योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-123, verse-3
पीतो विपश्चित्पाश्चात्यो मीनेनामरमानिना ।
विष्णुमीनकुलोत्थेन वितस्तावाहनौजसा ॥ ३ ॥
विष्णुमीनकुलोत्थेन वितस्तावाहनौजसा ॥ ३ ॥
pīto vipaścitpāścātyo mīnenāmaramāninā ,
viṣṇumīnakulotthena vitastāvāhanaujasā 3
viṣṇumīnakulotthena vitastāvāhanaujasā 3
3.
pītaḥ vipaścit pāścātyaḥ mīnena amaramāninā
viṣṇumīnakulotthena vitastāvāhanaujasā
viṣṇumīnakulotthena vitastāvāhanaujasā
3.
pāścātyaḥ vipaścit amaramāninā viṣṇumīnakulotthena
vitastāvāhanaujasā mīnena pītaḥ
vitastāvāhanaujasā mīnena pītaḥ
3.
A wise man from the West was swallowed by a fish that considered itself immortal. This fish originated from the lineage of the Viṣṇu-fish and possessed the strength to carry the Vitastā [river].
Words meanings summery:
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- पीतः (pītaḥ) - swallowed, drunk, imbibed
- विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - wise man, sage, learned person
- पाश्चात्यः (pāścātyaḥ) - western, from the west, a westerner
- मीनेन (mīnena) - by a fish
- अमरामानिना (amarāmāninā) - by one considering oneself immortal
- विष्णुमीनकुलोत्थेन (viṣṇumīnakulotthena) - by one born from the lineage of Viṣṇu-fish
- वितस्तावाहनौजसा (vitastāvāhanaujasā) - by one with the strength of carrying Vitastā
Words meanings and morphology
पीतः (pītaḥ) - swallowed, drunk, imbibed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pīta
pīta - drunk, imbibed, swallowed; yellow
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'pā' (to drink) or 'pī' (to swallow).
Root: pā (class 1)
विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - wise man, sage, learned person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipaścit
vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent; a sage, a scholar
पाश्चात्यः (pāścātyaḥ) - western, from the west, a westerner
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāścātya
pāścātya - western, belonging to the west, inhabiting the west
मीनेन (mīnena) - by a fish
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mīna
mīna - fish; the sign Pisces
अमरामानिना (amarāmāninā) - by one considering oneself immortal
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of amarāmānin
amarāmānin - one who considers oneself immortal, immortal-minded
Agent Noun (from 'man' with suffix -in)
Compound 'amara' + 'mānin'. 'mānin' is an agent noun from 'man' (to think) with suffix -in, meaning 'thinking of oneself as'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+mānin)
- amara – immortal, deathless; a god
adjective (masculine) - mānin – thinking of, considering oneself as, proud of
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root 'man' with suffix '-in'.
Root: man (class 4)
विष्णुमीनकुलोत्थेन (viṣṇumīnakulotthena) - by one born from the lineage of Viṣṇu-fish
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of viṣṇumīnakulottha
viṣṇumīnakulottha - arisen from the family/lineage of Viṣṇu-fish
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣṇu+mīna+kula+uttha)
- viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)
proper noun (masculine) - mīna – fish
noun (masculine) - kula – family, lineage, race, clan
noun (neuter) - uttha – arisen, produced, born from
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
वितस्तावाहनौजसा (vitastāvāhanaujasā) - by one with the strength of carrying Vitastā
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vitastāvāhanaujasa
vitastāvāhanaujasa - having the power/strength of carrying Vitastā (river)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitastā+vāhana+ojas)
- vitastā – Vitastā (name of a river, modern Jhelum)
proper noun (feminine) - vāhana – carrying, conveying; a vehicle, a mount
noun (neuter)
Root: vah (class 1) - ojas – strength, power, vigor, energy
noun (neuter)