योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-51

पुनः प्रातः पुराण्युच्चैर्मण्डलानि गिरीन्नदीः ।
जवादुल्लङ्घयामास राजा द्वादशशर्वरीः ॥ ५१ ॥

punaḥ prātaḥ purāṇyuccairmaṇḍalāni girīnnadīḥ ,
javādullaṅghayāmāsa rājā dvādaśaśarvarīḥ 51

51. punaḥ prātaḥ purāṇi uccaiḥ maṇḍalāni girīn
nadīḥ javāt ullaṅghayāmāsa rājā dvādaśaśarvarīḥ

51. punaḥ prātaḥ rājā javāt purāṇi uccaiḥ maṇḍalāni
girīn nadīḥ dvādaśaśarvarīḥ ullaṅghayāmāsa

51. For twelve nights, from morning onwards, the king swiftly crossed ancient, high territories, mountains, and rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early

• पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient (cities/settlements) (old, ancient (neuter plural); old cities/towns)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, lofty (regions, mountains) (high, lofty, loudly)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - territories, regions (regions, territories, circles, districts)

• गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

• नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers

• जवात् (javāt) - swiftly, quickly, with speed

• उल्लङ्घयामास (ullaṅghayāmāsa) - he crossed, he leaped over

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• द्वादशशर्वरीः (dvādaśaśarvarīḥ) - twelve nights

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early

(indeclinable)

From pra- + at (to wander, go) + -as suffix, meaning 'early, at dawn'

Root: at (class 1)

पुराणि (purāṇi) - ancient (cities/settlements) (old, ancient (neuter plural); old cities/towns)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - old, ancient; an ancient tale, Purana (text)

From purā (formerly) + -ṇa

Note: Qualifies 'maṇḍalāni' or generally the places crossed.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high, lofty (regions, mountains) (high, lofty, loudly)

(indeclinable)

From ud- + ci (to gather, heap up)

Prefix: ud

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'maṇḍalāni' and 'girīn'.

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - territories, regions (regions, territories, circles, districts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, region, territory, district

Note: Object of 'ullaṅghayāmāsa'

गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

From gṛ (to swallow, devour, lift)

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'ullaṅghayāmāsa'

नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

From nad (to flow, roar)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ullaṅghayāmāsa'

जवात् (javāt) - swiftly, quickly, with speed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, velocity, swiftness

From ju (to hasten)

Root: ju (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

उल्लङ्घयामास (ullaṅghayāmāsa) - he crossed, he leaped over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ullaṅgh

Perfect Active (causative)

From ud- + laṅgh (to leap, stride) in causative perfect form (āma-suffixed perfect)

Prefix: ud

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'ullaṅghayāmāsa'

द्वादशशर्वरीः (dvādaśaśarvarīḥ) - twelve nights

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dvādaśaśarvarī

dvādaśaśarvarī - twelve nights

Compound of dvādaśa (twelve) and śarvarī (night)

Compound type : dvigu (dvādaśa+śarvarī)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• śarvarī – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates duration.

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