योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-5

बभूवाथ दिनान्यष्टौ रामागमन उत्सवः ।
सुखं मत्तजनोन्मुक्तकलकोलाहलाकुलः ॥ ५ ॥

babhūvātha dinānyaṣṭau rāmāgamana utsavaḥ ,
sukhaṃ mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākulaḥ 5

5. babhūva atha dināni aṣṭau rāmāgamana utsavaḥ
sukham mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākulaḥ

5. Then for eight days, there was a joyous festival upon Rāma's arrival, filled with the pleasing, sweet clamor uttered by exhilarated people.

5. ואז, במשך שמונה ימים, נחגג פסטיבל לרגל שובו של רָאמָה, מלא בשמחה ובהמולה עליזה של אנשים מרוגשים.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• दिनानि (dināni) - days

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• रामागमन (rāmāgamana) - arrival of Rāma, Rāma's arrival

• उत्सवः (utsavaḥ) - festival, celebration, joy

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, pleasantly, joyfully

• मत्तजनोन्मुक्तकलकोलाहलाकुलः (mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākulaḥ) - filled with the sweet commotion uttered by exhilarated people

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

दिनानि (dināni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

a-stem neuter noun.

Note: Denotes duration 'for days'.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with dināni.

रामागमन (rāmāgamana) - arrival of Rāma, Rāma's arrival

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rāmāgamana

rāmāgamana - Rāma's arrival, the coming of Rāma

Tatpurusha compound: Rāma (proper noun) + āgamana (arrival).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāma+āgamana)

• rāma – Rāma (name of the hero), pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)
• āgamana – arrival, coming, return
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Root gam (to go) + ā (prefix) + lyuṭ (nominal suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound rāmāgamanotsavaḥ.

उत्सवः (utsavaḥ) - festival, celebration, joy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsava

utsava - festival, celebration, joy, merriment

a-stem masculine noun. From ut (up) + root su (to press out/generate).

Root: su (class 5)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, pleasantly, joyfully

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the neuter noun `sukha`.

मत्तजनोन्मुक्तकलकोलाहलाकुलः (mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākulaḥ) - filled with the sweet commotion uttered by exhilarated people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākula

mattajanonmuktakalakolāhalākula - full of a sweet clamor released by intoxicated/exhilarated people

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one filled with [kala-kolāhala (sweet uproar) unmukta (released) by matta-jana (exhilarated people)]'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta-jana+unmukta+kala-kolāhala+ākula)

• matta-jana – intoxicated/exhilarated people
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadharaya compound: matta (intoxicated/excited) + jana (people).
• unmukta – released, emitted, uttered, freed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root muc (to release) + ud (prefix) + kta.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: muc (class 6)
• kala-kolāhala – sweet and indistinct uproar, sweet commotion
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva or Karmadharaya compound: kala (sweet/indistinct) + kolāhala (uproar).
• ākula – filled with, agitated, confused, busy
  adjective (masculine)
  Root kul (to gather/be agitated) + ā (prefix) + a (suffix).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies utsavaḥ.

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