योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-2

ततो ददृशतुः सद्म स्वमेवं सिद्धयोषितौ ।
अदृश्ये एव लोकस्य मण्डपं ब्राह्मणास्पदम् ॥ २ ॥

tato dadṛśatuḥ sadma svamevaṃ siddhayoṣitau ,
adṛśye eva lokasya maṇḍapaṃ brāhmaṇāspadam 2

2. tataḥ dadṛśatuḥ sadma svam evam siddhayoṣitau
adṛśye eva lokasya maṇḍapam brāhmaṇāspadam

2. tataḥ adṛśye eva lokasya evam siddhayoṣitau
svam sadma maṇḍapam brāhmaṇāspadam dadṛśatuḥ

2. Then, those two accomplished women (siddhayoṣitau), themselves invisible to the people (loka), thus saw their own dwelling (sadma), which was a pavilion, the Brahmin's abode.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then, afterwards

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - the two Siddha women saw (they two saw)

• सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

• स्वम् (svam) - their (the Siddha women's) own (one's own, his own, her own)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सिद्धयोषितौ (siddhayoṣitau) - two Siddha women, two accomplished women

• अदृश्ये (adṛśye) - unseen, invisible, imperceptible

• एव (eva) - (emphasizing their invisibility to the people) (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

• मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - pavilion, open hall, canopy

• ब्राह्मणास्पदम् (brāhmaṇāspadam) - the abode of the Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial formation from 'tad' (that)

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - the two Siddha women saw (they two saw)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

perfect tense (lit)

reduplicated perfect 3rd person dual active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - house, dwelling, abode, seat

From 'sad' (to sit) + 'manin' (suffix)

Root: sad (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - their (the Siddha women's) own (one's own, his own, her own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kinsman

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सिद्धयोषितौ (siddhayoṣitau) - two Siddha women, two accomplished women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of siddhayoṣit

siddhayoṣit - accomplished woman, female Siddha

siddha (accomplished) + yoṣit (woman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (siddha+yoṣit)

• siddha – accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  sidh (to accomplish) + kta (suffix)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• yoṣit – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yuṣ (class 4)

अदृश्ये (adṛśye) - unseen, invisible, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, imperceptible, not to be seen

gerundive (potential passive participle)

a (not) + dṛś (to see) + ya (suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - (emphasizing their invisibility to the people) (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, space, region

Root: lok (class 10)

मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - pavilion, open hall, canopy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍapa

maṇḍapa - pavilion, open hall, temporary shed

Note: Appositive to 'sadma'.

ब्राह्मणास्पदम् (brāhmaṇāspadam) - the abode of the Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇāspada

brāhmaṇāspada - abode of a Brahmin, seat of a Brahmin, Brahmin's place

brāhmaṇa (Brahmin) + āspada (abode, place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+āspada)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, priest, related to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• āspada – place, seat, abode, subject, object
  noun (neuter)
  ā (towards) + pad (to go) + a (suffix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

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