योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-77, verse-44
मिथः कलाकलापस्य कोविदौ तौ बभूवतुः ।
स्वरूपमेकमेवैतौ दधतुर्मित्रतां गतौ ॥ ४४ ॥
स्वरूपमेकमेवैतौ दधतुर्मित्रतां गतौ ॥ ४४ ॥
mithaḥ kalākalāpasya kovidau tau babhūvatuḥ ,
svarūpamekamevaitau dadhaturmitratāṃ gatau 44
svarūpamekamevaitau dadhaturmitratāṃ gatau 44
44.
mithaḥ kalākalāpasya kovidau tau babhūvatuḥ
svarūpam ekam eva etau dadhatuḥ mitratām gatau
svarūpam ekam eva etau dadhatuḥ mitratām gatau
44.
tau mithaḥ kalākalāpasya kovidau babhūvatuḥ; mitratām gatau etau ekam eva svarūpam dadhatuḥ.
44.
They both became skilled in all the arts. Having formed a friendship, these two assumed a single nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, between themselves
- कलाकलापस्य (kalākalāpasya) - of the collection of arts, of all arts
- कोविदौ (kovidau) - experts, skilled ones
- तौ (tau) - referring to the two main characters (those two)
- बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became
- स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - form, nature, own form
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- एतौ (etau) - these two
- दधतुः (dadhatuḥ) - they held, they assumed
- मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship
- गतौ (gatau) - having attained friendship (having gone, having attained)
Words meanings and morphology
मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, together, between themselves
(indeclinable)
कलाकलापस्य (kalākalāpasya) - of the collection of arts, of all arts
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kalākalāpa
kalākalāpa - a collection of arts, an aggregate of skills
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+kalāpa)
- kalā – art, skill, a digit of the moon
noun (feminine) - kalāpa – a collection, an aggregate, a bundle
noun (masculine)
कोविदौ (kovidau) - experts, skilled ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kovida
kovida - skilled, expert, wise, learned
From 'ku' (earth) + 'vid' (know) - 'knower of the earth' (figuratively, worldly wise) or from 'ko' (who) + 'vid' (know) 'who knows'
Root: vid (class 2)
तौ (tau) - referring to the two main characters (those two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to two male or mixed-gender individuals.
बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū
Perfect active
3rd person, dual, perfect active
Root: bhū (class 1)
स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - form, nature, own form
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa
svarūpa - one's own form or nature, identity, real condition
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+rūpa)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun (masculine) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
noun (neuter)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single
(numeral)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis
एतौ (etau) - these two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to two male or mixed-gender individuals.
दधतुः (dadhatuḥ) - they held, they assumed
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of dhā
Perfect active
3rd person, dual, perfect active
Root: dhā (class 3)
मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mitratā
mitratā - friendship, amity, alliance
Derived from `mitra` (friend) + `-tā` (abstract noun suffix)
गतौ (gatau) - having attained friendship (having gone, having attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gata
gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached
Past Passive Participle
From root `gam` (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used here in an active sense, "having attained".