योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-62

ततो जनेऽग्निं प्रविशत्यात्मना यो हुताशनम् ।
आर्यतामार्यसंसर्गादागतः प्रविवेश ह ॥ ६२ ॥

tato jane'gniṃ praviśatyātmanā yo hutāśanam ,
āryatāmāryasaṃsargādāgataḥ praviveśa ha 62

62. tataḥ jane agnim praviśati ātmanā yaḥ hutāśanam
āryatām āryasaṃsargāt āgataḥ praviveśa ha

62. tataḥ yaḥ jane agnim hutāśanam ātmanā praviśati
āryasaṃsargāt āryatām āgataḥ praviveśa ha

62. Then, he who among the people would enter the sacrificial fire by himself—that person, having achieved a noble character through association with noble individuals, indeed entered (it).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• जने (jane) - among the people (in a person, among people)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire (of a pyre or sacrifice) (fire)

• प्रविशति (praviśati) - he would enter (he enters, goes into)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself (by the self, oneself, by soul)

• यः (yaḥ) - he (the subject of the verse) (who, he who)

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the sacrificial fire (fire, consumer of offerings)

• आर्यताम् (āryatām) - an honorable nature (nobility, respectability)

• आर्यसंसर्गात् (āryasaṁsargāt) - through contact with honorable individuals (from association with noble people)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having attained (come, arrived, obtained)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he (indeed) entered (the fire) (he entered)

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

जने (jane) - among the people (in a person, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature

Note: Used collectively for 'among people'.

अग्निम् (agnim) - the fire (of a pyre or sacrifice) (fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

प्रविशति (praviśati) - he would enter (he enters, goes into)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of praviś

Present active

3rd person singular Present active of pra-viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used here in a relative clause, describing a characteristic action or a general truth.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by himself (by the self, oneself, by soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual

यः (yaḥ) - he (the subject of the verse) (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the sacrificial fire (fire, consumer of offerings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, consumer of offerings (to gods)

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, consuming; food
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'agnim'.

आर्यताम् (āryatām) - an honorable nature (nobility, respectability)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āryatā

āryatā - nobility, respectability, honorable nature

आर्यसंसर्गात् (āryasaṁsargāt) - through contact with honorable individuals (from association with noble people)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āryasaṃsarga

āryasaṁsarga - association with noble people

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārya+saṃsarga)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃsarga – contact, association, connection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the source or means of attainment.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having attained (come, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he (indeed) entered (the fire) (he entered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of praviś

Perfect active

3rd person singular Perfect active of pra-viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, describing a specific historical action.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

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