योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-17

दिनैः कतिपयैरेव विज्ञाताशेषवाङ्मयम् ।
चकारैनं मुनिवरः प्रतिबिम्बमिवात्मनः ॥ १७ ॥

dinaiḥ katipayaireva vijñātāśeṣavāṅmayam ,
cakārainaṃ munivaraḥ pratibimbamivātmanaḥ 17

17. dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva vijñātāśeṣavāṅmayam
cakāra enam munivaraḥ pratibimbam iva ātmanaḥ

17. munivaraḥ dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva enam
vijñātāśeṣavāṅmayam ātmanaḥ pratibimbam iva cakāra

17. In just a few days, the excellent sage made him (the son), who had mastered all branches of knowledge, like a reflection of himself (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in a matter of days (by days, in days)

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by just a few (by a few, by some)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• विज्ञाताशेषवाङ्मयम् (vijñātāśeṣavāṅmayam) - one who has mastered all branches of literature/speech

• चकार (cakāra) - he made, he did

• एनम् (enam) - this (son) (him)

• मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

• प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself (Nārada) (of the self, of oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in a matter of days (by days, in days)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by just a few (by a few, by some)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some

Note: Agrees with dinaiḥ.

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाताशेषवाङ्मयम् (vijñātāśeṣavāṅmayam) - one who has mastered all branches of literature/speech

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijñātāśeṣavāṅmaya

vijñātāśeṣavāṅmaya - one by whom all literature/speech is known/mastered

Compound describing the state of the son.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vijñāta+aśeṣa+vāṅmaya)

• vijñāta – known, understood, mastered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from vi-√jñā (to know, understand)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• aśeṣa – entire, complete, without remainder
  adjective
• vāṅmaya – consisting of speech/words, literature, eloquence
  noun (neuter)
  From vāc (speech) + -maya (made of)

Note: Qualifies enam (the son).

चकार (cakāra) - he made, he did

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एनम् (enam) - this (son) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, her, it

Note: Refers to the son.

मुनिवरः (munivaraḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munivara

munivara - best sage, excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+vara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective

प्रतिबिम्बम् (pratibimbam) - reflection, image

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+bimba)

• prati – against, towards, in return
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bimba – disk, reflection, image, object
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself (Nārada) (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

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