योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-43

स तस्यां संप्रसुप्तायां शयने कोमलांशुके ।
भृशं निद्राविमूढायां भ्रमर्यामिव पङ्कजे ॥ ४३ ॥

sa tasyāṃ saṃprasuptāyāṃ śayane komalāṃśuke ,
bhṛśaṃ nidrāvimūḍhāyāṃ bhramaryāmiva paṅkaje 43

43. saḥ tasyām samprasuptāyām śayane komalāṃśuke
bhṛśam nidrāvimuḍhāyām bhramaryām iva paṅkaje

43. saḥ tasyām samprasuptāyām bhṛśam nidrāvimuḍhāyām
śayane komalāṃśuke bhramaryām iva paṅkaje

43. He, when she was deeply asleep on the bed with its soft coverings, profoundly bewildered by sleep, like a female bee (bhramarī) in a lotus flower.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the king) (he, that)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her (referring to Cūḍālā) (in her, in that (feminine))

• सम्प्रसुप्तायाम् (samprasuptāyām) - in her who was deeply asleep

• शयने (śayane) - on the bed, in the bed

• कोमलांशुके (komalāṁśuke) - on the soft-garmented (bed), on the bed with soft coverings

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, profoundly

• निद्राविमुढायाम् (nidrāvimuḍhāyām) - in her who was bewildered by sleep, deluded by sleep

• भ्रमर्याम् (bhramaryām) - in a female bee

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पङ्कजे (paṅkaje) - in a lotus, on a lotus

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to King Śikhidhvaja.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her (referring to Cūḍālā) (in her, in that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Cūḍālā, part of a locative absolute construction.

सम्प्रसुप्तायाम् (samprasuptāyām) - in her who was deeply asleep

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of samprasuapta

samprasuapta - deeply asleep, completely slumbering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap (to sleep) with prefixes sam- and pra-, and the suffix -kta.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: √svap (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, describing Cūḍālā's state.

शयने (śayane) - on the bed, in the bed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, resting place

Derived from root √śī (to lie down, sleep) with the suffix -ana.

Root: √śī (class 2)

Note: Denotes the location where she was sleeping.

कोमलांशुके (komalāṁśuke) - on the soft-garmented (bed), on the bed with soft coverings

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of komalāṃśuka

komalāṁśuka - having soft garments/coverings, soft-clothed

Compound of komala (soft) and aṃśuka (garment/covering).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (komala+aṃśuka)

• komala – soft, tender, delicate, pleasing
  adjective
• aṃśuka – garment, cloth, covering, fine cloth
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from aṃśu (thread, ray) with the suffix -ka.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, profoundly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Adverb modifying 'nidrāvimuḍhāyām'.

निद्राविमुढायाम् (nidrāvimuḍhāyām) - in her who was bewildered by sleep, deluded by sleep

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of nidrāvimuḍha

nidrāvimuḍha - bewildered by sleep, deluded by sleep

Compound of nidrā (sleep) and vimuḍha (bewildered, deluded).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+vimuḍha)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √drā (to sleep) with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √drā (class 1)
• vimuḍha – bewildered, confused, deluded, stupid
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muh (to be bewildered, confused) with prefix vi- and the suffix -kta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tasyām'. Part of a locative absolute construction.

भ्रमर्याम् (bhramaryām) - in a female bee

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhramarī

bhramarī - female bee

Feminine form of bhramara (bee).

Note: Used in comparison to 'tasyām'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पङ्कजे (paṅkaje) - in a lotus, on a lotus

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (literally, 'born from mud')

Compound of paṅka (mud) and ja (born from).

Compound type : upapada (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, sin
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  verbal derivative (kṛt pratyaya)
  Derived from root √jan (to be born) with the suffix -ḍa.
  Root: √jan (class 4)

Note: Used in comparison to 'śayane'.

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