योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-16

जगाम तत्र यत्रासौ विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
ददर्श मुनिशार्दूलं द्वारभूमाववस्थितम् ॥ १६ ॥

jagāma tatra yatrāsau viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ,
dadarśa muniśārdūlaṃ dvārabhūmāvavasthitam 16

16. jagāma tatra yatra asau viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ
dadarśa muniśārdūlam dvārabhūmau avasthitam

16. He went to the place where the great sage Viśvāmitra was present. There, he saw the foremost among sages (Viśvāmitra) standing at the entrance.

Words meanings summery:

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• असौ (asau) - referring to Viśvāmitra (that, that one (masculine nominative singular))

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a great sage)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - Refers to Viśvāmitra, highlighting his eminence and power. (the tiger among sages, the foremost sage)

• द्वारभूमौ (dvārabhūmau) - at the threshold, at the entrance area

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, standing, abiding

Words meanings and morphology

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated root; 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - referring to Viśvāmitra (that, that one (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a great sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a famous Vedic sage, meaning 'friend of all')

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, eminent ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, eminent
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Viśvāmitra.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated root; 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुनिशार्दूलम् (muniśārdūlam) - Refers to Viśvāmitra, highlighting his eminence and power. (the tiger among sages, the foremost sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - foremost among sages, excellent sage (lit. 'tiger among sages')

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

द्वारभूमौ (dvārabhūmau) - at the threshold, at the entrance area

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dvārabhūmi

dvārabhūmi - ground/area of the door, threshold, entrance

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvāra+bhūmi)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – ground, earth, place, area
  noun (feminine)

अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated, standing, abiding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, standing, abiding, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'muniśārdūlam'.

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