योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-42

यथा हर्षो नभोगत्या मृतस्य पुनरागमात् ।
तथा त्वदागमाद्ब्रह्मन्स्वागतं ते महामुने ॥ ४२ ॥

yathā harṣo nabhogatyā mṛtasya punarāgamāt ,
tathā tvadāgamādbrahmansvāgataṃ te mahāmune 42

42. yathā harṣaḥ nabhogatyā mṛtasya punarāgamāt
tathā tvadāgamāt brahman svāgatam te mahāmune

42. O Brahman, O great sage, your arrival brings joy like that of the celestial beings when a dead person returns to life; therefore, welcome to you!

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight

• नभोगत्या (nabhogatyā) - by a celestial being (by a celestial being, by movement in the sky)

• मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead person, of the deceased

• पुनरागमात् (punarāgamāt) - from the return, from coming back

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

• त्वदागमात् (tvadāgamāt) - from your arrival

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (addressing the sage) (O Brahman, O holy one)

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-arrived

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, gladness, delight, thrill

Noun derived from verb

Derived from root √hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice)

Root: √hṛṣ (class 1)

नभोगत्या (nabhogatyā) - by a celestial being (by a celestial being, by movement in the sky)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nabhogati

nabhogati - movement in the sky, a celestial being, a cloud

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nabhas+gati)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• gati – going, movement, course, path, state, person (who moves)
  noun (feminine)
  Noun derived from verb
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of the dead person, of the deceased

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: √mṛ (class 6)

पुनरागमात् (punarāgamāt) - from the return, from coming back

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of punarāgama

punarāgama - return, coming back, reappearance

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (punar+āgama)

• punar – again, back, anew
  indeclinable
• āgama – arrival, coming, approach
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from verb
  Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise

(indeclinable)

त्वदागमात् (tvadāgamāt) - from your arrival

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvadāgama

tvadāgama - your arrival, coming of you

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tvad+āgama)

• tvad – you (stem for second person pronoun in compounds)
  pronoun
• āgama – arrival, coming, approach
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from verb
  Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (addressing the sage) (O Brahman, O holy one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality (neuter); a priest, a knower of Brahman (masculine)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome, well-arrived

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-arrived

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come, returned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Alternative form for genitive also possible

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmunin

mahāmunin - great sage, eminent ascetic

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

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