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.

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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