योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-41

नभश्चरान्धरणिचरानधश्चरान्विसृज्य संस्तुतगुणगोचरांश्च तान् ।
यथाक्रमं स्वगृहमुदारसत्त्ववांश्चकार तां द्विजजनवासरक्रियाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

nabhaścarāndharaṇicarānadhaścarānvisṛjya saṃstutaguṇagocarāṃśca tān ,
yathākramaṃ svagṛhamudārasattvavāṃścakāra tāṃ dvijajanavāsarakriyām 41

41. nabhaścarān dharaṇicarān adhaścarān
visṛjya saṃstutaguṇagocarān ca tān
yathākramam svagṛham udārasattvavān
ca cakāra tām dvijajanavāsarakriyām

41. udārasattvavān nabhaścarān dharaṇicarān
adhaścarān ca saṃstutaguṇagocarān
tān visṛjya yathākramam svagṛham
tām dvijajanavāsarakriyām cakāra

41. Having dismissed all those — the sky-dwellers, earth-dwellers, and underworld-dwellers, whose esteemed qualities were recognized by all — that noble-hearted one, in due order, returned to his hermitage (svagṛham) and performed the daily rituals proper for a Brahmin (dvija-jana).

Words meanings summery:

• नभश्चरान् (nabhaścarān) - sky-dwellers (referring to various celestial beings) (sky-dwellers, those moving in the sky (e.g., gods, birds, Gandharvas))

• धरणिचरान् (dharaṇicarān) - earth-dwellers (referring to human beings and other terrestrial creatures) (earth-dwellers, terrestrial beings)

• अधश्चरान् (adhaścarān) - underworld-dwellers (referring to beings of the nether regions) (lower-dwellers, those moving below (e.g., beings of the underworld))

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having released, having sent away)

• संस्तुतगुणगोचरान् (saṁstutaguṇagocarān) - those whose esteemed qualities were recognized by all (those whose praised qualities are perceived, whose virtues are within the range of praise)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तान् (tān) - those (referring to the groups of beings) (those)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (according to order, in due course, respectively)

• स्वगृहम् (svagṛham) - to his own hermitage (referring to Valmiki's āśrama) (to his own house/hermitage)

• उदारसत्त्ववान् (udārasattvavān) - that noble-hearted one (referring to Valmiki) (noble-minded, possessing a generous nature, magnanimous)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चकार (cakāra) - he performed (he did, he made, he performed)

• ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the daily rituals) (that (feminine))

• द्विजजनवासरक्रियाम् (dvijajanavāsarakriyām) - the daily rituals proper for a Brahmin (dvija-jana) (the daily ritual/activity of the twice-born people)

Words meanings and morphology

नभश्चरान् (nabhaścarān) - sky-dwellers (referring to various celestial beings) (sky-dwellers, those moving in the sky (e.g., gods, birds, Gandharvas))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nabhaścara

nabhaścara - sky-goer, sky-dweller, flying, bird, cloud, deity

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (nabhas+cara)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven, space
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with suffix a.
  Root: car (class 1)

धरणिचरान् (dharaṇicarān) - earth-dwellers (referring to human beings and other terrestrial creatures) (earth-dwellers, terrestrial beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharaṇicara

dharaṇicara - earth-goer, terrestrial, human, animal

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (dharaṇi+cara)

• dharaṇi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with suffix a.
  Root: car (class 1)

अधश्चरान् (adhaścarān) - underworld-dwellers (referring to beings of the nether regions) (lower-dwellers, those moving below (e.g., beings of the underworld))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adhaścara

adhaścara - moving below, residing in the underworld, subterranean

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (adhas+cara)

• adhas – below, beneath, downwards
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move) with suffix a.
  Root: car (class 1)

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having released, having sent away)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root sṛj (Class 6) with prefix vi, suffix lyap.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Absolutive or Gerund form, meaning "having done X".

संस्तुतगुणगोचरान् (saṁstutaguṇagocarān) - those whose esteemed qualities were recognized by all (those whose praised qualities are perceived, whose virtues are within the range of praise)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃstutaguṇagocara

saṁstutaguṇagocara - whose good qualities are praised and perceived (by everyone)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (saṃstuta+guṇa+gocara)

• saṃstuta – praised, extolled, lauded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root stu (to praise) with prefix sam. Suffix kta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: stu (class 2)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, merit
  noun (masculine)
• gocara – range, scope, object of sense, perceptible
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those (referring to the groups of beings) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (according to order, in due course, respectively)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayibhava (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, step, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

स्वगृहम् (svagṛham) - to his own hermitage (referring to Valmiki's āśrama) (to his own house/hermitage)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svagṛha

svagṛha - one's own house, one's own hermitage

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+gṛha)

• sva – one's own, self, own property
  pronoun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)

उदारसत्त्ववान् (udārasattvavān) - that noble-hearted one (referring to Valmiki) (noble-minded, possessing a generous nature, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udārasattvavat

udārasattvavat - noble-minded, possessing a generous nature, magnanimous

Possessive suffix matup/vatup added to udārasattva.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (udāra+sattva)

• udāra – noble, exalted, generous, magnanimous
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
• sattva – being, essence, nature, goodness, courage (sattva)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to Valmiki.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चकार (cakāra) - he performed (he did, he made, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Root kṛ, Class 8, Lit (Perfect) third person singular active. Formed from reduplication ca-kṛ and a ending.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the daily rituals) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'dvijajanavāsarakriyām'.

द्विजजनवासरक्रियाम् (dvijajanavāsarakriyām) - the daily rituals proper for a Brahmin (dvija-jana) (the daily ritual/activity of the twice-born people)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvijajanavāsarakriyā

dvijajanavāsarakriyā - daily rites of the twice-born (dvija-jana), Brahminical daily duties

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dvijajana+vāsarakriyā)

• dvijajana – Brahmin (dvija-jana), people of the twice-born class
  noun (masculine)
• vāsarakriyā – daily rite, day's activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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