योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-178, verse-31

तस्यानुगमनं चक्रे भार्या वैधव्यभीतिभिः ।
अनुरक्ता दिनस्येव संध्या ताराविलोचना ॥ ३१ ॥

tasyānugamanaṃ cakre bhāryā vaidhavyabhītibhiḥ ,
anuraktā dinasyeva saṃdhyā tārāvilocanā 31

31. tasya anugamanam cakre bhāryā vaidhavybhītibhiḥ
anuraktā dinasya iva sandhyā tārāvilocanā

31. tasya anuraktā bhāryā vaidhavybhītibhiḥ
anugamanam cakre iva dinasya sandhyā tārāvilocanā

31. His devoted wife, fearing widowhood, followed him, just as the twilight (sandhyā) with its star-like eyes (tārāvilocanā) follows the day.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• अनुगमनम् (anugamanam) - following, going after

• चक्रे (cakre) - performed, did

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• वैधव्य्भीतिभिः (vaidhavybhītibhiḥ) - with fears of widowhood

• अनुरक्ता (anuraktā) - devoted, deeply attached, fond of

• दिनस्य (dinasya) - of the day

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, evening

• ताराविलोचना (tārāvilocanā) - with eyes like stars, star-eyed

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुगमनम् (anugamanam) - following, going after

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anugamana

anugamana - following, going after, imitation

Action noun from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

चक्रे (cakre) - performed, did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported/maintained

Gerundive

Feminine form of the gerundive of root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support), meaning 'she who is to be supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वैधव्य्भीतिभिः (vaidhavybhītibhiḥ) - with fears of widowhood

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vaidhavybhīti

vaidhavybhīti - fear of widowhood

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vaidhavya+bhīti)

• vaidhavya – widowhood
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'vidhavā' (widow).
• bhīti – fear, dread
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

अनुरक्ता (anuraktā) - devoted, deeply attached, fond of

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - devoted, attached, fond, colored red

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'rañj' (to color, be pleased) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

दिनस्य (dinasya) - of the day

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, evening

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight, evening, dawn, junction, union

Derived from 'sam' (together) + 'dhā' (to place), meaning 'junction'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

ताराविलोचना (tārāvilocanā) - with eyes like stars, star-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārāvilocana

tārāvilocana - star-eyed, having eyes like stars

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tārā+vilocana)

• tārā – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (feminine)
• vilocana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'loc' (to see) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: loc (class 1)

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