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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-9

महान्तो विभवास्वादैर्नानाश्चर्यसमाश्रयाः ।
पौरुषेणैव दोषेण नरकातिथितां गताः ॥ ९ ॥
mahānto vibhavāsvādairnānāścaryasamāśrayāḥ ,
pauruṣeṇaiva doṣeṇa narakātithitāṃ gatāḥ 9
9. mahāntaḥ vibhava-āsvādaiḥ nānā-āścarya-samāśrayāḥ
pauruṣeṇa eva doṣeṇa naraka-ātithitām gatāḥ
9. mahāntaḥ nānā-āścarya-samāśrayāḥ vibhava-āsvādaiḥ
pauruṣeṇa eva doṣeṇa naraka-ātithitām gatāḥ
9. Mighty individuals, who were accustomed to enjoying great prosperity and were associated with various marvelous things, have become guests in hell solely due to their own human failings (pauruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - prominent individuals (great ones, mighty ones, noble ones)
  • विभव-आस्वादैः (vibhava-āsvādaiḥ) - by the enjoyments of prosperity, by indulging in riches
  • नाना-आश्चर्य-समाश्रयाः (nānā-āścarya-samāśrayāḥ) - associated with various marvelous things (having various wonders as their support, dependent on various marvelous things)
  • पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by their own human failings/actions (by human effort, by manliness, by one's own doing)
  • एव (eva) - solely, indeed (only, indeed, just, certainly)
  • दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - by their fault or defect (by fault, by defect, by error)
  • नरक-आतिथिताम् (naraka-ātithitām) - destination of hell, consigned to hell (the state of being a guest in hell)
  • गताः (gatāḥ) - have reached, have attained (gone, reached, attained, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - prominent individuals (great ones, mighty ones, noble ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, important, noble
From root mah (to grow, be great). Primary suffix -at forming a present participle, but often used as an adjective or noun.
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Used substantively as a noun.
विभव-आस्वादैः (vibhava-āsvādaiḥ) - by the enjoyments of prosperity, by indulging in riches
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vibhavāsvāda
vibhavāsvāda - enjoyment of prosperity, indulgence in wealth
Compound noun.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vibhava+āsvāda)
  • vibhava – prosperity, wealth, power, grandeur
    noun (masculine)
    From vi-bhū (to become manifest, exist) + a suffix.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • āsvāda – taste, enjoyment, relish, delight
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-svad (to taste, enjoy) + a suffix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: svad (class 1)
नाना-आश्चर्य-समाश्रयाः (nānā-āścarya-samāśrayāḥ) - associated with various marvelous things (having various wonders as their support, dependent on various marvelous things)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāścaryasamāśraya
nānāścaryasamāśraya - one who has various wonders as their support/refuge
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nānā+āścarya+samāśraya)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • āścarya – wonder, marvel, surprise
    noun (neuter)
    From ā-car + ya suffix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
  • samāśraya – refuge, support, resort, dependence
    noun (masculine)
    From sam-ā-śri (to rely on, depend on) + a suffix.
    Prefixes: sam+ā
    Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'mahāntaḥ'.
पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by their own human failings/actions (by human effort, by manliness, by one's own doing)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa
pauruṣa - human, masculine, virile, relating to a man; human effort, manliness, valor, action (often implying self-exertion or responsibility for one's actions in philosophical contexts)
Derived from puruṣa (person, human being) with the suffix aṇ.
एव (eva) - solely, indeed (only, indeed, just, certainly)
(indeclinable)
दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - by their fault or defect (by fault, by defect, by error)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of doṣa
doṣa - fault, defect, sin, error, vice
From root duṣ (to be bad, faulty) + a suffix.
Root: duṣ (class 4)
नरक-आतिथिताम् (naraka-ātithitām) - destination of hell, consigned to hell (the state of being a guest in hell)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of narakātithitā
narakātithitā - guest-ship in hell, the state of being a guest in hell
Compound noun, with tā suffix forming abstract noun.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (naraka+ātithitā)
  • naraka – hell, Hades, underworld
    noun (masculine)
  • ātithitā – guest-ship, hospitality, state of being a guest
    noun (feminine)
    From atithi (guest) + tā (abstract suffix).
Note: Object of 'gatāḥ'.
गताः (gatāḥ) - have reached, have attained (gone, reached, attained, obtained)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, arrived, obtained, fallen into, become
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mahāntaḥ'.