योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-23

अथ प्रवेशयामास जनकोऽन्तःपुरं शुकम् ।
राजा न दृश्यते तावदिति सप्त दिनानि च ॥ २३ ॥

atha praveśayāmāsa janako'ntaḥpuraṃ śukam ,
rājā na dṛśyate tāvaditi sapta dināni ca 23

23. atha praveśayāmāsa janakaḥ antaḥpuram śukam
rājā na dṛśyate tāvat iti sapta dināni ca

23. atha janakaḥ śukam antaḥpuram praveśayāmāsa
rājā na dṛśyate iti tāvat sapta dināni ca

23. Then, Janaka ushered Shuka into the inner palace (antaḥpuram). For seven days, the king was not seen, and Shuka remained there contemplating, "The king is not appearing for such a long time."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

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

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

• अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner palace, women's quarters, harem

• शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

• राजा (rājā) - King Janaka (king)

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• तावत् (tāvat) - for such a long time (until then) (so long, so much, for such a time, meanwhile)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting speech or thought

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• दिनानि (dināni) - days

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

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)

अन्तःपुरम् (antaḥpuram) - inner palace, women's quarters, harem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner palace, harem, women's apartments

Compound of 'antar' (inner) + 'pura' (city/fortress/palace).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+pura)

• antar – inner, between, within
  indeclinable
  Preposition/preverb.
• pura – city, fortress, palace, house
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 10)

Note: Accusative case indicating motion towards.

शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

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

राजा (rājā) - King Janaka (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

'n'-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Janaka.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

passive

Root 'dṛś' in passive voice, present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - for such a long time (until then) (so long, so much, for such a time, meanwhile)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' + suffix 'vat'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(adjective)

plural of sapta

sapta - seven

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'dināni'.

दिनानि (dināni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

Note: Accusative of duration.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.