योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-32

अस्याः प्राग्भवसत्पतिः स मुनिना शापेन वृक्षीकृतो वर्षद्वादशकं तदेव गणयन्त्येषैव सात्र स्थिता ।
गायत्युत्कलिता तदेव दयितं तं पादपं संश्रिता मार्गे मार्गविहारिणां वदनतो राजन्ममैतच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ३२ ॥

asyāḥ prāgbhavasatpatiḥ sa muninā śāpena vṛkṣīkṛto varṣadvādaśakaṃ tadeva gaṇayantyeṣaiva sātra sthitā ,
gāyatyutkalitā tadeva dayitaṃ taṃ pādapaṃ saṃśritā mārge mārgavihāriṇāṃ vadanato rājanmamaitacchrutam 32

32. asyāḥ prāg-bhava-sat-patiḥ saḥ muninā śāpena vṛkṣī-kṛtaḥ
varṣa-dvādaśakam tat eva gaṇayantī eṣā eva sā atra
sthitā gāyati utkalitā tat eva dayitam tam pādapam saṃśritā
mārge mārga-vihāriṇām vadana-taḥ rājan mama etat śrutam

32. asyāḥ prāg-bhava-sat-patiḥ saḥ muninā śāpena vṛkṣī-kṛtaḥ eṣā eva sā atra sthitā,
tat eva varṣa-dvādaśakam gaṇayantī utkalitā tat eva dayitam tam pādapam saṃśritā gāyati rājan! mama etat mārge mārga-vihāriṇām vadana-taḥ śrutam

32. Her virtuous husband from a previous existence (prāg-bhava-sat-pati) was cursed by a sage (muni) and turned into a tree. This very woman remains here, counting precisely those twelve years (varṣa-dvādaśakam). Full of longing (utkalitā), she sings, having taken refuge in that very tree, which is her beloved. O King (rājan)! I heard this from the mouths of travelers (mārga-vihāriṇām) on the path.

32. בעלה החסוד מגילגול קודם הפך לעץ עקב קללת מֻנִי (קדוש פרוש) למשך שתים עשרה שנים. כשהיא סופרת במדויק את אותן שנים, היא יושבת פה, נשענת על אותה אילן שהוא אהובה, ושרה מתוך כיסופים. המלך, את הדברים הללו שמעתי מפי עוברי אורח בדרך.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (Vidyadhari woman) (of this one, of her)

• प्राग्-भव-सत्-पतिः (prāg-bhava-sat-patiḥ) - her virtuous husband from a previous existence (her former virtuous husband)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• मुनिना (muninā) - by a sage (muni) (by a sage)

• शापेन (śāpena) - by a sage's curse (by a curse)

• वृक्षी-कृतः (vṛkṣī-kṛtaḥ) - turned into a tree (made into a tree, transformed into a tree)

• वर्ष-द्वादशकम् (varṣa-dvādaśakam) - those twelve years (twelve years)

• तत् (tat) - those very (years) (that, that very thing)

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

• गणयन्ती (gaṇayantī) - counting (counting, calculating)

• एषा (eṣā) - this very (woman) (this, this one)

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

• सा (sā) - she (she, that)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - remains (here) (standing, staying, situated)

• गायति (gāyati) - sings (sings, praises)

• उत्कलिता (utkalitā) - full of longing (utkalitā) (full of longing, yearning, blossomed)

• तत् (tat) - that very (tree) (that, that very thing)

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

• दयितम् (dayitam) - her beloved (beloved, dear)

• तम् (tam) - that (tree) (that, him)

• पादपम् (pādapam) - that tree (tree, plant)

• संश्रिता (saṁśritā) - having taken refuge in (taken refuge in, resorted to, dependent on)

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path (on the path, in the road)

• मार्ग-विहारिणाम् (mārga-vihāriṇām) - from the mouths of travelers (mārga-vihārin) (of travelers, of wanderers on the path)

• वदन-तः (vadana-taḥ) - from the mouths (from the mouth, from the face)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• मम (mama) - by me (my, to me, by me)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this, this thing)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (Vidyadhari woman) (of this one, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular genitive/ablative.

प्राग्-भव-सत्-पतिः (prāg-bhava-sat-patiḥ) - her virtuous husband from a previous existence (her former virtuous husband)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāg-bhava-sat-pati

prāg-bhava-sat-pati - virtuous husband from a former existence

Compound of prāg-bhava (former existence), sat (virtuous), and pati (husband).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (prāg-bhava+sat+pati)

• prāg-bhava – former existence, previous birth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of prāk (before) and bhava (existence).
  Prefix: prāk
• sat – virtuous, good, true, existing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be).
  Root: √as (class 2)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular nominative.

