योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-182, verse-34

आनन्दमन्थरोवाच वचनं मृदुभाषिणी ।
आकाशसंस्थितां देवीं मयूरीवाभ्रमालिकाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

ānandamantharovāca vacanaṃ mṛdubhāṣiṇī ,
ākāśasaṃsthitāṃ devīṃ mayūrīvābhramālikām 34

34. ānandamantharā uvāca vacanam mṛdubhāṣiṇī
ākāśasaṃsthitām devīm mayūrī iva abhramālikām

34. mṛdubhāṣiṇī ānandamantharā ākāśasaṃsthitām
devīm abhramālikām mayūrī iva vacanam uvāca

34. The soft-spoken Ānandamantharā spoke words to the goddess, who was situated in the sky, just as a peahen would (behold) a string of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• आनन्दमन्थरा (ānandamantharā) - Ānandamantharā (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• मृदुभाषिणी (mṛdubhāṣiṇī) - soft-spoken, gentle speaker

• आकाशसंस्थिताम् (ākāśasaṁsthitām) - situated in the sky, residing in the ether

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess, divine female

• मयूरी (mayūrī) - peahen

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभ्रमालिकाम् (abhramālikām) - string of clouds, garland of clouds

Words meanings and morphology

आनन्दमन्थरा (ānandamantharā) - Ānandamantharā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ānandamantharā

ānandamantharā - A proper name, literally 'slowed by joy' or 'delightfully slow'.

Compound noun, feminine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ānanda+manthara)

• ānanda – joy, delight, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• manthara – slow, dull, gentle, sluggish
  adjective

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, root reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

action noun from 'vac'

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: vac (class 2)

मृदुभाषिणी (mṛdubhāṣiṇī) - soft-spoken, gentle speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdubhāṣiṇ

mṛdubhāṣiṇ - one who speaks softly, gentle speaker

agent noun/adjective

Compound adjective, formed from 'mṛdu' (soft) and 'bhāṣin' (speaking).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+bhāṣin)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
  adjective
• bhāṣin – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from 'bhāṣ'
  Derived from root 'bhāṣ' (to speak) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Ānandamantharā.

आकाशसंस्थिताम् (ākāśasaṁsthitām) - situated in the sky, residing in the ether

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākāśasaṃsthita

ākāśasaṁsthita - situated in the sky/ether

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective: ākāśa (sky) + saṃsthita (situated), P.P.P. from root 'sthā' with 'sam'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+saṃsthita)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthita – situated, placed, standing, existing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with devīm.

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess, divine female

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Feminine form of 'deva'.

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

मयूरी (mayūrī) - peahen

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mayūrī

mayūrī - peahen

Feminine form of 'mayūra' (peacock).

Note: Part of the simile 'mayūrī iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अभ्रमालिकाम् (abhramālikām) - string of clouds, garland of clouds

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhramālikā

abhramālikā - string/garland of clouds

Compound noun: abhra (cloud) + mālikā (garland).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+mālikā)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• mālikā – garland, string, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of an implied verb within the simile (e.g., 'looks at' or 'beholds').

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