योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-24

यौवनेन महाराज न यावद्वयमुज्झिताः ।
पुष्पौघेणेव तरवस्तावच्छोभामहे गृहे ॥ २४ ॥

yauvanena mahārāja na yāvadvayamujjhitāḥ ,
puṣpaugheṇeva taravastāvacchobhāmahe gṛhe 24

24. yauvanena mahārāja na yāvat vayam ujjhitāḥ
puṣpaugheṇa iva taravaḥ tāvat śobāmahe gṛhe

24. mahārāja yauvanena vayam yāvat na ujjhitāḥ
tāvat puṣpaugheṇa iva taravaḥ gṛhe śobāmahe

24. O great king, as long as we are not abandoned by youth, we remain splendid in our homes, just like trees adorned with a profusion of flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• यौवनेन (yauvanena) - by youth, by the state of being young

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O emperor

• न (na) - not, no

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• उज्झिताः (ujjhitāḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, left

• पुष्पौघेण (puṣpaugheṇa) - by a multitude of flowers, by a mass of blossoms

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, so much

• शोबामहे (śobāmahe) - we shine, we are adorned, we appear beautiful

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

Words meanings and morphology

यौवनेन (yauvanena) - by youth, by the state of being young

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, juvenility, adolescence

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O emperor

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large, extensive, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as much as

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

उज्झिताः (ujjhitāḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ujjhita

ujjhita - abandoned, forsaken, left, thrown off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ujjh (class 6)

Root: √ujjh (class 6)

पुष्पौघेण (puṣpaugheṇa) - by a multitude of flowers, by a mass of blossoms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṣpaugha

puṣpaugha - multitude of flowers, mass of blossoms, flower stream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+ogha)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तरवः (taravaḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then, so much

(indeclinable)

शोबामहे (śobāmahe) - we shine, we are adorned, we appear beautiful

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śubh

Root: √śubh (class 1)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, family

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