योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-11

अग्निवेश्य उवाच ।
ततः सा सुरुचिः श्रेष्ठा तमेवार्थमचिन्तयत् ।
स्थिता सा हिमवत्पृष्ठे समीपे गन्धमादने ॥ ११ ॥

agniveśya uvāca ,
tataḥ sā suruciḥ śreṣṭhā tamevārthamacintayat ,
sthitā sā himavatpṛṣṭhe samīpe gandhamādane 11

11. agniveśya uvāca tataḥ sā suruciḥ śreṣṭhā tam eva artham
acintayat sthitā sā himavatpṛṣṭhe samīpe gandhamādane

11. agniveśya uvāca tataḥ sā śreṣṭhā suruciḥ himavatpṛṣṭhe
gandhamādane samīpe sthitā tam eva artham acintayat

11. Agniveśya said: Then, that excellent Suruci, situated on the slope of the Himavat (Himalayas) near Gandhamādana mountain, contemplated that very matter.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निवेश्य (agniveśya) - Agniveśya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• सुरुचिः (suruciḥ) - Suruci

• श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - excellent, best

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, matter

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - she contemplated, thought about

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• हिमवत्पृष्ठे (himavatpṛṣṭhe) - on the slope/back of Himavat (Himalayas)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

• गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - on Gandhamādana mountain (on Gandhamādana)

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निवेश्य (agniveśya) - Agniveśya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agniveśya

agniveśya - Agniveśya (a sage, a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

सुरुचिः (suruciḥ) - Suruci

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suruci

suruci - Suruci (a proper name, lit. 'good taste')

श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - excellent, best

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - most excellent, best, chief

Superlative of praśasya (good)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, meaning, matter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, matter

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - she contemplated, thought about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of cint

Imperfect tense form of √cint (10th class)

Root: cint (class 10)

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (1st class) with suffix -kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हिमवत्पृष्ठे (himavatpṛṣṭhe) - on the slope/back of Himavat (Himalayas)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of himavatpṛṣṭha

himavatpṛṣṭha - slope/back of the Himalayas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+pṛṣṭha)

• himavat – Himavat (Himalayan mountain range), having snow
  proper noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, slope
  noun (neuter)

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, vicinity, proximity

गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - on Gandhamādana mountain (on Gandhamādana)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - Gandhamādana (name of a mythical mountain)

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