योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-40

देवासुरकुटुम्बिन्यो भर्तृष्वन्तःपुरेषु च ।
स्वेष्वेव यान्तु विश्वासमपरस्परमाहृताः ॥ ४० ॥

devāsurakuṭumbinyo bhartṛṣvantaḥpureṣu ca ,
sveṣveva yāntu viśvāsamaparasparamāhṛtāḥ 40

40. devāsurakuṭumbinyaḥ bhartṛṣu antaḥpureṣu ca
sveṣu eva yāntu viśvāsam aparasparam āhṛtāḥ

40. devāsurakuṭumbinyaḥ aparasparam āhṛtāḥ sveṣu
bhartṛṣu ca antaḥpureṣu eva viśvāsam yāntu

40. May the wives of gods and demons, being disengaged from mutual involvement, now place their trust in their own husbands and inner apartments.

Words meanings summery:

• देवासुरकुटुम्बिन्यः (devāsurakuṭumbinyaḥ) - wives of gods and demons

• भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - in their husbands, in their masters

• अन्तःपुरेषु (antaḥpureṣu) - in the inner apartments, in the harems

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own, in one's own

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, may they attain

• विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, reliance

• अपरस्परम् (aparasparam) - without mutual interaction, individually, not reciprocally

• आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - being disengaged from involvement (in context of 'aparasparam') (brought, gathered, attracted, involved)

Words meanings and morphology

देवासुरकुटुम्बिन्यः (devāsurakuṭumbinyaḥ) - wives of gods and demons

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devāsurakuṭumbinī

devāsurakuṭumbinī - wife of a god or demon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devāsura+kuṭumbinī)

• devāsura – gods and demons
  noun (masculine)
• kuṭumbinī – housewife, wife
  noun (feminine)

भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - in their husbands, in their masters

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अन्तःपुरेषु (antaḥpureṣu) - in the inner apartments, in the harems

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner apartment, harem, female quarters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+pura)

• antar – within, interior
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own, in one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own, self, personal

Note: Agrees with 'bhartṛṣu' and 'antaḥpureṣu'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, may they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, reliance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, reliance, faith

From vi-śvas (to trust)

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

अपरस्परम् (aparasparam) - without mutual interaction, individually, not reciprocally

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parasparam)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• parasparam – mutually, reciprocally, each other
  indeclinable

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of 'yāntu' and 'āhṛtāḥ'.

आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - being disengaged from involvement (in context of 'aparasparam') (brought, gathered, attracted, involved)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, gathered, collected, attracted, involved

past passive participle

From ā-hṛ (to bring, collect)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'devāsurakuṭumbinyaḥ'.

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