction

• अन्योन्यार्पितचेतसोः (anyonyārpitacetasoḥ) - of those whose minds were mutually dedicated, of those mutually devoted in heart

Words meanings and morphology

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love, owing to kindness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, oil, fat, tenderness

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Used to express cause or reason.

विकासयामास (vikāsayāmāsa) - caused to expand, made to bloom, developed, made to flourish

(verb)

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

causative

Causative of vi-kas. Periphrastic perfect.

Prefix: vi

Root: kas (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic perfect tense, active voice.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Often used with proper nouns for deities.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

अब्जिनीम् (abjinīm) - lotus, lotus plant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abjinī

abjinī - lotus plant, female elephant (born from water)

Derived from abja (lotus, lit. water-born)

Note: Object of `vikāsayāmāsa`.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew, increased, prospered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Middle voice imperfect tense.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two, their (dual genitive/locative)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Śikhidhvaja and Chūḍālā.

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - love, affection, joy, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, satisfaction

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of `avardhata`.

अन्योन्यार्पितचेतसोः (anyonyārpitacetasoḥ) - of those whose minds were mutually dedicated, of those mutually devoted in heart

(adjective)

Genitive, dual of anyonyārpitacetas

anyonyārpitacetas - having minds mutually offered/devoted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonyārpita+cetas)

• anyonyārpita – mutually offered/dedicated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound: anyonya (mutual) + arpita (offered). Arpita is from root ṛ (to go) + prefix ar- (from ā-ṛ). Or simply arpayati (to offer).
  Prefix: anyoṇya
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `tayoḥ`.

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