योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-17

अथात्मनानुभूतानि दृष्टान्यासेवितानि च ।
स्थानानि नगरे पश्यन्पप्रच्छ जनमादृतः ॥ १७ ॥

athātmanānubhūtāni dṛṣṭānyāsevitāni ca ,
sthānāni nagare paśyanpapraccha janamādṛtaḥ 17

17. atha ātmanā anubhūtāni dṛṣṭāni āsevitāni ca
sthānāni nagare paśyan papraccha janam ādṛtaḥ

17. atha ādṛtaḥ,
nagare ātmanā anubhūtāni dṛṣṭāni āsevitāni ca sthānāni paśyan,
janam papraccha.

17. Then, reverently, observing the places in the city that he had personally experienced, seen, and visited, he questioned the people.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, now, thereupon)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, personally

• अनुभूतानि (anubhūtāni) - experienced

• दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - seen, observed

• आसेवितानि (āsevitāni) - visited, frequented, served

• च (ca) - Connects the list of participles. (and)

• स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, locations

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

• जनम् (janam) - people, person

• आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - respected, reverent, honoring, regarded

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, personally

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Refers to the agent, the traveler himself.

अनुभूतानि (anubhūtāni) - experienced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū- 'to be' with upasarga anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies sthānāni.

दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś- 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies sthānāni.

आसेवितानि (āsevitāni) - visited, frequented, served

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āsevita

āsevita - frequented, visited, resorted to, served

Past Passive Participle

From root sev- 'to serve' with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies sthānāni.

च (ca) - Connects the list of participles. (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, locations

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, stand, site

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyan.

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Locative of place.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

From root dṛś- 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes the agent of papraccha.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

जनम् (janam) - people, person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, folk

Note: Direct object of papraccha.

आदृतः (ādṛtaḥ) - respected, reverent, honoring, regarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādṛta

ādṛta - honored, respected, regarded, reverent

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛ- 'to honor' with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes the subject of papraccha.