योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-5

द्वित्रैः सहासुरैर्मुख्यैः परिवारयुतो हरिः ।
प्रविवेशासुरगृहं तारावानिव खं शशी ॥ ५ ॥

dvitraiḥ sahāsurairmukhyaiḥ parivārayuto hariḥ ,
praviveśāsuragṛhaṃ tārāvāniva khaṃ śaśī 5

5. dvistraiḥ saha asuraiḥ mukhyaiḥ parivārayutaḥ
hariḥ praviveśa asuragṛham tārāvān iva kham śaśī

5. hariḥ dvistraiḥ mukhyaiḥ asuraiḥ saha parivārayutaḥ asuragṛham praviveśa,
tārāvān śaśī kham iva

5. Viṣṇu, accompanied by a retinue of two or three chief demons, entered the demons' palace, just as the moon, attended by stars, enters the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• द्विस्त्रैः (dvistraiḥ) - by two or three

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by demons

• मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by principal, by chief

• परिवारयुतः (parivārayutaḥ) - accompanied by a retinue/attendants

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Viṣṇu, Hari

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered

• असुरगृहम् (asuragṛham) - demon's house/abode

• तारावान् (tārāvān) - accompanied by stars, starry

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

• शशी (śaśī) - moon

Words meanings and morphology

द्विस्त्रैः (dvistraiḥ) - by two or three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvitra

dvitra - two or three

From dvi (two) and tri (three).

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/Adverb. Governs instrumental case.

असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon

मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - by principal, by chief

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, primary

From mukha (face, front) + yat (suffix).

परिवारयुतः (parivārayutaḥ) - accompanied by a retinue/attendants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivārayuta

parivārayuta - accompanied by a retinue, having attendants

From parivāra (retinue) + yuta (joined, connected).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parivāra+yuta)

• parivāra – retinue, attendants, family
  noun (masculine)
  From pari-vṛ (to surround).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛ
• yuta – joined, united, endowed with, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From yuj (to join) + kta.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Viṣṇu, Hari

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari, Viṣṇu, lion, monkey

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of praveś

Perfect tense form of pra-viś.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

असुरगृहम् (asuragṛham) - demon's house/abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asuragṛha

asuragṛha - house of demons, demon's abode/palace

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+gṛha)

• asura – demon
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, abode, palace
  noun (neuter)

तारावान् (tārāvān) - accompanied by stars, starry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārāvat

tārāvat - having stars, accompanied by stars

From tārā (star) + matup (possessive suffix).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space

Often neuter.

Note: Object of implied verb (enters).

शशी (śaśī) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (lit. having a hare/mark)

From śaśa (hare) + ini (possessive suffix).

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