योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-32, verse-22

देवा विस्मयमाजग्मुः शक्राद्याः समरुद्गणाः ।
गृहीता वैष्णवी भक्तिर्दैत्यैः किमिति राघव ॥ २२ ॥

devā vismayamājagmuḥ śakrādyāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ ,
gṛhītā vaiṣṇavī bhaktirdaityaiḥ kimiti rāghava 22

22. devāḥ vismayam ājagmuḥ śakra-ādyāḥ sa-marud-gaṇāḥ
gṛhītā vaiṣṇavī bhaktiḥ daityaiḥ kim iti rāghava

22. rāghava śakra-ādyāḥ sa-marud-gaṇāḥ devāḥ vismayam
ājagmuḥ daityaiḥ vaiṣṇavī bhaktiḥ kim iti gṛhītā

22. O Rāghava, the gods, led by Indra and accompanied by the Maruts, were filled with astonishment, wondering, "How is it that the demons have adopted devotion (bhakti) to Viṣṇu?"

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - (here, with vismayam) they were struck with wonder (they came, they arrived, they attained)

• शक्र-आद्याः (śakra-ādyāḥ) - Indra and others, headed by Indra

• स-मरुद्-गणाः (sa-marud-gaṇāḥ) - with the groups of Maruts, accompanied by the Marut groups

• गृहीता (gṛhītā) - adopted (taken, grasped, accepted, adopted)

• वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - related to Viṣṇu (pertaining to Viṣṇu, Vaiṣṇava)

• भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, faith, attachment)

• दैत्यैः (daityaiḥ) - by the demons, by the sons of Diti

• किम् (kim) - why, how (indicating surprise) (what?, why?)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the gods' thought/question) (thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech or thought))

• राघव (rāghava) - O descendant of Raghu, O Rama

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, bewilderment

From vi- √smi.

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - (here, with vismayam) they were struck with wonder (they came, they arrived, they attained)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active of √gam with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

शक्र-आद्याः (śakra-ādyāḥ) - Indra and others, headed by Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakrādya

śakrādya - headed by Indra, Indra and others

From Śakra + ādya (headed by).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+ādya)

• śakra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādya – first, foremost, headed by, beginning with
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying devāḥ.

स-मरुद्-गणाः (sa-marud-gaṇāḥ) - with the groups of Maruts, accompanied by the Marut groups

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samarudgaṇa

samarudgaṇa - accompanied by the groups of Maruts

From sa (with) + marudgaṇa (group of Maruts).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+marudgaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• marudgaṇa – group of Maruts (wind deities)
  noun (masculine)
  From Marut (wind deity) + gaṇa (group).

Note: Adjective modifying devāḥ.

गृहीता (gṛhītā) - adopted (taken, grasped, accepted, adopted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, grasped, accepted, adopted, received

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √grah.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies bhaktiḥ.

वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - related to Viṣṇu (pertaining to Viṣṇu, Vaiṣṇava)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiṣṇava

vaiṣṇava - relating to Viṣṇu, devotee of Viṣṇu

Formed from Viṣṇu + aṇ pratyaya.

Note: Qualifies bhaktiḥ.

भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, faith, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, faith, attachment, adoration

From √bhaj + ktin.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Original term bhakti included in translation.

दैत्यैः (daityaiḥ) - by the demons, by the sons of Diti

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - demon, son of Diti

From Diti + ḍhak.

Note: Agent of the passive verb.

किम् (kim) - why, how (indicating surprise) (what?, why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to express a question of astonishment, like "How is it that..."

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the gods' thought/question) (thus, so, in this way (marker for direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O descendant of Raghu, O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

From Raghu + aṇ.

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