योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-31

आगच्छ निकटं नद्या गच्छामस्तत्र भूमिप ।
स्वाचान्ताभ्यां संयताभ्यां भवद्भ्यां सुमता ददे ॥ ३१ ॥

āgaccha nikaṭaṃ nadyā gacchāmastatra bhūmipa ,
svācāntābhyāṃ saṃyatābhyāṃ bhavadbhyāṃ sumatā dade 31

31. āgaccha nikaṭam nadyāḥ gacchāmaḥ tatra bhūmipa
svācāntābhyām saṃyatābhyām bhavadbhyām sumatā dade

31. bhūmipa nadyāḥ nikaṭam āgaccha tatra gacchāmaḥ
svācāntābhyām saṃyatābhyām bhavadbhyām sumatā dade

31. O King, come near the river; let us go there. I shall give (the mantra) with good intention to you both, who are purified by ritual sipping (ācamana) and are self-controlled.

Words meanings summery:

• आगच्छ (āgaccha) - come

• निकटम् (nikaṭam) - near, proximity

• नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - of the river

• गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O king, O protector of the earth

• स्वाचान्ताभ्याम् (svācāntābhyām) - by the two of you (the king and the minister/other person present), who have purified yourselves by ritual sipping (by the two who have performed ācamana (ritual sipping), purified)

• संयताभ्याम् (saṁyatābhyām) - by the two of you, who are disciplined and self-controlled (by the two who are restrained/controlled)

• भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - to both of you (the king and his minister) (by both of you (honorific))

• सुमता (sumatā) - with good intention, with good mind/wisdom

• ददे (dade) - I give, I offer

Words meanings and morphology

आगच्छ (āgaccha) - come

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āgam

Imperative Active

From ā (towards) + root gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

निकटम् (nikaṭam) - near, proximity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nikaṭa

nikaṭa - near, proximate, vicinity

Note: Often takes a genitive noun to express 'near [something]'.

नद्याः (nadyāḥ) - of the river

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

i-stem feminine noun

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Indicates possession or relation to nikaṭam.

गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (loṭ) of gam

Present Active Indicative / Imperative

Root gam, Class 1. gacchāmaḥ is 1st person plural. Context suggests 'let us go'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used hortatively.

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place

भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O king, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound: bhūmi (earth) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  i-stem feminine noun
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• pa – protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Addressing the king.

स्वाचान्ताभ्याम् (svācāntābhyām) - by the two of you (the king and the minister/other person present), who have purified yourselves by ritual sipping (by the two who have performed ācamana (ritual sipping), purified)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of svācānta

svācānta - purified by ācamana, having performed ritual sipping

Past Passive Participle

su (well) + ācānta (sipped). ācānta is PPP of ā-cam.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+ācānta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ācānta – sipped, rinsed, purified by sipping
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā (towards) + root cam (to sip, drink)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: cam (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with bhavadbhyām.

संयताभ्याम् (saṁyatābhyām) - by the two of you, who are disciplined and self-controlled (by the two who are restrained/controlled)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of saṃyata

saṁyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, self-controlled

Past Passive Participle

From sam (together, completely) + root yam (to hold, restrain)

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with bhavadbhyām.

भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - to both of you (the king and his minister) (by both of you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific), being, existing

Present Active Participle

tat-stem, nominative singular is bhavān. Used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Instrumental dual, acting as dative (recipient).

सुमता (sumatā) - with good intention, with good mind/wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sumati

sumati - good mind, good intention, wisdom, good counsel

su (good) + mati (mind, thought, intellect)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mati)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mati – mind, thought, intellect, intention, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Describes the manner of giving, 'with good intention'.

ददे (dade) - I give, I offer

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dā

Present Middle Indicative

Root dā, Class 3. dade is 1st person singular present middle.

Root: dā (class 3)

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