योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-2

सुरास्त्वाकर्ण्य तद्वाक्यं जग्मुः स्वाभिमतां दिशम् ।
कमलामोदमादाय वनमालामिवानिलाः ॥ २ ॥

surāstvākarṇya tadvākyaṃ jagmuḥ svābhimatāṃ diśam ,
kamalāmodamādāya vanamālāmivānilāḥ 2

2. surāḥ tu ākarṇya tad vākyam jagmuḥ svābhimatām diśam
| kamalāmodam ādāya vanamālām iva anilāḥ || 2 ||

2. surāḥ tu tad vākyam ākarṇya svābhimatām diśam
jagmuḥ anilāḥ kamalāmodam ādāya vanamālām iva 2

2. But having heard that statement, the gods went in their desired direction, just as breezes carry off the fragrance of lotuses, like a garland of flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

• तद् (tad) - referring to the statement of the Lord (that, this)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement made by the venerable lord (statement, word, speech)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, proceeded

• स्वाभिमताम् (svābhimatām) - their own desired

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• कमलामोदम् (kamalāmodam) - fragrance of a lotus

• आदाय (ādāya) - having carried the fragrance (having taken, having received, having carried)

• वनमालाम् (vanamālām) - a garland of forest flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अनिलाः (anilāḥ) - winds, breezes

Words meanings and morphology

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, often indicating a slight contrast or continuation.

आकर्ण्य (ākarṇya) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root 'karṇ' (to hear) with prefix 'ā', suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: karṇ (class 10)

तद् (tad) - referring to the statement of the Lord (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Adjective modifying 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement made by the venerable lord (statement, word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, speech, word, sentence

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ākarṇya'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

perfect tense

root 'gam' (1st class), perfect active 3rd person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: From root 'gam'.

स्वाभिमताम् (svābhimatām) - their own desired

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svābhimata

svābhimata - self-desired, desired by oneself, agreeable to oneself

past passive participle

from sva (self) + abhi (towards) + root 'man' (to think) + -ta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+abhimata)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• abhimata – desired, agreeable, approved
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from abhi + root 'man'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'diśam'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

Note: Object of 'jagmuḥ'.

कमलामोदम् (kamalāmodam) - fragrance of a lotus

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kamalāmoda

kamalāmoda - fragrance of a lotus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamala+āmoda)

• kamala – lotus, pale red
  noun (neuter)
• āmoda – fragrance, perfume, joy
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + mud (to rejoice)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having carried the fragrance (having taken, having received, having carried)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from prefix 'ā' + root 'dā' (to give/take) + suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वनमालाम् (vanamālām) - a garland of forest flowers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanamālā

vanamālā - garland of forest flowers, wild garland

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+mālā)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, wreath, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अनिलाः (anilāḥ) - winds, breezes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anila

anila - wind, breeze, air

Note: Subject of the comparison.