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6,38

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-38, verse-33

अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ।
पूजयित्वा स्वमात्मानं घटिकार्धमिति प्रभुम् ॥ ३३ ॥
aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ,
pūjayitvā svamātmānaṃ ghaṭikārdhamiti prabhum 33
33. aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalam prāpnoti mānavaḥ
pūjayitvā svam ātmānam ghaṭikā-ardham iti prabhum
33. mānavaḥ ghaṭikā-ardham iti svam ātmānam prabhum
pūjayitvā aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalam prāpnoti
33. A person (mānava) attains the merit of the horse sacrifice (aśvamedha yajña) by worshipping their own self (ātman) as the Lord (prabhu) for half a ghaṭikā.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अश्वमेधस्य (aśvamedhasya) - of the horse sacrifice
  • यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacred fire ritual (yajña) (of the sacrifice, of the ritual)
  • फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, merit
  • प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches
  • मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, a person
  • पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped
  • स्वम् (svam) - one's own
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, spirit
  • घटिका-अर्धम् (ghaṭikā-ardham) - half a ghaṭikā
  • इति (iti) - indicates the extent or measure, 'for such a duration' (thus, in this way, so)
  • प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord, master, mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधस्य (aśvamedhasya) - of the horse sacrifice
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse sacrifice (a Vedic ritual)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • medha – sacrifice, oblation
    noun (masculine)
    Root: medh
यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the sacred fire ritual (yajña) (of the sacrifice, of the ritual)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering; a religious ritual
Root: yaj (class 1)
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, merit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, merit
प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being, a person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava
mānava - human, human being, man; descendant of Manu
पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from the causative stem of root 'pūj' with the suffix '-itvā'
Root: pūj (class 10)
स्वम् (svam) - one's own
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - one's own, self, own property
Note: Agrees with 'ātmānam'.
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, spirit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman), essence
घटिका-अर्धम् (ghaṭikā-ardham) - half a ghaṭikā
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghaṭikā-ardha
ghaṭikā-ardha - half a ghaṭikā (approx. 12 minutes)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṭikā+ardha)
  • ghaṭikā – ghaṭikā (a unit of time, 24 minutes); a small pot
    noun (feminine)
  • ardha – half, part
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used here adverbially to indicate duration.
इति (iti) - indicates the extent or measure, 'for such a duration' (thus, in this way, so)
(indeclinable)
प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the Lord, master, mighty one
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - master, lord, king; mighty, powerful; supreme being