योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-3

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु विश्वामित्र इति श्रुतः ।
महर्षिरभ्यगाद्द्रष्टुं तमयोध्यानराधिपम् ॥ ३ ॥

etasminneva kāle tu viśvāmitra iti śrutaḥ ,
maharṣirabhyagāddraṣṭuṃ tamayodhyānarādhipam 3

3. etasmin eva kāle tu viśvāmitraḥ iti śrutaḥ
maharṣiḥ abhyagāt draṣṭum tam ayodhyānarādhipam

3. At this very time, the renowned great sage Viśvāmitra arrived to see that king of Ayodhyā.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• काले (kāle) - at the time

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• इति (iti) - thus, so, named

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, heard

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached, came to

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अयोध्यानराधिपम् (ayodhyānarādhipam) - King Daśaratha of Ayodhyā (the king of Ayodhyā)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (proper name)

इति (iti) - thus, so, named

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached, came to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of abhi-gam

3rd person singular aorist

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Aorist, from `gam` with prefix `abhi`.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अयोध्यानराधिपम् (ayodhyānarādhipam) - King Daśaratha of Ayodhyā (the king of Ayodhyā)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ayodhyānarādhipa

ayodhyānarādhipa - king of Ayodhyā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ayodhyā+nara+adhipa)

• ayodhyā – Ayodhyā (proper name of a city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Daśaratha.

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