योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-17

राज्यं ररक्ष भर्तुस्तत्क्रमेण समदर्शनात् ।
यथा कालेन केदारं पक्वं कलमगोपिका ॥ १७ ॥

rājyaṃ rarakṣa bhartustatkrameṇa samadarśanāt ,
yathā kālena kedāraṃ pakvaṃ kalamagopikā 17

17. rājyam rarakṣa bhartuḥ tat krameṇa samadarśanāt
yathā kālena kedāram pakvam kalamagopikā

17. sā (Cūḍālā) bhartuḥ tat rājyam krameṇa samadarśanāt rarakṣa,
yathā kalamagopikā kālena pakvam kedāram (rakṣati)

17. She protected that kingdom of her husband with impartiality (samadarśanāt) and proper management, just as a female paddy field guardian (kalamagopikā) carefully looks after a ripened paddy field in due season.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

• ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - she protected, he protected

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the lord, of the maintainer

• तत् (tat) - that (kingdom)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - with proper management or method (in due course, in order, by sequence, by method)

• समदर्शनात् (samadarśanāt) - with impartiality (samadarśanāt) (from impartiality, by equal vision)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, in due season

• केदारम् (kedāram) - a cultivated field, a paddy field

• पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripened, mature, cooked

• कलमगोपिका (kalamagopikā) - female paddy field guardian

Words meanings and morphology

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, reign, government, sovereignty

ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - she protected, he protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of rakṣ

perfect tense

Root rakṣ, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the lord, of the maintainer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter, maintainer

तत् (tat) - that (kingdom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - with proper management or method (in due course, in order, by sequence, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method, arrangement

समदर्शनात् (samadarśanāt) - with impartiality (samadarśanāt) (from impartiality, by equal vision)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of samadarśana

samadarśana - equal vision, impartiality, seeing all things equally

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sama+darśana)

• sama – equal, same, uniform, impartial
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, vision, perception, view
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, in due season

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time

केदारम् (kedāram) - a cultivated field, a paddy field

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kedāra

kedāra - cultivated field, paddy field, irrigation channel

पक्वम् (pakvam) - ripened, mature, cooked

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - ripened, mature, cooked, developed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pac (to cook, ripen)

Root: pac (class 1)

कलमगोपिका (kalamagopikā) - female paddy field guardian

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalamagopikā

kalamagopikā - female guardian of a paddy field

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalama+gopikā)

• kalama – paddy, rice plant
  noun (masculine)
• gopikā – female guardian, female cowherd
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'gopa' (protector, cowherd)

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