योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-2

जगाम परिवारं स्वमाकर्षन्स्वगृहं प्रति ।
स्वतीरवृक्षानुगतः सरिदोघ इवार्णवम् ॥ २ ॥

jagāma parivāraṃ svamākarṣansvagṛhaṃ prati ,
svatīravṛkṣānugataḥ saridogha ivārṇavam 2

2. jagāma parivāram svam ākarṣan svagṛham prati
svatīravṛkṣānugataḥ saridoghaḥ iva arṇavam

2. (saḥ) svam parivāram ākarṣan svagṛham prati
jagāma svatīravṛkṣānugataḥ saridoghaḥ iva arṇavam

2. He returned towards his own house, drawing his retinue with him, just as a river current, accompanied by its bank-side trees, flows to the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• जगाम (jagāma) - he returned (to his house) (he went, he proceeded)

• परिवारम् (parivāram) - retinue, entourage, family, attendants

• स्वम् (svam) - his own

• आकर्षन् (ākarṣan) - attracting, drawing, pulling

• स्वगृहम् (svagṛham) - his own house, home

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

• स्वतीरवृक्षानुगतः (svatīravṛkṣānugataḥ) - accompanied by its own bank-side trees

• सरिदोघः (saridoghaḥ) - river current, stream of a river

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - to the ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

जगाम (jagāma) - he returned (to his house) (he went, he proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

perfect active, 3rd person singular

From root gam (class 1), reduplicated perfect.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

परिवारम् (parivāram) - retinue, entourage, family, attendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parivāra

parivāra - retinue, attendants, family, suite, surroundings

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix pari (around).

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

स्वम् (svam) - his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.

आकर्षन् (ākarṣan) - attracting, drawing, pulling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākarṣ

ākarṣ - to attract, to draw, to pull

Present Active Participle

From root kṛṣ (to draw) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'jagāma'.

स्वगृहम् (svagṛham) - his own house, home

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svagṛha

svagṛha - one's own house, home

Tatpurusha compound (sva + gṛha).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+gṛha)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
  Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  From root gṛh (to seize, to take).
  Root: gṛh (class 9)

Note: Destination.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the accusative.

Note: Postposition here.

स्वतीरवृक्षानुगतः (svatīravṛkṣānugataḥ) - accompanied by its own bank-side trees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svatīravṛkṣānugata

svatīravṛkṣānugata - accompanied or followed by its own bank-side trees

Bahuvrihi compound: sva (own) + tīra (bank) + vṛkṣa (tree) + anugata (followed). "One by whom his own bank-trees are followed."

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+tīra+vṛkṣa+anugata)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
  Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛkṣ (to cut, to choose).
  Root: vṛkṣ
• anugata – followed, accompanied, gone after
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with prefix anu (after).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in the simile to describe the river current.

सरिदोघः (saridoghaḥ) - river current, stream of a river

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saridogha

saridogha - river current, stream

Tatpurusha compound (sarit + ogha). 't' of sarit becomes 'd' before 'o'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+ogha)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine 't'-stem noun.
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• ogha – stream, current, flood, mass
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah (to carry) or from root oh (to disregard).
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - to the ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, water

From root ṛṇ (to go, move).

Root: ṛṇ

Note: Destination in the simile.