योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-41

पूजितोऽसौ विशश्राम मृद्गृहे स्नानपूर्वकम् ।
भुक्तवाञ्छयने स्थित्वा रात्रौ वर्णितवान्कथाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

pūjito'sau viśaśrāma mṛdgṛhe snānapūrvakam ,
bhuktavāñchayane sthitvā rātrau varṇitavānkathām 41

41. pūjitaḥ asau viśaśrāma mṛdgṛhe snānapūrvakam
bhuktavān śayane sthitvā rātrau varṇitavān kathām

41. pūjitaḥ asau snānapūrvakam mṛdgṛhe viśaśrāma
rātrau bhuktavān śayane sthitvā kathām varṇitavān

41. Having been honored, he rested in the mud house after taking a bath. At night, after eating and settling on a couch, he narrated a story.

Words meanings summery:

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

• असौ (asau) - he (referring to the ascetic guest) (that, that one, he, she, it)

• विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - he rested

• मृद्गृहे (mṛdgṛhe) - in a mud house

• स्नानपूर्वकम् (snānapūrvakam) - after bathing, preceded by bathing

• भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten, having enjoyed

• शयने (śayane) - on a couch, in bed, in a resting place

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having settled or rested (having stood, having stayed, having remained)

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• वर्णितवान् (varṇitavān) - having narrated, having described

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

Words meanings and morphology

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - honored, worshipped, revered, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √pūj (to honor, worship).

Root: √pūj (class 10)

असौ (asau) - he (referring to the ascetic guest) (that, that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - he rested

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vi-śram

Perfect Tense

Perfect tense (Liṭ) 3rd person singular active of the root √śram (to be weary) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: √śram (class 4)

मृद्गृहे (mṛdgṛhe) - in a mud house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛdgṛha

mṛdgṛha - mud house, earthen dwelling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛt+gṛha)

• mṛt – earth, clay, mud
  noun (feminine)
• gṛha – house, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

स्नानपूर्वकम् (snānapūrvakam) - after bathing, preceded by bathing

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of a compound ending in `pūrvaka` (preceded by).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (snāna+pūrvaka)

• snāna – bathing, ablution
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from √snā (to bathe).
  Root: √snā (class 2)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, together with, former
  adjective (masculine)

भुक्तवान् (bhuktavān) - having eaten, having enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuktavat

bhuktavat - having eaten, having enjoyed

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root √bhuj (to eat, to enjoy) with the suffix -vat, indicating the agent who has completed the action.

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

शयने (śayane) - on a couch, in bed, in a resting place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - lying down, sleeping, bed, couch, resting place

Derived from the root √śī (to lie down, sleep).

Root: √śī (class 2)

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having settled or rested (having stood, having stayed, having remained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle derived from the root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: √sthā (class 1)

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

वर्णितवान् (varṇitavān) - having narrated, having described

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇitavat

varṇitavat - having narrated, having described

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root √varṇ (to describe, depict, praise) with the suffix -vat, indicating the agent who has completed the action.

Root: √varṇ (class 10)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

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