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3,58

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-23

मज्जयायागते देव्यौ जयतां जीवनप्रदे ।
इह पूर्वमहं प्राप्ता भवत्योर्मार्गशोधिनी ॥ २३ ॥
majjayāyāgate devyau jayatāṃ jīvanaprade ,
iha pūrvamahaṃ prāptā bhavatyormārgaśodhinī 23
23. majjayā āgate devyau jayatām jīvanaprade iha
pūrvam aham prāptā bhavatyoḥ mārgaśodhinī
23. majjayā āgate jīvanaprade devyau jayatām!
aham iha pūrvam bhavatyoḥ mārgaśodhinī prāptā
23. "O two goddesses, givers of life, who have arrived for immersion, may you two be victorious! I arrived here before you, as the one who cleanses your path."

Words meanings summery:

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  • मज्जया (majjayā) - for immersion, by bathing
  • आगते (āgate) - you two who have come/arrived
  • देव्यौ (devyau) - O two goddesses!
  • जयताम् (jayatām) - may you two be victorious!
  • जीवनप्रदे (jīvanaprade) - O givers of life!
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, earlier
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived, obtained
  • भवत्योः (bhavatyoḥ) - of your two (honorific), of you two ladies
  • मार्गशोधिनी (mārgaśodhinī) - purifier of the path, path-cleanser

Words meanings and morphology

मज्जया (majjayā) - for immersion, by bathing
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of majjā
majjā - immersion, bathing, deep sleep
Root: majj (class 6)
आगते (āgate) - you two who have come/arrived
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, approached
Past Passive Participle
From prefix 'ā' and root '√gam' (to go)
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
देव्यौ (devyau) - O two goddesses!
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, dual of devī
devī - goddess, queen
जयताम् (jayatām) - may you two be victorious!
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, imperative (loṭ) of ji
Root '√ji' (to conquer), imperative mood.
Root: ji (class 1)
जीवनप्रदे (jīvanaprade) - O givers of life!
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, dual of jīvanaprada
jīvanaprada - life-giving, giver of life
Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvana+prada)
  • jīvana – life, living, existence
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • prada – giving, granting, bestowing
    adjective (masculine)
    From root '√dā' (to give) with prefix 'pra'
    Prefix: pra
    Root: dā (class 3)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, earlier
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here as an adverb.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
प्राप्ता (prāptā) - arrived, obtained
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached
Past Passive Participle
From prefix 'pra' and root '√āp' (to obtain, reach)
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
भवत्योः (bhavatyoḥ) - of your two (honorific), of you two ladies
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of bhavatī
bhavatī - lady, you (honorific for feminine)
मार्गशोधिनी (mārgaśodhinī) - purifier of the path, path-cleanser
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mārgaśodhinī
mārgaśodhinī - purifier of the path
Compound type : tatpurusha (mārga+śodhinī)
  • mārga – path, way, road
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mṛj (class 2)
  • śodhinī – cleansing, purifying; a female cleanser
    adjective (feminine)
    Derived from root '√śudh' (to purify)
    Root: śudh (class 4)