योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-45

देवागारे महोत्सेधे देवी भगवती यथा ।
न दुःखमनुगच्छामि प्रियया जीवरक्षया ॥ ४५ ॥

devāgāre mahotsedhe devī bhagavatī yathā ,
na duḥkhamanugacchāmi priyayā jīvarakṣayā 45

45. devāgāre mahotṣedhe devī bhagavatī yathā
na duḥkham anugacchāmi priyayā jīvarakṣayā

45. yathā devī bhagavatī mahotṣedhe devāgāre [pratiṣṭhitā],
[tathā aham] priyayā jīvarakṣayā duḥkham na anugacchāmi

45. Just as the divine goddess is firmly established in a lofty temple, so too I experience no sorrow, due to my beloved who is a safeguard of life.

Words meanings summery:

• देवागारे (devāgāre) - in a sacred temple (in a temple, in a house of gods)

• महोत्षेधे (mahotṣedhe) - in a high, grand temple (in a lofty place, in a very high place)

• देवी (devī) - the Goddess (goddess, queen)

• भगवती (bhagavatī) - the divine/venerable Goddess (divine, venerable, fortunate)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• न (na) - not, no

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

• अनुगच्छामि (anugacchāmi) - I experience (I experience, I undergo, I follow)

• प्रियया (priyayā) - by my beloved (woman) (by the beloved one, by the dear one)

• जीवरक्षया (jīvarakṣayā) - by the protection of life, by the safeguard of life

Words meanings and morphology

देवागारे (devāgāre) - in a sacred temple (in a temple, in a house of gods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of devāgāra

devāgāra - temple, house of a god

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+āgāra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• āgāra – house, dwelling, apartment
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Location where the goddess is established.

महोत्षेधे (mahotṣedhe) - in a high, grand temple (in a lofty place, in a very high place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahotṣedha

mahotṣedha - of great height, lofty, high

Compound `mahā` + `utṣedha`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utṣedha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• utṣedha – height, elevation, rising
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: ṣidh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `devāgāre`.

देवी (devī) - the Goddess (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine form of `deva`.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of the simile.

भगवती (bhagavatī) - the divine/venerable Goddess (divine, venerable, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhagavatī

bhagavatī - divine, venerable, glorious, prosperous (feminine)

Feminine of `bhagavat`.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Epithet for `devī`, agreeing in gender, number, and case.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Correlative particle.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, suffering, sorrow, misery

Note: Object of `anugacchāmi`.

अनुगच्छामि (anugacchāmi) - I experience (I experience, I undergo, I follow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anugam

Present active indicative

Root `gam` with prefix `anu`.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रियया (priyayā) - by my beloved (woman) (by the beloved one, by the dear one)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved woman, dear one, wife

Feminine form of `priya`.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Indicates the cause or agent.

जीवरक्षया (jīvarakṣayā) - by the protection of life, by the safeguard of life

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvarakṣā

jīvarakṣā - protection of life, preservation of life

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+rakṣā)

• jīva – life, living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• rakṣā – protection, guard, preservation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or means.

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