योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-27

तावुभावपि संत्यक्तौ हेमन्ते सलिलाशये ।
तुष्टौ जहसतुस्तत्र न खेदं समुपागतौ ॥ २७ ॥

tāvubhāvapi saṃtyaktau hemante salilāśaye ,
tuṣṭau jahasatustatra na khedaṃ samupāgatau 27

27. tau ubhau api saṃtyaktau hemante salila-āśaye
tuṣṭau jahasatuḥ tatra na khedam samupāgatau

27. tau ubhau api hemante salila-āśaye saṃtyaktau
tuṣṭau tatra jahasatuḥ na khedam samupāgatau

27. Even though both of them were abandoned in a body of water during winter, they were content and laughed there, not experiencing any sorrow.

27. אפילו כששהו שניהם בתוך מקווה מים קפוא בעונת החורף, הם שמחו וצחקו שם ולא חשו כל צער.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (those two, they (dual))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (of them) (both)

• अपि (api) - even (though) (even, also)

• संत्यक्तौ (saṁtyaktau) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken)

• हेमन्ते (hemante) - during winter (in winter)

• सलिल-आशये (salila-āśaye) - in a body of water (in a reservoir of water, in a pond)

• तुष्टौ (tuṣṭau) - content (content, satisfied)

• जहसतुः (jahasatuḥ) - they laughed (they (two) laughed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• खेदम् (khedam) - sorrow (sorrow, distress, weariness)

• समुपागतौ (samupāgatau) - experiencing (reached, approached, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those (dual)

Masculine dual nominative of 'tad'.

उभौ (ubhau) - both (of them) (both)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Declines only in dual.

अपि (api) - even (though) (even, also)

(indeclinable)

संत्यक्तौ (saṁtyaktau) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃtyakta

saṁtyakta - abandoned, forsaken, rejected, given up

Past Passive Participle

From √tyaj (to abandon) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

हेमन्ते (hemante) - during winter (in winter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hemanta

hemanta - winter, winter season

सलिल-आशये (salila-āśaye) - in a body of water (in a reservoir of water, in a pond)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of salila-āśaya

salila-āśaya - reservoir of water, tank, pond, lake

Tatpuruṣa compound: salila (water) + āśaya (receptacle, abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+āśaya)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – receptacle, reservoir, abode, intention
  noun (masculine)
  From √śī (to lie) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

तुष्टौ (tuṣṭau) - content (content, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - satisfied, content, pleased, happy

Past Passive Participle

From √tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied).

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

जहसतुः (jahasatuḥ) - they laughed (they (two) laughed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of has

Perfect active indicative

Root has, 1st conjugation, 3rd person dual, perfect tense.

Root: has (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'tad' + 'tra' suffix.

Note: Refers to the 'salilāśaye'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

खेदम् (khedam) - sorrow (sorrow, distress, weariness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kheda

kheda - sorrow, distress, pain, fatigue, weariness, dejection

From √khid (to be distressed).

Root: khid (class 7)

समुपागतौ (samupāgatau) - experiencing (reached, approached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samupāgata

samupāgata - arrived at, approached, obtained, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go) with prefixes sam-, upa-, and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective completing the sentence with 'tau ubhau'.

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