योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-17

एकदा गाधिमगमत्कश्चित्तत्र प्रियोऽतिथिः ।
ब्रह्माणमिव दुर्वासाः स विशश्राम सश्रमः ॥ १७ ॥

ekadā gādhimagamatkaścittatra priyo'tithiḥ ,
brahmāṇamiva durvāsāḥ sa viśaśrāma saśramaḥ 17

17. ekadā gādhim agamat kaścit tatra priyaḥ atithiḥ
brahmāṇam iva durvāsāḥ saḥ viśaśrāma saśramaḥ

17. ekadā tatra kaścit priyaḥ atithiḥ gādhim agamat
saḥ saśramaḥ durvāsāḥ brahmāṇam iva viśaśrāma

17. One day, a certain dear guest arrived there to Gādhi. He, being weary, rested just as the sage Durvāsas would (rest when visiting) Brahmā.

Words meanings summery:

• एकदा (ekadā) - one day, once (once, one time, on one occasion)

• गाधिम् (gādhim) - to Gādhi

• अगमत् (agamat) - arrived, came (went, arrived)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain (masc. nom. sg.))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in Gādhi's hermitage) (there, in that place)

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest (guest, stranger)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the creator deity)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

• दुर्वासाः (durvāsāḥ) - the sage Durvāsas (Durvāsas (name of a famous irascible sage))

• सः (saḥ) - he (the guest) (he, that)

• विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested (rested, reposed)

• सश्रमः (saśramaḥ) - tired, weary (with fatigue, weary, tired)

Words meanings and morphology

एकदा (ekadā) - one day, once (once, one time, on one occasion)

(indeclinable)

Formed from eka (one) + dā (suffix for time).

गाधिम् (gādhim) - to Gādhi

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gādhi

gādhi - Gādhi (proper name)

Note: Object of agamat.

अगमत् (agamat) - arrived, came (went, arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect active indicative

Past tense, used with augment a-.

Root: gam (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, a certain person, any

From ka (who) + cit (indefinite particle).

तत्र (tatra) - there (in Gādhi's hermitage) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad.

Note: Refers to the location where Gādhi was.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, one's own

From root prī (to please).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with atithiḥ.

अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - guest (guest, stranger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, visitor

Possibly from a-tithi (without fixed date), referring to a guest who arrives without a fixed appointment.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), the Supreme Being, sacred word, Veda, priest

Root bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of implied verb 'to go/visit'.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दुर्वासाः (durvāsāḥ) - the sage Durvāsas (Durvāsas (name of a famous irascible sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durvāsas

durvāsas - Durvāsas (a famous sage, son of Atri and Anasūyā, known for his short temper)

Possibly "badly clad" or "of bad dwelling".

Prefix: dur

Root: vās (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the guest) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of viśaśrāma.

विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested (rested, reposed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of viśram

Perfect active indicative

From prefix vi- + root śram (to be weary, to rest). Reduplicated past tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

सश्रमः (saśramaḥ) - tired, weary (with fatigue, weary, tired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saśrama

saśrama - accompanied by fatigue, weary, tired, with effort

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + śrama (fatigue, effort).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śrama)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• śrama – fatigue, weariness, effort, toil
  noun (masculine)
  From root śram (to be weary).
  Root: śram (class 4)

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