योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-24

भूताविष्ट इवावेगात्तत उत्थाय धावति ।
पुरं तदप्यथाप्नोति गन्धर्वैरिव निर्मितम् ॥ २४ ॥

bhūtāviṣṭa ivāvegāttata utthāya dhāvati ,
puraṃ tadapyathāpnoti gandharvairiva nirmitam 24

24. bhūtāviṣṭaḥ iva āvegāt tataḥ utthāya dhāvati
puram tat api atha āpnoti gandharvaiḥ iva nirmitam

24. tataḥ bhūtāviṣṭaḥ iva āvegāt utthāya dhāvati atha
saḥ tat puram api gandharvaiḥ iva nirmitam āpnoti

24. Then, as if possessed by a spirit, he rises up impetuously and runs. He then reaches that city, which appears as if built by gandharvas.

Words meanings summery:

• भूताविष्टः (bhūtāviṣṭaḥ) - possessed by a spirit (possessed by a spirit/ghost)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• आवेगात् (āvegāt) - impetuously, driven by impulse (from impulse, impetuously, with vehemence)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from there, therefore)

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen up (having risen, having stood up)

• धावति (dhāvati) - he runs (he runs, flows)

• पुरम् (puram) - city (city, town, fortress)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the city) (that, it)

• अपि (api) - and (connecting clauses) (also, even, too)

• अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thereupon, now, and)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he reaches (he obtains, reaches, attains)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by gandharvas (by Gandharvas (celestial musicians/spirits))

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, created (built, constructed, created)

Words meanings and morphology

भूताविष्टः (bhūtāviṣṭaḥ) - possessed by a spirit (possessed by a spirit/ghost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtāviṣṭa

bhūtāviṣṭa - possessed by a bhūta (spirit/ghost), haunted

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+āviṣṭa)

• bhūta – being, creature, ghost, spirit, past
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, overcome
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From prefix ā- + root viś (to enter).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'he'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आवेगात् (āvegāt) - impetuously, driven by impulse (from impulse, impetuously, with vehemence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āvega

āvega - impulse, excitement, vehemence, speed

From prefix ā- + root vij (to tremble, move quickly).

Prefix: ā

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Expresses cause or manner.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Ablative ending -tas added to the pronoun base ta-.

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen up (having risen, having stood up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From prefix ut- + root sthā (to stand) + lyap suffix (replacing ktvā after a prefix).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indicates a preceding action by the subject of the main verb dhāvati.

धावति (dhāvati) - he runs (he runs, flows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhāv

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice. From root dhāv (to run).

Root: dhāv (class 1)

पुरम् (puram) - city (city, town, fortress)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Object of āpnoti.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the city) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Modifies puram.

अपि (api) - and (connecting clauses) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions here to connect the clauses, like 'and then'.

अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thereupon, now, and)

(indeclinable)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - he reaches (he obtains, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp

present active

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice. From root āp (to obtain, reach).

Root: āp (class 5)

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by gandharvas (by Gandharvas (celestial musicians/spirits))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - celestial musician, divine being, spirit

Note: Agent of the passive participle nirmitam.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - built, created (built, constructed, created)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - built, constructed, created

past passive participle

From prefix nis- + root mā (to measure, build) + kta suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies puram.