योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-42

तेनाब्धिमेघसंग्रामसिंहगर्जोर्जितात्मना ।
अपि सुप्तनरेणेव नूनं मौनवता स्थितम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tenābdhimeghasaṃgrāmasiṃhagarjorjitātmanā ,
api suptanareṇeva nūnaṃ maunavatā sthitam 42

42. tena abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṃhagarjorjitātmanā
api suptanareṇa iva nūnam maunavatā sthitam

42. tena abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṃhagarjorjitātmanā
api suptanareṇa iva maunavatā nūnam sthitam

42. Even by that (puruṣa), whose being is invigorated by the roars of lions—roars like those of oceans, clouds, and battles—it certainly remained in silence, as if by a sleeping man.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

• अब्धिमेघसङ्ग्रामसिंहगर्जोर्जितात्मना (abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṁhagarjorjitātmanā) - by that whose self is strengthened/invigorated by the roars of lions, which are like those of oceans, clouds, and battles

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुप्तनरेण (suptanareṇa) - by a sleeping man/person

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• मौनवता (maunavatā) - by one possessing silence, by a silent one

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, existed, stood

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्धिमेघसङ्ग्रामसिंहगर्जोर्जितात्मना (abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṁhagarjorjitātmanā) - by that whose self is strengthened/invigorated by the roars of lions, which are like those of oceans, clouds, and battles

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṃhagarjorjitātman

abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṁhagarjorjitātman - whose self (ātman) is strengthened (ūrjita) by the roars (garja) of lions (siṃha) like those of oceans (abdhi), clouds (megha), and battles (saṅgrāma)

A complex Bahuvrihi compound. The core is ūrjitātman (strengthened self), qualified by abdhimeghasaṅgrāmasiṃhagarja (roars of lions like oceans, clouds, and battles).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abdhi+megha+saṅgrāma+siṃha+garja+ūrjita+ātman)

• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• saṅgrāma – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  From saṃ-grām (to fight).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grām
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• garja – roar, roaring
  noun (masculine)
  From root garj (to roar).
  Root: garj (class 1)
• ūrjita – strengthened, invigorated, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ūrj (to be strong, to thrive).
  Root: ūrj (class 10)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सुप्तनरेण (suptanareṇa) - by a sleeping man/person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suptanara

suptanara - sleeping man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (supta+nara)

• supta – slept, sleeping, asleep
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root svap (to sleep).
  Root: svap (class 2)
• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मौनवता (maunavatā) - by one possessing silence, by a silent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maunavat

maunavat - possessing silence, silent, tranquil, wise

Derived from mauna (silence) with possessive suffix -matup.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remained, existed, stood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, existing, established, settled

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand, to remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally in the sense of 'it remained'.

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