योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-23

एवमुक्तेन तेनाहमिदमुक्तस्ततोऽनघ ।
मद्वाक्येन समाश्वास्य स्नातेनेवामृताम्भसा ॥ २३ ॥

evamuktena tenāhamidamuktastato'nagha ,
madvākyena samāśvāsya snātenevāmṛtāmbhasā 23

23. evam uktena tena aham idam uktaḥ tataḥ anagha |
mad-vākyena samāśvāsya snātena iva amṛtāmbhasā ||

23. anagha,
evam uktena (mayā),
tataḥ tena,
aham idam uktaḥ mad-vākyena amṛtāmbhasā snātena iva samāśvāsya (mām uktaḥ)

23. O sinless one, after I had spoken thus, he then addressed me. He comforted me by means of my own words, as if by bathing in the water of immortality.

23. הו רָאמָה הטהור, לאחר שאמרתי לו זאת, הוא התנחם מדבריי כאילו נתרחץ במי נצח (אַמְרִיתַה), ואמר לי את הדברים האלה:

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to the speaker's previous statements) (thus, in this manner)

• उक्तेन (uktena) - by (me) having spoken (instrumental absolute) (by having been said, by spoken)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the mendicant) (by him, by that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator, Vasiṣṭha) (I)

• इदम् (idam) - this (which is about to be said) (this, this (thing))

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was spoken to, was told (spoken, said, told)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one! (a form of address) (O sinless one! O faultless one!)

• मद्-वाक्येन (mad-vākyena) - by means of my words (the speaker's previous statements) (by my words, by my speech)

• समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having comforted (me) (having comforted, having reassured)

• स्नातेन (snātena) - by one who has bathed (in water of immortality) (by one who has bathed)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

• अमृताम्भसा (amṛtāmbhasā) - by the water of immortality (by nectar-water, by water of immortality)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this way (referring to the speaker's previous statements) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तेन (uktena) - by (me) having spoken (instrumental absolute) (by having been said, by spoken)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), past passive participle. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Adjective form agreeing with implied 'mayā' (by me) for the instrumental absolute construction.

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the mendicant) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the male speaker mentioned earlier in the narrative.

अहम् (aham) - I (the narrator, Vasiṣṭha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इदम् (idam) - this (which is about to be said) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this thing

Note: Acts as the object of 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was spoken to, was told (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), past passive participle. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (masculine gender for the speaker).

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one! (a form of address) (O sinless one! O faultless one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Composed of 'a-' (negation) and 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to a listener/reader.

मद्-वाक्येन (mad-vākyena) - by means of my words (the speaker's previous statements) (by my words, by my speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mat-vākya

mat-vākya - my words, my speech

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (asmad+vākya)

• asmad – I
  pronoun
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vac (to speak), meaning 'that which is spoken'.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'samāśvāsya'.

समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having comforted (me) (having comforted, having reassured)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from prefixes sam-ā- and root śvas (to breathe), with 'lyap' suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Absolutive; agent is 'tena' (he).

स्नातेन (snātena) - by one who has bathed (in water of immortality) (by one who has bathed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of snāta

snāta - bathed, purified by bathing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snā (to bathe), past passive participle.

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied agent of bathing.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अमृताम्भसा (amṛtāmbhasā) - by the water of immortality (by nectar-water, by water of immortality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of amṛtāmbhas

amṛtāmbhas - nectar-water, water of immortality

Compound of 'amṛta' (nectar) and 'ambhas' (water).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (amṛta+ambhas)

• amṛta – immortal, nectar, ambrosia
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mṛ (to die) with negative prefix 'a-'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governs 'snātena'.

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