योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-130, verse-15
स पश्यत्स्वेव सभ्येषु मृगोऽथ नरतामगात् ।
ज्वालोदरे नभस्यभ्रलवो रूपान्तरं यथा ॥ १५ ॥
ज्वालोदरे नभस्यभ्रलवो रूपान्तरं यथा ॥ १५ ॥
sa paśyatsveva sabhyeṣu mṛgo'tha naratāmagāt ,
jvālodare nabhasyabhralavo rūpāntaraṃ yathā 15
jvālodare nabhasyabhralavo rūpāntaraṃ yathā 15
15.
sa paśyatsu eva sabhyeṣu mṛgaḥ atha naratām agāt
jvālōdare nabhasi abhra lavaḥ rūpāntaram yathā
jvālōdare nabhasi abhra lavaḥ rūpāntaram yathā
15.
sabhyeṣu paśyatsu eva saḥ mṛgaḥ atha naratām agāt
yathā nabhasi abhra lavaḥ jvālōdare rūpāntaram agāt
yathā nabhasi abhra lavaḥ jvālōdare rūpāntaram agāt
15.
As the assembly members (sabhya) watched, that deer then transformed into a human, much like a fragment of cloud in the sky changes its form within the heart of a flame.
Words meanings summery:
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- स (sa) - he, that
- पश्यत्सु (paśyatsu) - while seeing, among those who see
- एव (eva) - even, indeed, just
- सभ्येषु (sabhyeṣu) - among the assembly members, among the courtiers
- मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
- नरताम् (naratām) - humanity, human state
- अगात् (agāt) - went, attained, became
- ज्वाल्ओदरे (jvālōdare) - in the heart/belly of the flame, inside the flame
- नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere
- अभ्र (abhra) - cloud
- लवः (lavaḥ) - fragment, piece, drop
- रूपान्तरम् (rūpāntaram) - another form, transformation
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
Words meanings and morphology
स (sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
पश्यत्सु (paśyatsu) - while seeing, among those who see
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of paśyat
paśyat - seeing, looking, observing
Present Active Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see), with present participle suffix -at.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
एव (eva) - even, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
सभ्येषु (sabhyeṣu) - among the assembly members, among the courtiers
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sabhya
sabhya - fit for an assembly, belonging to an assembly, an assembly member, a courtier
मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga
mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
नरताम् (naratām) - humanity, human state
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of naratā
naratā - state of being human, humanity, human nature
Derived from nara (man) with suffix -tā (denoting state or quality).
अगात् (agāt) - went, attained, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
ज्वाल्ओदरे (jvālōdare) - in the heart/belly of the flame, inside the flame
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jvālōdara
jvālōdara - belly of a flame, interior of a flame
Compound type : tatpurusha (jvālā+udara)
- jvālā – flame, blaze
noun (feminine) - udara – belly, interior, heart, inside
noun (neuter)
नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether
अभ्र (abhra) - cloud
(noun)
neuter, singular of abhra
abhra - cloud, sky, air
Note: Functions adjectivally or as the first part of a loose compound 'abhra lava'.
लवः (lavaḥ) - fragment, piece, drop
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lava
lava - fragment, piece, drop, minute particle
रूपान्तरम् (rūpāntaram) - another form, transformation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpāntara
rūpāntara - another form, different shape, transformation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (rūpa+antara)
- rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter) - antara – other, different, distinct, interior
adjective (neuter)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)