योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-22

ततः प्रवेशयामास जनकः शुकमङ्गणम् ।
तत्राहानि स सप्तैव तथैवावसदुन्मनाः ॥ २२ ॥

tataḥ praveśayāmāsa janakaḥ śukamaṅgaṇam ,
tatrāhāni sa saptaiva tathaivāvasadunmanāḥ 22

22. tataḥ praveśayāmāsa janakaḥ śukam aṅgaṇam tatra
ahāni sa sapta eva tatha eva avasat unmanāḥ

22. tataḥ janakaḥ śukam aṅgaṇam praveśayāmāsa tatra
sa sapta eva ahāni tatha eva unmanāḥ avasat

22. Then, Janaka led Shuka into the courtyard (aṅgaṇam). There, Shuka remained for exactly seven days, just as distraught.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, admitted, introduced

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

• शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

• अङ्गणम् (aṅgaṇam) - courtyard

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अहानि (ahāni) - days

• स (sa) - Shuka (he)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• तथ (tatha) - in the same (distraught) manner (in that manner, so)

• अवसत् (avasat) - he stayed, he dwelt

• उन्मनाः (unmanāḥ) - distraught, agitated in mind, absent-minded

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun 'tad' + suffix 'tas'.

प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, admitted, introduced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (periphrastic) (liṭ) of praveśaya

causative

From prefix 'pra' + root 'viś' in causative stem 'veśaya'. The 'āmāsa' ending is a periphrastic perfect.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Formed by combining the causative stem with a perfect auxiliary (āmāsa).

जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (King of Videha); father, progenitor

Root: jan (class 4)

शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (a proper name, son of Vyasa); a parrot

अङ्गणम् (aṅgaṇam) - courtyard

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅgaṇa

aṅgaṇa - courtyard, open space

Root: aṅg (class 1)

Note: Accusative case indicating motion towards.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun 'tad' + suffix 'tra'.

अहानि (ahāni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

'n'-stem noun.

Note: Accusative of duration.

स (sa) - Shuka (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Shuka.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(adjective)

plural of sapta

sapta - seven

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'ahāni'.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

तथ (tatha) - in the same (distraught) manner (in that manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

अवसत् (avasat) - he stayed, he dwelt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Root verb.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The 'a' prefix is the augment for past tenses.

उन्मनाः (unmanāḥ) - distraught, agitated in mind, absent-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmanas

unmanas - distraught, agitated in mind, absent-minded, perplexed

From prefix 'ud' + 'manas'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ud+manas)

• ud – up, forth, out
  indeclinable
  Preverb.
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (Shuka).

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