योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-18

जग्मुर्नभश्चरा व्योम भूचरा भूमिमण्डलम् ।
चक्रुर्दिनसमाचारं सर्वे ते स्वेषु सद्मसु ॥ १८ ॥

jagmurnabhaścarā vyoma bhūcarā bhūmimaṇḍalam ,
cakrurdinasamācāraṃ sarve te sveṣu sadmasu 18

18. jagmuḥ nabhaścarāḥ vyoma bhūcarāḥ bhūmimaṇḍalam
| cakruḥ dinasamācāram sarve te sveṣu sadmasu ||

18. nabhaścarāḥ vyoma jagmuḥ,
bhūcarāḥ bhūmimaṇḍalam (jagmuḥ).
sarve te sveṣu sadmasu dinasamācāram cakruḥ.

18. The sky-dwellers ascended to the sky, and the earth-dwellers returned to the earthly realm. All of them then carried out their daily routines in their respective homes.

18. שוכני השמים פנו אל הרקיע ושוכני הארץ אל פני האדמה, וכולם פנו לעסוק במנהגי יומם איש איש במשכנו.

Words meanings summery:

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed (they went)

• नभश्चराः (nabhaścarāḥ) - the celestial beings (sky-dwellers, celestial beings)

• व्योम (vyoma) - to the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• भूचराः (bhūcarāḥ) - the earth-dwellers (earth-dwellers, terrestrial beings)

• भूमिमण्डलम् (bhūmimaṇḍalam) - to the earthly realm (earth's sphere, earthly region)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)

• दिनसमाचारम् (dinasamācāram) - their daily routines (daily activities, day's conduct)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, everyone)

• ते (te) - they

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their respective (in their own)

• सद्मसु (sadmasu) - in their homes (in homes, in dwellings)

Words meanings and morphology

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they departed (they went)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect Active

Root verb, 3rd person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms the perfect tense by reduplication and specific endings.

नभश्चराः (nabhaścarāḥ) - the celestial beings (sky-dwellers, celestial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nabhaścara

nabhaścara - moving in the sky, sky-dweller

Compound: nabhas (sky) + cara (moving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nabhas+cara)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to gods, aerial beings.

व्योम (vyoma) - to the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Object of jagmuḥ.

भूचराः (bhūcarāḥ) - the earth-dwellers (earth-dwellers, terrestrial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūcara

bhūcara - moving on the earth, earth-dweller

Compound: bhū (earth) + cara (moving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+cara)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to humans, animals, etc.

भूमिमण्डलम् (bhūmimaṇḍalam) - to the earthly realm (earth's sphere, earthly region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmimaṇḍala

bhūmimaṇḍala - earth's sphere, globe, region of the earth

Compound: bhūmi (earth) + maṇḍala (circle, sphere, region)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+maṇḍala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, disk, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of jagmuḥ (implied).

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

Root verb, 3rd person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms the perfect tense by reduplication and specific endings.

दिनसमाचारम् (dinasamācāram) - their daily routines (daily activities, day's conduct)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dinasamācāra

dinasamācāra - daily conduct, day's activities, daily news

Compound: dina (day) + samācāra (conduct, action, news)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dina+samācāra)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• samācāra – conduct, practice, behavior, action, news
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-ā-√car (to approach, conduct oneself)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of cakruḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to nabhaścarāḥ and bhūcarāḥ.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to nabhaścarāḥ and bhūcarāḥ.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their respective (in their own)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Modifies sadmasu.

सद्मसु (sadmasu) - in their homes (in homes, in dwellings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sadman

sadman - dwelling, house, abode, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Location of the action.

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