योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-42

सर्वो गृहजनः सोऽथ तयोर्देव्योर्विलोकनात् ।
लक्ष्मीवान्दुःखनिर्मुक्तो बभूवामृतपो यथा ॥ ४२ ॥

sarvo gṛhajanaḥ so'tha tayordevyorvilokanāt ,
lakṣmīvānduḥkhanirmukto babhūvāmṛtapo yathā 42

42. sarvaḥ gṛhajanaḥ saḥ atha tayoḥ devyoḥ vilokanāt
lakṣmīvān duḥkhanirmuktaḥ babhūva amṛtapaḥ yathā

42. atha saḥ sarvaḥ gṛhajanaḥ,
tayoḥ devyoḥ vilokanāt,
lakṣmīvān duḥkhanirmuktaḥ ca,
amṛtapaḥ yathā babhūva.

42. Then, all the household people, upon seeing those two revered ladies, became prosperous and freed from sorrow, just like those who drink nectar.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (the members of) (all, every)

• गृहजनः (gṛhajanaḥ) - all the people in the household (household people, family members)

• सः (saḥ) - "that" (alluded to by 'gṛhajanaḥ' in a collective sense, or emphasizing the collective noun) (he, that)

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (then, now, moreover)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two revered ladies (mothers) (of them two, of those two)

• देव्योः (devyoḥ) - of the two revered ladies (mothers) (of the two goddesses/queens)

• विलोकनात् (vilokanāt) - by the sight/gaze of (the goddesses) (from seeing, by means of seeing, upon seeing)

• लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - prosperous, fortunate (endowed with prosperity/wealth/beauty)

• दुःखनिर्मुक्तः (duḥkhanirmuktaḥ) - liberated from suffering (freed from sorrow/distress)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, came to be (became, happened)

• अमृतपः (amṛtapaḥ) - like an immortal (drinker of nectar) (a drinker of nectar)

• यथा (yathā) - indicating a comparison (as, just as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (the members of) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'gṛhajanaḥ'.

गृहजनः (gṛhajanaḥ) - all the people in the household (household people, family members)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhajana

gṛhajana - household people, family

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+jana)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Collective subject of the sentence.

सः (saḥ) - "that" (alluded to by 'gṛhajanaḥ' in a collective sense, or emphasizing the collective noun) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gṛhajanaḥ' (collective singular).

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two revered ladies (mothers) (of them two, of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two mothers (Kausalya and Sunayana in Raghuvamsha context).

देव्योः (devyoḥ) - of the two revered ladies (mothers) (of the two goddesses/queens)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of devī

devī - goddess, queen, revered lady

Note: Qualifies 'tayoḥ'.

विलोकनात् (vilokanāt) - by the sight/gaze of (the goddesses) (from seeing, by means of seeing, upon seeing)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vilokana

vilokana - seeing, looking, sight

verbal noun

Derived from root lok (to see) with prefix vi and suffix -ana

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Cause for the transformation.

लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - prosperous, fortunate (endowed with prosperity/wealth/beauty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmīvat

lakṣmīvat - possessing prosperity, fortunate, glorious

Derived from lakṣmī with suffix -vat

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gṛhajanaḥ'.

दुःखनिर्मुक्तः (duḥkhanirmuktaḥ) - liberated from suffering (freed from sorrow/distress)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhanirmukta

duḥkhanirmukta - freed from sorrow/distress

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+nirmukta)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, distress
  noun (neuter)
• nirmukta – freed, released, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc (to release) with prefix nir and suffix -ta (kṛt affix kta)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gṛhajanaḥ'.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, came to be (became, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

अमृतपः (amṛtapaḥ) - like an immortal (drinker of nectar) (a drinker of nectar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amṛtapa

amṛtapa - drinker of nectar, immortal, god

Derived from amṛta (nectar) and pā (to drink)

Compound type : tatpurusha (amṛta+pa)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  Literally 'undying'
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile, "like an amṛtapaḥ".

यथा (yathā) - indicating a comparison (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

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