योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-10

वृतः कतिपयैर्भृत्यैर्भ्रातृभ्यां च जगाम ह ।
तत्पुण्यं स्वपितुः स्थानं स्वर्गं सुरपतेरिव ॥ १० ॥

vṛtaḥ katipayairbhṛtyairbhrātṛbhyāṃ ca jagāma ha ,
tatpuṇyaṃ svapituḥ sthānaṃ svargaṃ surapateriva 10

10. vṛtaḥ katipayaiḥ bhṛtyaiḥ bhrātṛbhyām ca jagāma ha
tat puṇyam svapituḥ sthānam svargam surapateḥ iva

10. Accompanied by a few servants and his two brothers, he indeed went to that sacred place of his own father, just as if it were the heaven of Indra, the lord of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - Rāma, being surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few (servants) (by a few, by some)

• भृत्यैः (bhṛtyaiḥ) - by a few servants (by servants, by attendants)

• भ्रातृभ्याम् (bhrātṛbhyām) - by his two brothers (by the two brothers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went (went, has gone)

• ह (ha) - indeed (adds emphasis) (indeed, certainly (particle))

• तत् (tat) - that (place) (that)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that sacred (place) (sacred, holy, meritorious)

• स्वपितुः (svapituḥ) - of his own father (Daśaratha) (of one's own father)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - the place (where his father was) (place, abode, position)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - (as if it were) heaven (heaven, celestial abode)

• सुरपतेः (surapateḥ) - of Indra, the lord of gods (of the lord of gods, of Indra)

• इव (iva) - like (Indra's heaven) (like, as, as it were)

Words meanings and morphology

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - Rāma, being surrounded (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ- (to cover, to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with implied 'he'

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - by a few (servants) (by a few, by some)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some, several

Note: Qualifies bhṛtyaiḥ

भृत्यैः (bhṛtyaiḥ) - by a few servants (by servants, by attendants)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependant, one to be maintained

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ- (to bear, to support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agent of vṛtaḥ

भ्रातृभ्याम् (bhrātṛbhyām) - by his two brothers (by the two brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Agent of vṛtaḥ

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went (went, has gone)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The subject 'he' (Rāma) is implied.

ह (ha) - indeed (adds emphasis) (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (place) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to sthānam, acting as a demonstrative adjective.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - that sacred (place) (sacred, holy, meritorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, sacred, holy, virtuous deed

Note: Qualifies sthānam

स्वपितुः (svapituḥ) - of his own father (Daśaratha) (of one's own father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svapitṛ

svapitṛ - one's own father

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+pitṛ)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governs sthānam

स्थानम् (sthānam) - the place (where his father was) (place, abode, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, position, state

Derived from root sthā- (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of jagāma

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - (as if it were) heaven (heaven, celestial abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world

Note: In apposition to sthānam, for comparison

सुरपतेः (surapateḥ) - of Indra, the lord of gods (of the lord of gods, of Indra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of surapati

surapati - lord of gods, a title of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+pati)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governs svargam in the simile

इव (iva) - like (Indra's heaven) (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)