योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-36

राजोवाच ।
गुरुस्त्वं नौ महादेहे वयस्या च सुनिर्वृता ।
निमन्त्रयावहे यत्नाद्ग्रासाय तव सुन्दरि ॥ ३६ ॥

rājovāca ,
gurustvaṃ nau mahādehe vayasyā ca sunirvṛtā ,
nimantrayāvahe yatnādgrāsāya tava sundari 36

36. rājā uvāca guruḥ tvam nau mahādehe vayasyā ca
su-nirvṛtā nimantrayāvahe yatnāt grāsāya tava sundari

36. rājā uvāca: mahādehe,
tvam nau guruḥ ca su-nirvṛtā vayasyā (asi).
sundari,
yatnāt tava grāsāya nimantrayāvahe.

36. The king said: "O great-bodied one, you are our teacher (guru) and a delightful friend. Therefore, O beautiful one, we earnestly invite you for a meal."

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - Our teacher (guru). (teacher, preceptor, respected elder)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to the demoness. (you)

• नौ (nau) - Refers to the king and his companion (or the king and the guru's son if he is speaking for both). (of us two, our)

• महादेहे (mahādehe) - Referring to the large form of the demoness. (O great-bodied one, O one with a great body)

• वयस्या (vayasyā) - female friend, companion

• च (ca) - and

• सु-निर्वृता (su-nirvṛtā) - well-contented, delighted, very happy

• निमन्त्रयावहे (nimantrayāvahe) - we two invite, we implore

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, earnestly, diligently

• ग्रासाय (grāsāya) - for a meal, for food, for a mouthful

• तव (tava) - your (singular)

• सुन्दरि (sundari) - Referring to the demoness. (O beautiful one, O lovely lady)

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

Root verb, third person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - Our teacher (guru). (teacher, preceptor, respected elder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, venerable, heavy

u-stem noun.

Root: gṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for tvam.

त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to the demoness. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb asi (you are).

नौ (nau) - Refers to the king and his companion (or the king and the guru's son if he is speaking for both). (of us two, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, enclitic form.

Note: Enclitic form for genitive/dative dual.

महादेहे (mahādehe) - Referring to the large form of the demoness. (O great-bodied one, O one with a great body)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahādeha

mahādeha - having a great body, large-bodied

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one who has a mahā (great) deha (body)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+deha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• deha – body, form, physical frame
  noun (masculine)
  From dih (to smear, form)
  Root: dih (class 1)

वयस्या (vayasyā) - female friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vayasyā

vayasya - friend, contemporary, companion

From vayas (age) + ya (suffix). Feminine form with 'ā' ending.

Note: Predicate nominative for tvam.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सु-निर्वृता (su-nirvṛtā) - well-contented, delighted, very happy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of su-nirvṛta

su-nirvṛta - well-contented, delighted, very happy, well-settled

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Tatpuruṣa compound: su (well) + nirvṛta (contented).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nirvṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• nirvṛta – content, happy, tranquil, accomplished
  adjective (participle) (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From nir-vṛt (to cease, to be happy) + kta suffix
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

निमन्त्रयावहे (nimantrayāvahe) - we two invite, we implore

(verb)

1st person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of mantr

Present middle, causative (with ni)

From ni-mantr (to invite), present tense, first person, dual number, middle voice.

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: The middle voice emphasizes the action done for oneself or with a reciprocal sense, though here it functions as a regular transitive verb.

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, earnestly, diligently

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence, care

From yat (to strive, endeavor) + na suffix.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

ग्रासाय (grāsāya) - for a meal, for food, for a mouthful

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of grāsa

grāsa - mouthful, a morsel, food, meal, eclipse

From gras (to swallow, eat) + a suffix.

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

तव (tava) - your (singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

सुन्दरि (sundari) - Referring to the demoness. (O beautiful one, O lovely lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī

sundarī - beautiful woman, lovely lady

Feminine form of sundara.