योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-34

वसिष्ठेन समागम्य प्रहस्य मुनिपुंगवः ।
यथार्हं चार्चयित्वैनं पप्रच्छानामयं ततः ॥ ३४ ॥

vasiṣṭhena samāgamya prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ ,
yathārhaṃ cārcayitvainaṃ papracchānāmayaṃ tataḥ 34

34. vasiṣṭhena samāgamya prahasya munipuṅgavaḥ
yathārham ca arcayitvā enam papraccha anāmayam tataḥ

34. Having met Vasiṣṭha, and having smiled, that foremost of sages (munipuṅgavaḥ) then appropriately honored him and inquired about his well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - with Vasiṣṭha

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having approached

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having smiled, having laughed

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - Viswamitra (given the context of Ramayana with Vasiṣṭha) (foremost of sages, best among ascetics)

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as deserved, appropriately, properly

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

• एनम् (enam) - Vasiṣṭha (him, this)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

• अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, freedom from illness, health

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - with Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)

Note: Accompaniment, "with Vasiṣṭha".

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

Derived from root 'gam' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā' and suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having smiled, having laughed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

Derived from root 'has' with prefix 'pra' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - Viswamitra (given the context of Ramayana with Vasiṣṭha) (foremost of sages, best among ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost of sages, best among ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, eminent, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as deserved, appropriately, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound 'yathā' (as) + 'arha' (deserving)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+arha)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects actions.

अर्चयित्वा (arcayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from causative of root 'arc' (to shine, to honor) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: arc (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - Vasiṣṭha (him, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him, her, it

Note: Object of 'having honored'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pṛcch

Perfect (liṭ)

Derived from root 'pṛcch' (to ask). Reduplicated perfect 3rd singular active.

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, freedom from illness, health

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāmaya

anāmaya - well-being, health, freedom from illness

Compound 'a' (negation) + 'āmaya' (illness)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, sickness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'asked'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

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