योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-29

अद्य वर्तामहे नूनं धन्यानां धुरि धर्मतः ।
भवदागमनस्येमे यद्वयं लक्ष्यमागताः ॥ २९ ॥

adya vartāmahe nūnaṃ dhanyānāṃ dhuri dharmataḥ ,
bhavadāgamanasyeme yadvayaṃ lakṣyamāgatāḥ 29

29. adya vartāmahe nūnam dhanyānām dhuri dharmataḥ
bhavat āgamanasya ime yat vayam lakṣyam āgatāḥ

29. Indeed, today we truly stand at the forefront of the fortunate, by virtue of our righteous conduct (dharma), because we have become the very object of your arrival.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• वर्तामहे (vartāmahe) - we stand (we are, we exist, we remain)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, truly (surely, indeed, certainly)

• धन्यानाम् (dhanyānām) - of the fortunate (of the fortunate, of the blessed)

• धुरि (dhuri) - at the forefront (at the forefront, at the head, in the yoke)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by our righteous conduct (dharma) (by dharma, by right, by custom, righteously)

• भवत् (bhavat) - your (your (polite form), of your excellence)

• आगमनस्य (āgamanasya) - of your arrival (of the arrival, of the coming)

• इमे (ime) - these (ones, referring to 'we') (these)

• यत् (yat) - because (that, because, since)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - the very object (object, target, goal, aim)

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have become (the object) (arrived, come)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

वर्तामहे (vartāmahe) - we stand (we are, we exist, we remain)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

present tense

Class 1 verb (`vartate`) in present middle, 1st person plural.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, truly (surely, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

धन्यानाम् (dhanyānām) - of the fortunate (of the fortunate, of the blessed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanya

dhanya - fortunate, blessed, wealthy

Derived from 'dhana' (wealth) with suffix -ya.

धुरि (dhuri) - at the forefront (at the forefront, at the head, in the yoke)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dhur

dhur - yoke, burden, forepart, front, chief position

r-stem feminine noun.

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by our righteous conduct (dharma) (by dharma, by right, by custom, righteously)

(indeclinable)

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support) with suffix -man. The '-taḥ' suffix denotes 'by way of' or 'from'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: `dharma` (natural law).

भवत् (bhavat) - your (your (polite form), of your excellence)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite), becoming, existing

Respectful pronoun.

Note: Appears as the first component of the compound `bhavadāgamanasya`.

आगमनस्य (āgamanasya) - of your arrival (of the arrival, of the coming)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ana.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhavat+āgamana)

• bhavat – your honor, you
  pronoun (masculine)
• āgamana – coming, arrival
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

इमे (ime) - these (ones, referring to 'we') (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'we' (`vayam`).

यत् (yat) - because (that, because, since)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, also functions as a relative pronoun.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - the very object (object, target, goal, aim)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, object, mark

Gerundive

Derived from root lakṣ (to mark, perceive) with suffix -ya (meaning 'that which is to be marked/aimed at').

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative with `āgatāḥ` and `vayam`.

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have become (the object) (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayam`.

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