योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-8

भद्रासनगतां देवीमुपविश्य पुरोगता ।
परमार्थमहाशक्तिं लीलाऽपृच्छद्भुवि स्थिता ॥ ८ ॥

bhadrāsanagatāṃ devīmupaviśya purogatā ,
paramārthamahāśaktiṃ līlā'pṛcchadbhuvi sthitā 8

8. bhadrāsanagatām devīm upaviśya puragatā
paramārthamahāśaktim līlā apṛcchat bhuvi sthitā

8. bhuvi sthitā līlā bhadrāsanagatām devīm
puragatā upaviśya paramārthamahāśaktim apṛcchat

8. Līlā, standing on the ground, went before the Goddess (who was) seated on an auspicious throne, and having sat down (before her), asked the great power of ultimate reality (paramārthamahāśakti).

Words meanings summery:

• भद्रासनगताम् (bhadrāsanagatām) - seated on an auspicious throne

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

• उपविश्य (upaviśya) - having sat down, having approached and sat

• पुरगता (puragatā) - having gone before (the goddess) (gone before, in front of, preceded)

• परमार्थमहाशक्तिम् (paramārthamahāśaktim) - the great power of ultimate reality

• लीला (līlā) - The proper name of the queen, Līlā. (Lila (a proper name), play, sport, divine play)

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - she asked, she inquired

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, located

Words meanings and morphology

भद्रासनगताम् (bhadrāsanagatām) - seated on an auspicious throne

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhadrāsanagatā

bhadrāsanagatā - seated on an auspicious seat/throne

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhadra+āsana+gatā)

• bhadra – auspicious, good, blessed
  adjective (neuter)
• āsana – seat, posture, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'ās' (to sit).
  Root: ās (class 2)
• gatā – gone, arrived at, situated in, seated (feminine)
  participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

उपविश्य (upaviśya) - having sat down, having approached and sat

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed from the root 'viś' (to enter) with the prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

पुरगता (puragatā) - having gone before (the goddess) (gone before, in front of, preceded)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puragatā

puragatā - gone before, preceded, gone in front of

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puras+gatā)

• puras – before, in front, formerly
  indeclinable
• gatā – gone, arrived, situated (feminine)
  participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

परमार्थमहाशक्तिम् (paramārthamahāśaktim) - the great power of ultimate reality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramārthamahāśakti

paramārthamahāśakti - the great power of ultimate truth/reality

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parama+artha+mahā+śakti)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, reality, object
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, mighty, grand
  adjective (feminine)
• śakti – power, energy, capability, force (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'śak' (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

लीला (līlā) - The proper name of the queen, Līlā. (Lila (a proper name), play, sport, divine play)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, amusement, divine play; proper name of a queen

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - she asked, she inquired

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root class 6 (praccha). Augmented with 'a-'.

Root: prach (class 6)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, located

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthitā

sthita - standing, situated, placed, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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