योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-28

जग्मतुर्देहमुत्सृज्य ततस्तौ पितरौ तयोः ।
स्वर्गं जरार्तावुड्डीय नीडादिव विहंगमौ ॥ २८ ॥

jagmaturdehamutsṛjya tatastau pitarau tayoḥ ,
svargaṃ jarārtāvuḍḍīya nīḍādiva vihaṃgamau 28

28. jagmatuḥ deham utsṛjya tataḥ tau pitarau tayoḥ
svargam jarārttau uḍḍīya nīḍāt iva vihaṅgamau

28. tataḥ tayoḥ jarārttau tau pitarau deham utsṛjya
svargam jagmatuḥ nīḍāt iva uḍḍīya vihaṅgamau

28. Then, their two parents, afflicted by old age, abandoned their bodies and went to heaven (svarga), just like two birds flying away from a nest.

Words meanings summery:

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they went, they departed

• देहम् (deham) - body

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, forsaking, having given up

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तौ (tau) - those two

• पितरौ (pitarau) - two parents

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (svarga)

• जरार्त्तौ (jarārttau) - afflicted by old age, weakened by old age

• उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - having flown up, having flown away

• नीडात् (nīḍāt) - from a nest

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विहङ्गमौ (vihaṅgamau) - two birds

Words meanings and morphology

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they went, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, forsaking, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with 'ut' + root 'sṛj' + 'lyaP' suffix (used when a prefix is present).

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the parents.

पितरौ (pitarau) - two parents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, parent

Note: Subject of 'jagmatuḥ'.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'navavallabhau' from the previous verse.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven (svarga)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode, paradise

Root: svar

Note: Destination of 'jagmatuḥ'.

जरार्त्तौ (jarārttau) - afflicted by old age, weakened by old age

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jarārtta

jarārtta - afflicted by old age, worn out by age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarā+ārtta)

• jarā – old age, decay, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• ārtta – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ṛ' (to go, to move, to obtain) with 'ā' prefix and 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'pitarau'.

उड्डीय (uḍḍīya) - having flown up, having flown away

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with 'ud' + root 'ḍī' (to fly) + 'lyaP' suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: ḍī (class 4)

नीडात् (nīḍāt) - from a nest

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, dwelling, abode, resting place

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

विहङ्गमौ (vihaṅgamau) - two birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vihaṅgama

vihaṅgama - bird, one who goes through the air/sky

Formed from 'viha' (sky) and root 'gam' (to go) with the 'khaś' suffix, creating a noun 'goer'.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (viha+gama)

• viha – sky, air, bird
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, goer, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with 'ḍa' or 'khaś' suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

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