योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-43

ब्रह्मलोकनिवासो हि कस्य न प्रीतिमावहेत् ।
मुने तवागमस्तद्वत्सत्यमेव ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ४३ ॥

brahmalokanivāso hi kasya na prītimāvahet ,
mune tavāgamastadvatsatyameva bravīmi te 43

43. brahma-loka-nivāsaḥ hi kasya na prītim āvahet
mune tava āgamaḥ tadvat satyam eva bravīmi te

43. Indeed, for whom would residence in the world of Brahmā (brahman) not bring joy? O sage, your arrival is just like that; I speak the truth to you.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्म-लोक-निवासः (brahma-loka-nivāsaḥ) - residence in the world of Brahmā

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कस्य (kasya) - for whom (whose, for whom)

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - joy, pleasure

• आवहेत् (āvahet) - would bring, should bring

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• तव (tava) - your

• आगमः (āgamaḥ) - arrival, coming

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, in that manner

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म-लोक-निवासः (brahma-loka-nivāsaḥ) - residence in the world of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-loka-nivāsa

brahma-loka-nivāsa - residence in the world of Brahmā; dwelling in the realm of the Absolute (brahman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+loka+nivāsa)

• brahma – Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute Reality (brahman)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere, people
  noun (masculine)
• nivāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vas (to dwell) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - for whom (whose, for whom)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Can be genitive or dative; dative sense (to whom, for whom) fits the verb 'bring joy'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - joy, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, pleasure, love, satisfaction, affection

From root √prī (to please, to gladden).

Root: prī (class 9)

आवहेत् (āvahet) - would bring, should bring

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vah

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

From root √vah (to carry, to bring) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: vah (class 1)

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Also dative singular. Here, it functions possessively with 'āgamaḥ'.

आगमः (āgamaḥ) - arrival, coming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - coming, arrival, approach, tradition, scripture

From root √gam (to go) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat from 'tad'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real, sincere

Note: Object of the verb 'bravīmi'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 1st Person, Singular

From root √brū/brav.

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Dative/Genitive singular of 'you'.

Note: Dative case (to you) fits with the verb 'bravīmi' (I tell).

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