योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-51

त्वामिहाभ्यागतं दृष्ट्वा प्रतिपूज्य प्रणम्य च ।
आत्मन्येव नमाम्यन्तर्दृष्ट्वेन्दुं जलधिर्यथा ॥ ५१ ॥

tvāmihābhyāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā pratipūjya praṇamya ca ,
ātmanyeva namāmyantardṛṣṭvenduṃ jaladhiryathā 51

51. tvām iha abhyāgatam dṛṣṭvā pratipūjya praṇamya ca
ātmani eva namāmi antar dṛṣṭvā indum jaladhiḥ yathā

51. Having seen you arrived here, and having honored and bowed to you, I prostrate within my very self (ātman), just as the ocean does internally upon seeing the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• इह (iha) - here, in this place, now

• अभ्यागतम् (abhyāgatam) - arrived, approached, come

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, having saluted

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the innermost being

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• नमामि (namāmi) - I bow, I prostrate

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, internally, inside

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

• जलधिः (jaladhiḥ) - ocean, sea, cloud

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

इह (iha) - here, in this place, now

(indeclinable)

अभ्यागतम् (abhyāgatam) - arrived, approached, come

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - arrived, approached, come

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasargas abhi (towards) and ā (here, to).

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रतिपूज्य (pratipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root pūj (to honor) with upasarga prati (in return, towards).

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root nam (to bow) with upasarga pra (forward, forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the innermost being

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

नमामि (namāmi) - I bow, I prostrate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nam

Present Tense

Presents as 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: nam (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, internally, inside

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, juice

जलधिः (jaladhiḥ) - ocean, sea, cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea, cloud (bearer of water)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhi)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, receptacle, intellect
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā (to place, hold).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

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