Note: Refers to the husband.

मुनिना (muninā) - by a sage (muni) (by a sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

i-ending masculine noun.

Note: Agent in passive construction.

शापेन (śāpena) - by a sage's curse (by a curse)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

From √śap (to curse).

Root: √śap (class 1)

Note: Instrument for the action of 'vṛkṣī-kṛtaḥ'.

वृक्षी-कृतः (vṛkṣī-kṛtaḥ) - turned into a tree (made into a tree, transformed into a tree)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣī-kṛta

vṛkṣī-kṛta - made into a tree

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed with kṛta (made) and vṛkṣī (from vṛkṣa, tree).

Compound type : Tatpurusha/Gerundive compound (vṛkṣa+kṛta)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies saḥ.

वर्ष-द्वादशकम् (varṣa-dvādaśakam) - those twelve years (twelve years)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa-dvādaśaka

varṣa-dvādaśaka - a period of twelve years

Compound of varṣa (year) and dvādaśaka (group of twelve).

Compound type : Tatpurusha/Dvigu (varṣa+dvādaśaka)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
• dvādaśaka – group of twelve, consisting of twelve
  adjective (neuter)
  From dvādaśan (twelve).

Note: Object of gaṇayantī.

तत् (tat) - those very (years) (that, that very thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Refers to varṣa-dvādaśakam.

एव (eva) - precisely, exactly (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

गणयन्ती (gaṇayantī) - counting (counting, calculating)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of √gaṇ

√gaṇ - to count, to reckon, to consider

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from √gaṇ (10th class) in feminine singular nominative.

Root: √gaṇ (class 10)

एषा (eṣā) - this very (woman) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular nominative.

Note: Refers to the Vidyadhari woman.

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सा (sā) - she (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular nominative.

Note: Refers to the Vidyadhari woman.

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

स्थिता (sthitā) - remains (here) (standing, staying, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of √sthā

√sthā - to stand, to stay, to remain

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from √sthā (1st class) in feminine singular nominative.

Root: √sthā (class 1)

गायति (gāyati) - sings (sings, praises)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √gai

Present Active

Present active, 3rd person singular from √gai (1st class).

Root: √gai (class 1)

उत्कलिता (utkalitā) - full of longing (utkalitā) (full of longing, yearning, blossomed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utkalitā

utkalitā - yearning, distressed, blossomed, excited

Past Passive Participle

From ut + √kal (to count/sound) or from utkaṇṭhā. Feminine form.

Prefix: ut

Root: √kal (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that very (tree) (that, that very thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Modifies dayitam and pādapam.

एव (eva) - very (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

दयितम् (dayitam) - her beloved (beloved, dear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired (often used as a noun for 'beloved one')

Past Passive Participle

From √day (to love, pity).

Root: √day (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (tree) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular accusative.

Note: Refers to pādapam.

पादपम् (pādapam) - that tree (tree, plant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally 'drinking with feet')

From pāda (foot) + pa (drinker).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, guarding, protector
  adjective
  From √pā (to drink).
  Root: √pā (class 1)

Note: Object of saṃśritā.

संश्रिता (saṁśritā) - having taken refuge in (taken refuge in, resorted to, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of √śri

√śri - to resort to, to depend on, to cling to

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from √śri (1st class) with prefix sam- in feminine singular nominative.

Prefix: sam

Root: √śri (class 1)

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path (on the path, in the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way

From √mṛj (to wipe, clean, make a path).

Root: √mṛj (class 2)

मार्ग-विहारिणाम् (mārga-vihāriṇām) - from the mouths of travelers (mārga-vihārin) (of travelers, of wanderers on the path)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mārga-vihārin

mārga-vihārin - one who wanders on the road, traveler

Compound of mārga (path) and vihārin (wanderer).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mārga+vihārin)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
• vihārin – wanderer, stroller, one who roams
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi + √hṛ (to take, carry) or vi + √hā (to abandon), or from vihāra (wandering).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

वदन-तः (vadana-taḥ) - from the mouths (from the mouth, from the face)

(indeclinable)

From √vad (to speak) + ana suffix. The -taḥ is an adverbial suffix meaning 'from'.

Root: √vad (class 1)

Note: Adverbial suffix -taḥ indicates origin.

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-ending masculine noun, vocative singular.

Note: Direct address from the narrator.

मम (mama) - by me (my, to me, by me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun, genitive singular (or instrumental in some older forms). Here, agent of passive.

एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this, this thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Subject of passive 'śrutam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of √śru

√śru - to hear, to listen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from √śru (5th class) in neuter singular nominative.

Root: √śru (class 5)

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