योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-14

अव्यग्रोऽभवदेकान्ते जितारिरिव भूमिपः ।
ददर्शाप्सरसं तत्र गच्छन्तीं नभसः पथा ॥ १४ ॥

avyagro'bhavadekānte jitāririva bhūmipaḥ ,
dadarśāpsarasaṃ tatra gacchantīṃ nabhasaḥ pathā 14

14. avyagraḥ abhavat ekānte jita-ariḥ iva bhūmipaḥ
dadarśa apsarasam tatra gacchantīm nabhasaḥ pathā

14. ekānte avyagraḥ bhūmipaḥ jita-ariḥ iva abhavat.
tatra nabhasaḥ pathā gacchantīm apsarasam dadarśa.

14. Having become calm and undisturbed in solitude, like a king who has vanquished his foes, he then saw an Apsaras, a celestial nymph, passing there along the path of the sky.

14. ...הוא ישב בשלווה בבדידות, כמו מלך שניצח את אויביו. אז ראה אַפְּסָרָה (פיה שמיימית) חולפת בנתיב השמים...

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calm and undisturbed (undisturbed, calm, attentive)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude (in solitude, in a secluded place, apart)

• जित-अरिः (jita-ariḥ) - having vanquished his foes (having conquered enemies, vanquished foes)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a king (king, ruler of the earth)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an Apsaras, a celestial nymph (Apsaras, celestial nymph)

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

• गच्छन्तीम् (gacchantīm) - passing (going, moving)

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

• पथा (pathā) - along the path (by the path, along the way)

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calm and undisturbed (undisturbed, calm, attentive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra

avyagra - undisturbed, calm, collected, not agitated

Compound `a-` (negation) + `vyagra` (agitated).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vyagra – agitated, perplexed, engaged, anxious
  adjective (masculine)
  From `vi-ā-√grah`.
  Prefixes: vi+a

Note: Predicative adjective.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root verb.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The verb for the implicit subject (Śukra).

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in solitude (in solitude, in a secluded place, apart)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - secluded place, solitude, privacy, alone

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+anta)

• eka – one, alone, single
  numeral (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use indicating place.

जित-अरिः (jita-ariḥ) - having vanquished his foes (having conquered enemies, vanquished foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jita-ari

jita-ari - one who has conquered enemies

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+ari)

• jita – conquered, won, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ji` (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for `bhūmipaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - a king (king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound `bhūmi` (earth) + `pa` (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, land, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, ruler, drinker
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `pā` (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the comparison for Śukra's state.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root verb.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Verb for the implicit subject Śukra.

अप्सरसम् (apsarasam) - an Apsaras, a celestial nymph (Apsaras, celestial nymph)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, a class of divine female beings

Note: Direct object.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad`.

Note: Refers to the secluded place.

गच्छन्तीम् (gacchantīm) - passing (going, moving)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `gam` (to go) in the present stem.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the Apsaras.

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky (of the sky, from the sky)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether

Note: Possessive, connected to `pathā`.

पथा (pathā) - along the path (by the path, along the way)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Note: Indicates the path taken by the Apsaras.

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