योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-22

प्रणताः प्रियकारिण्यः प्रह्वभृत्यसमीरिताः ।
वाद्यगेयरवोन्मिश्राः शुभशब्दश्रियः श्रुताः ॥ २२ ॥

praṇatāḥ priyakāriṇyaḥ prahvabhṛtyasamīritāḥ ,
vādyageyaravonmiśrāḥ śubhaśabdaśriyaḥ śrutāḥ 22

22. praṇatāḥ priyakāriṇyaḥ prahvabhṛtyasamīritāḥ
vādyageyarava unmiśrāḥ śubhaśabdaśriyaḥ śrutāḥ

22. praṇatāḥ priyakāriṇyaḥ prahvabhṛtyasamīritāḥ
vādyageyarava unmiśrāḥ śubhaśabdaśriyaḥ śrutāḥ

22. The glories of auspicious sounds, humble, pleasing, uttered by subservient attendants, and mingled with the sounds of instrumental music and song, were heard.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणताः (praṇatāḥ) - bowed down, humble, saluting

• प्रियकारिण्यः (priyakāriṇyaḥ) - doing what is pleasing, pleasing ones

• प्रह्वभृत्यसमीरिताः (prahvabhṛtyasamīritāḥ) - uttered/spoken by humble servants

• वाद्यगेयरव (vādyageyarava) - sound of instrumental music and singing

• उन्मिश्राः (unmiśrāḥ) - mixed with, mingled

• शुभशब्दश्रियः (śubhaśabdaśriyaḥ) - glories of auspicious sounds, auspicious sounds' splendor

• श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणताः (praṇatāḥ) - bowed down, humble, saluting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, bent, humble, devoted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nam' (to bow) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

प्रियकारिण्यः (priyakāriṇyaḥ) - doing what is pleasing, pleasing ones

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of priyakāriṇī

priyakārin - doing what is pleasing, obliging, benevolent

agent noun

Compound of 'priya' (pleasing) and 'kārin' (doer).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+kārin)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'prī' (to please).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• kārin – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix 'in'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रह्वभृत्यसमीरिताः (prahvabhṛtyasamīritāḥ) - uttered/spoken by humble servants

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prahvabhṛtyasamīrita

prahvabhṛtyasamīrita - uttered by humble servants

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'prahva' (humble) + 'bhṛtya' (servant) + 'samīrita' (uttered). Third part 'samīrita' is PPP from 'īr' with 'sam'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prahva+bhṛtya+samīrita)

• prahva – humble, bowed, deferential
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'hvṛ' (to bend) with 'pra-'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hvṛ (class 1)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• samīrita – uttered, spoken, pronounced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'īr' (to move, utter) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 2)

वाद्यगेयरव (vādyageyarava) - sound of instrumental music and singing

(noun)

masculine, singular of vādyageyarava

vādyageyarava - sound of instrumental music and song

Compound of 'vādya' (instrumental music), 'geya' (song, singing), and 'rava' (sound).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vādya+geya+rava)

• vādya – instrumental music, that which is to be played
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'vad' (to speak, to play an instrument) with suffix 'ya'.
  Root: vad (class 1)
• geya – song, singing, that which is to be sung
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'gai' (to sing) with suffix 'ya'.
  Root: gai (class 1)
• rava – sound, noise, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ru' (to sound).
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'vādyageyarava-unmiśrāḥ'.

उन्मिश्राः (unmiśrāḥ) - mixed with, mingled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of unmiśra

unmiśra - mixed, mingled, blended

Past Passive Participle

From root 'miśr' (to mix) with prefix 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Forms a compound with 'vādyageyarava'.

शुभशब्दश्रियः (śubhaśabdaśriyaḥ) - glories of auspicious sounds, auspicious sounds' splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śubhaśabdaśrī

śubhaśabdaśrī - splendor/glory of auspicious sounds

Compound of 'śubha' (auspicious), 'śabda' (sound), and 'śrī' (glory, splendor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubha+śabda+śrī)

• śubha – auspicious, bright, good
  adjective (neuter)
• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 1)

श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

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