योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-23

ज्येष्ठशर्मादय ऊचुः ।
देव्यावभवतां स्निग्धाविह ब्राह्मणदम्पती ।
सर्वातिथी कुलकरौ स्तम्भाभूतौ द्विजस्थितेः ॥ २३ ॥

jyeṣṭhaśarmādaya ūcuḥ ,
devyāvabhavatāṃ snigdhāviha brāhmaṇadampatī ,
sarvātithī kulakarau stambhābhūtau dvijasthiteḥ 23

23. jyeṣṭhaśarmādayaḥ ūcuḥ devyau abhavatām snigdhau iha
brāhmaṇadampatī sarvātithī kulakarau stambhabhūtau dvijasthiteḥ

23. devyau iha snigdhau sarvātithī kulakarau
dvijasthiteḥ stambhabhūtau brāhmaṇadampatī abhavatām

23. Jyeṣṭhaśarman and others said: 'O goddesses, there once lived here an affectionate Brahmin couple, hospitable to all, who were maintainers of their family and became pillars for the preservation of the Brahmin social order (dvijasthiti).'

Words meanings summery:

• ज्येष्ठशर्मादयः (jyeṣṭhaśarmādayaḥ) - Jyeṣṭhaśarman and others

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• देव्यौ (devyau) - Addressed to the two deities. (O goddesses, two goddesses)

• अभवताम् (abhavatām) - there existed (referring to the couple) (they two were, they two became)

• स्निग्धौ (snigdhau) - affectionate (describing the couple) (affectionate, kind, tender)

• इह (iha) - here (indicating location) (here, in this world, now)

• ब्राह्मणदम्पती (brāhmaṇadampatī) - a Brahmin couple (a Brahmin couple, husband and wife of a Brahmin)

• सर्वातिथी (sarvātithī) - hospitable to all (hospitable to all, entertainers of all guests)

• कुलकरौ (kulakarau) - maintainers of their family (upholders of the family, protectors of the lineage)

• स्तम्भभूतौ (stambhabhūtau) - became pillars (referring to the couple) (became pillars, serving as a support/pillar)

• द्विजस्थितेः (dvijasthiteḥ) - of the Brahmin social order (dvijasthiti) (of the Brahmin order, of the condition of the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्येष्ठशर्मादयः (jyeṣṭhaśarmādayaḥ) - Jyeṣṭhaśarman and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jyeṣṭhaśarmādi

jyeṣṭhaśarmādi - Jyeṣṭhaśarman and others, beginning with Jyeṣṭhaśarman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jyeṣṭhaśarman+ādi)

• jyeṣṭhaśarman – name of a Brahmin
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, others
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense form of the root 'vac'.

देव्यौ (devyau) - Addressed to the two deities. (O goddesses, two goddesses)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess

Note: Vocative dual, direct address.

अभवताम् (abhavatām) - there existed (referring to the couple) (they two were, they two became)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Imperfect dual form, subject 'brāhmaṇadampatī'.

स्निग्धौ (snigdhau) - affectionate (describing the couple) (affectionate, kind, tender)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, kind, tender, oily, smooth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snih 'to be greasy, to be affectionate'.

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇadampatī'.

इह (iha) - here (indicating location) (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

ब्राह्मणदम्पती (brāhmaṇadampatī) - a Brahmin couple (a Brahmin couple, husband and wife of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of brāhmaṇadampati

brāhmaṇadampati - Brahmin couple

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/dvandva (brāhmaṇa+dampati)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• dampati – husband and wife, couple
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abhavatām'.

सर्वातिथी (sarvātithī) - hospitable to all (hospitable to all, entertainers of all guests)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sarvātithi

sarvātithi - hospitable to all, universally welcoming guest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (sarva+atithi)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• atithi – guest, visitor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇadampatī'.

कुलकरौ (kulakarau) - maintainers of their family (upholders of the family, protectors of the lineage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kulakara

kulakara - upholder of the family, one who perpetuates the lineage

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kula+kara)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer, causing, hand
  noun/suffix (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ 'to do'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇadampatī'.

स्तम्भभूतौ (stambhabhūtau) - became pillars (referring to the couple) (became pillars, serving as a support/pillar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of stambhabhūta

stambhabhūta - become a pillar, serving as a support

Past Passive Participle (bhūta)

Compound of stambha and the past passive participle of bhū 'to become'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stambha+bhūta)

• stambha – pillar, post, support
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stambh (class 5)
• bhūta – been, become, existing, a being
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū 'to be, become'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇadampatī'.

द्विजस्थितेः (dvijasthiteḥ) - of the Brahmin social order (dvijasthiti) (of the Brahmin order, of the condition of the twice-born)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dvijasthiti

dvijasthiti - state of being a twice-born, Brahmin existence/order

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dvija+sthiti)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sthiti – state, condition, existence, established order
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sthā 'to stand'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Possessive case, referring to 'stambhabhūtau'.