योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-44

ग्रहीतुं युज्यते व्योम न कदाचन केनचित् ।
श्रुत्वैतद्विस्मितो मृत्युर्जगाम निजमन्दिरम् ॥ ४४ ॥

grahītuṃ yujyate vyoma na kadācana kenacit ,
śrutvaitadvismito mṛtyurjagāma nijamandiram 44

44. grahītum yujyate vyoma na kadācana kenacit
śrutvā etat vismitaḥ mṛtyuḥ jagāma nija mandiram

44. kenacit kadācana vyoma grahītum na yujyate etat
śrutvā vismitaḥ mṛtyuḥ nija mandiram jagāma

44. Space (vyoma) can never be grasped by anyone. Hearing this, Death (mṛtyu), astonished, returned to his own abode.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize, to grasp, to take

• युज्यते (yujyate) - it is proper, it is possible, it is connected

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, ether, space

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death, the god of death

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• निज (nija) - one's own, personal

• मन्दिरम् (mandiram) - abode, house, temple

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize, to grasp, to take

(verb)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'grah'.

Root: grah (class 9)

युज्यते (yujyate) - it is proper, it is possible, it is connected

(verb)

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

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Means 'it is joined/applied' or 'it is proper/possible'.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, ether, space

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - someone, something, anyone, anything

Combination of interrogative 'kim' and particle 'cid'.

Note: Instrumental agent in the passive construction.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, amazed, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismita

vismita - astonished, amazed, surprised, struck with wonder

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root 'smi' (to wonder) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death, the god of death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense.

निज (nija) - one's own, personal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - one's own, personal, inherent

Note: Modifies 'mandiram'.

मन्दिरम् (mandiram) - abode, house, temple

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mandira

mandira - abode, dwelling, house, temple, palace

Note: Object of motion, modified by 'nija'.

Previous Verse Next Verse