योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-79

उपशान्तं च कान्तं च वपुरापादमस्तकम् ।
श्रृङ्गं शुभ्राम्बुदेनेव पुष्पेणाच्छादयामुना ॥ ७९ ॥

upaśāntaṃ ca kāntaṃ ca vapurāpādamastakam ,
śrṛṅgaṃ śubhrāmbudeneva puṣpeṇācchādayāmunā 79

79. upaśāntam ca kāntam ca vapuḥ āpādamastakam
śṛṅgam śubhrāmudena iva puṣpeṇa ācchādaya munā

79. munā upaśāntam ca kāntam ca āpādamastakam
vapuḥ śubhrāmudena iva śṛṅgam puṣpeṇa ācchādaya

79. O mind, cover this serene and lovely body (Krishna's) from foot to head with a flower, just as a white cloud covers a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• उपशान्तम् (upaśāntam) - peaceful, serene, tranquil

• च (ca) - and, also

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - lovely, beautiful, desired

• च (ca) - and, also

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (of Krishna) (body, form)

• आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - mountain peak (peak, horn)

• शुभ्रामुदेन (śubhrāmudena) - by a white cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as

• पुष्पेण (puṣpeṇa) - with a flower

• आच्छादय (ācchādaya) - cover, spread over

• मुना (munā) - O my mind (addressing the devotee's own mind) (O mind)

Words meanings and morphology

उपशान्तम् (upaśāntam) - peaceful, serene, tranquil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm) with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कान्तम् (kāntam) - lovely, beautiful, desired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta

kānta - lovely, beautiful, desired, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kam (to love, desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (of Krishna) (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure

Note: Can also be nominative, but here it functions as the object of 'cover'.

आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āpādamastaka

āpādamastaka - from foot to head

Compound type : avyayībhāva (āpāda+mastaka)

• āpāda – up to the feet
  indeclinable
  Prefix: ā
• mastaka – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially describing the body's extent.

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - mountain peak (peak, horn)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, mountain-top

शुभ्रामुदेन (śubhrāmudena) - by a white cloud

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śubhrāmbuda

śubhrāmbuda - white cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubhra+ambuda)

• śubhra – white, brilliant, pure
  adjective
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

पुष्पेण (puṣpeṇa) - with a flower

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

आच्छादय (ācchādaya) - cover, spread over

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācchādaya

Causal

Root chad (to cover) with upasarga ā- (intensive/towards). Causal formation.

Prefix: ā

Root: chad (class 10)

मुना (munā) - O my mind (addressing the devotee's own mind) (O mind)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Poetic or irregular vocative form of 'manas'. Standard vocative is 'manaḥ'. Some traditions interpret it as a vocative of 'manas' for addressing one's own mind.

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