योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-21

दूतमिन्द्रस्य गच्छन्तमन्तरिक्षे ददर्श सा ।
तमुवाच महाभागा सुरुचिश्चाप्सरोवरा ॥ २१ ॥

dūtamindrasya gacchantamantarikṣe dadarśa sā ,
tamuvāca mahābhāgā suruciścāpsarovarā 21

21. dūtam indrasya gacchantam antarikṣe dadarśa
sā tam uvāca mahābhāgā suruciḥ ca apsarovvarā

21. She saw Indra's messenger as he was going through the sky. The glorious Suruci, the foremost of Apsaras, then spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

• सा (sā) - she

• तम् (tam) - him

• उवाच (uvāca) - she said, spoke

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate, glorious, illustrious

• सुरुचिः (suruciḥ) - Suruci (proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अप्सरोव्वरा (apsarovvarā) - best of Apsaras, foremost Apsara

Words meanings and morphology

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of devas)

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from √gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjectival participle modifying 'dūtam'.

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, space, atmosphere

ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - she said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate, glorious, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - greatly fortunate, glorious, illustrious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – fortune, share, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet for Suruci.

सुरुचिः (suruciḥ) - Suruci (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suruci

suruci - Suruci (a specific Apsara)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अप्सरोव्वरा (apsarovvarā) - best of Apsaras, foremost Apsara

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsarovvarā

apsarovvarā - best of Apsaras, foremost Apsara

Compound type : tatpurusha (apsaras+varā)

• apsaras – celestial nymph
  noun (feminine)
• varā – best, excellent, desired
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used as an epithet for Suruci.