योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-17

ततः प्रयाते दिवसे समायाते निशागमे ।
सा वयस्या तमिन्द्राख्यं ययौ द्विजकुमारकम् ॥ १७ ॥

tataḥ prayāte divase samāyāte niśāgame ,
sā vayasyā tamindrākhyaṃ yayau dvijakumārakam 17

17. tataḥ prayāte divase samāyāte niśāgame sā
vayasyā tam indrākhyam yayau dvijakumārakam

17. tataḥ divase prayāte niśāgame samāyāte,
sā vayasyā tam indrākhyam dvijakumārakam yayau

17. Then, after the day had passed and the night had arrived, that friend went to the young Brahmin (dvijakumāraka) named Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from there)

• प्रयाते (prayāte) - had passed, ended (having gone, having passed, departed)

• दिवसे (divase) - when the day (on the day, in the day)

• समायाते (samāyāte) - had arrived (having arrived, having come together)

• निशागमे (niśāgame) - at the arrival of night (at the arrival of night, at nightfall)

• सा (sā) - she, that (friend) (she, that (feminine))

• वयस्या (vayasyā) - that (female) friend (female friend, companion)

• तम् (tam) - him, that (him, that (masculine))

• इन्द्राख्यम् (indrākhyam) - named Indra (named Indra, called Indra)

• ययौ (yayau) - she went (he/she went, departed)

• द्विजकुमारकम् (dvijakumārakam) - to the young Brahmin (to the young Brahmin, to the Brahmin boy)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `tad` (that) with the suffix `-tas`.

प्रयाते (prayāte) - had passed, ended (having gone, having passed, departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, passed away

Past Passive Participle

From root `yā` (to go) with prefix `pra` (forth, forward).

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to `divase`.

दिवसे (divase) - when the day (on the day, in the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

समायाते (samāyāte) - had arrived (having arrived, having come together)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāyāta

samāyāta - come together, arrived, united

Past Passive Participle

From root `yā` (to go) with prefixes `sam` (together) and `ā` (towards).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to `niśāgame`.

निशागमे (niśāgame) - at the arrival of night (at the arrival of night, at nightfall)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśāgama

niśāgama - arrival of night, nightfall

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+āgama)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• āgama – arrival, coming, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ā` (towards)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (friend) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Nalini, the friend from the previous verse.

वयस्या (vayasyā) - that (female) friend (female friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vayasya

vayasya - age-mate, friend, companion

Feminine form `vayasyā`.

Note: Used as an epithet for Nalini.

तम् (tam) - him, that (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Indra, the young Brahmin.

इन्द्राख्यम् (indrākhyam) - named Indra (named Indra, called Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indrākhya

indrākhya - named Indra, called Indra

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+ākhya)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākhya – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `khyā` (to tell) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `dvijakumārakam`.

ययौ (yayau) - she went (he/she went, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect Tense (Reduplicated Preterite)

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is `sā vayasyā`.

द्विजकुमारकम् (dvijakumārakam) - to the young Brahmin (to the young Brahmin, to the Brahmin boy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijakumāraka

dvijakumāraka - young Brahmin, Brahmin boy

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+kumāraka)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Literally 'twice-born', commonly refers to a Brahmin.
• kumāraka – boy, young man, prince
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of `kumāra`

Note: Object of the verb `yayau`.

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