योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-44

तत्याज दयितां सुप्तामङ्काद्राजा शिखिध्वजः ।
स्वैरं स्वैरं मुखं राहोर्दिशं चान्द्रप्रभामिव ॥ ४४ ॥

tatyāja dayitāṃ suptāmaṅkādrājā śikhidhvajaḥ ,
svairaṃ svairaṃ mukhaṃ rāhordiśaṃ cāndraprabhāmiva 44

44. tatyāja dayitām suptām aṅkāt rājā śikhidhvajaḥ
svairam svairam mukham rāhoḥ diśam cāndraprabhām iva

44. rājā śikhidhvajaḥ svairam svairam suptām dayitām
aṅkāt tatyāja rāhoḥ mukham diśam cāndraprabhām iva

44. King Śikhidhvaja (śikhidhvaja) gently and slowly removed his beloved, sleeping wife from his lap, just as Rāhu (rāhu) slowly releases the moon's disk and its lunar splendor (cāndraprabhā) back to its quarter of the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्याज (tatyāja) - he gently removed or let go (he abandoned, he left, he gave up)

• दयिताम् (dayitām) - his beloved wife (beloved one (feminine, accusative))

• सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping, asleep (feminine, accusative)

• अङ्कात् (aṅkāt) - from the lap, from the side

• राजा (rājā) - king

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper noun)

• स्वैरम् (svairam) - slowly, gently, imperceptibly

• स्वैरम् (svairam) - slowly, gently, imperceptibly

• मुखम् (mukham) - the moon's disk (face, mouth, front, opening, disk (of sun/moon))

• राहोः (rāhoḥ) - of Rāhu, by Rāhu

• दिशम् (diśam) - its (the moon's) quarter of the sky (direction, quarter (accusative))

• चान्द्रप्रभाम् (cāndraprabhām) - lunar splendor, moonlight (accusative)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तत्याज (tatyāja) - he gently removed or let go (he abandoned, he left, he gave up)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active 3rd Singular

Perfect tense form of the root √tyaj (to abandon, leave), 3rd person, singular, active voice.

Root: √tyaj (class 1)

दयिताम् (dayitām) - his beloved wife (beloved one (feminine, accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayitā

dayitā - beloved, dear, desired one (feminine)

Past Passive Participle (from √day) + feminine suffix

Derived from root √day (to love, pity) with the suffix -ita (forming a past passive participle), then feminized with -ā.

Root: √day (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'tatyāja'.

सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping, asleep (feminine, accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, slept, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap (to sleep) with the suffix -kta.

Root: √svap (class 2)

अङ्कात् (aṅkāt) - from the lap, from the side

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, embrace, mark, number

Note: Indicates the point of separation.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (name of a king, literally 'whose banner is a peacock')

Compound of śikhin (peacock) and dhvaja (banner).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock, crested, peaked
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śikhā (crest) with the possessive suffix -in.
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √dhvaj (to move to and fro, to raise a banner).
  Root: √dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

स्वैरम् (svairam) - slowly, gently, imperceptibly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, often derived from sva (own) + īrā (movement), or as an accusative adverb.

Note: Adverb modifying 'tatyāja'.

स्वैरम् (svairam) - slowly, gently, imperceptibly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, often derived from sva (own) + īrā (movement), or as an accusative adverb.

Note: Adverb modifying 'tatyāja'.

मुखम् (mukham) - the moon's disk (face, mouth, front, opening, disk (of sun/moon))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, entrance, chief, disk (of sun or moon)

Note: Object of an implied verb of releasing in the simile.

राहोः (rāhoḥ) - of Rāhu, by Rāhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rāhu (a demon, personification of the ascending node of the moon, believed to cause eclipses by 'swallowing' the sun or moon)

Note: Indicates the agent (Rāhu) from whom the moon is released, or possession.

दिशम् (diśam) - its (the moon's) quarter of the sky (direction, quarter (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region, cardinal point

Derived from root √diś (to point out, show).

Root: √diś (class 6)

Note: Object of implied verb in comparison, implying 'towards its direction'.

चान्द्रप्रभाम् (cāndraprabhām) - lunar splendor, moonlight (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cāndraprabhā

cāndraprabhā - lunar splendor, moonlight

Compound of cāndra (lunar) and prabhā (light, splendor).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāndra+prabhā)

• cāndra – lunar, belonging to the moon
  adjective
  Derived from candra (moon) with the taddhita suffix -aṇ.
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √bhā (to shine) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √bhā (class 2)

Note: Object of implied verb in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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