योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तयोरेकश्चिराभ्यस्तवासनाविवशीकृतः ।
भ्रमन्द्वीपेषु देहौघैस्तामेव पदवीं गतः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tayorekaścirābhyastavāsanāvivaśīkṛtaḥ ,
bhramandvīpeṣu dehaughaistāmeva padavīṃ gataḥ 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca tayoḥ ekaḥ cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛtaḥ
bhraman dvīpeṣu deha-oghaiḥ tām eva padavīm gataḥ

2. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca tayoḥ ekaḥ cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛtaḥ
deha-oghaiḥ dvīpeṣu bhraman tām eva padavīm gataḥ

2. Lord Vasiṣṭha said: Of those two, one, overpowered by latent impressions (vāsanā) developed over a long period, wandered through regions with a multitude of bodies, and thus arrived at that very same path (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Lord Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one

• चिर-अभ्यस्त-वासना-विवस्हीकृतः (cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛtaḥ) - overpowered by latent impressions (vāsanā) ingrained over a long time (overpowered by latent impressions developed over a long time)

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

• द्वीपेषु (dvīpeṣu) - in the islands, in the regions

• देह-ओघैः (deha-oghaiḥ) - by multitudes of bodies, with many bodies

• ताम् (tām) - that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - path (saṃsāra) (path, state, condition)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, attained

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Lord Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Lord Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha endowed with prosperity/glory)

Compound 'śrī' (auspiciousness) + 'vasiṣṭha' (Vasiṣṭha).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single

Numeral/Indefinite pronoun.

चिर-अभ्यस्त-वासना-विवस्हीकृतः (cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛtaḥ) - overpowered by latent impressions (vāsanā) ingrained over a long time (overpowered by latent impressions developed over a long time)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛta

cira-abhyasta-vāsanā-vivashīkṛta - made helpless by long-practiced latent impressions

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'vivashīkṛta' (made helpless) and a preceding compound 'cira-abhyasta-vāsanā'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cira+abhyasta+vāsanā+vivashīkṛta)

• cira – long time
  indeclinable
• abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, ingrained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'as' with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental habit, predisposition
  noun (feminine)
• vivashīkṛta – made helpless, overpowered, subjected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'vashīkṛta' (made subservient) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, roaming

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming, going astray

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhram' (to wander).

Root: bhram (class 1)

द्वीपेषु (dvīpeṣu) - in the islands, in the regions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent, region, land

देह-ओघैः (deha-oghaiḥ) - by multitudes of bodies, with many bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deha-ogha

deha-ogha - multitude of bodies, stream of bodies

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+ogha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, stream
  noun (masculine)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पदवीम् (padavīm) - path (saṃsāra) (path, state, condition)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, road, way, state, condition, position

From root 'pad' (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, come to

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

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