योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-23

निवसाम्यब्जजपुरे पित्रा सह यथासुखम् ।
चत्वारः सुहृदो वेदा मम लीलाविलासिनः ॥ २३ ॥

nivasāmyabjajapure pitrā saha yathāsukham ,
catvāraḥ suhṛdo vedā mama līlāvilāsinaḥ 23

23. nivasāmi abjajapure pitrā saha yathāsukham
catvāraḥ suhṛdaḥ vedāḥ mama līlāvilāsinaḥ

23. aham pitrā saha abjajapure yathāsukham nivasāmi.
catvāraḥ vedāḥ mama līlāvilāsinaḥ suhṛdaḥ.

23. I reside pleasantly with my father in the city of Brahma, the lotus-born one (Abjajapura). The four Vedas (veda) are my joyful companions in sport.

23. אני מתגורר באושר עם אבי בעיר של בורא העולם, וארבעת כתבי הוֶודוֹת הם רעיי למשחק ולשעשוע.

Words meanings summery:

• निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I reside, I dwell

• अब्जजपुरे (abjajapure) - in the city of Brahma (the lotus-born)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - with father, by father

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - according to pleasure, comfortably, pleasantly

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (veda)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• लीलाविलासिनः (līlāvilāsinaḥ) - playfully engaging, sporting companions

Words meanings and morphology

निवसामि (nivasāmi) - I reside, I dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of ni√vas

Present tense

Present tense, 1st person singular, of root vas (to dwell) with upasarga ni (down, in).

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

अब्जजपुरे (abjajapure) - in the city of Brahma (the lotus-born)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abjajapura

abjajapura - city of Brahma (lotus-born)

Tatpuruṣa compound: abjaja (lotus-born, Brahma) + pura (city).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (abjaja+pura)

• abjaja – lotus-born, an epithet of Brahma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: abja (lotus) + ja (born)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

पित्रा (pitrā) - with father, by father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Used with saha to mean 'with father'.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb, takes instrumental case.

Note: Connects pitrā.

यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - according to pleasure, comfortably, pleasantly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: yathā (as, according to) + sukham (pleasure, ease).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+sukham)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• sukham – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverb modifying nivasāmi.

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying vedāḥ.

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted, benevolent

Compound: su (good) + hṛd (heart).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for vedāḥ.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (veda)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge (veda), knowledge

From root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, genitive singular.

Note: Possessive, 'my'.

लीलाविलासिनः (līlāvilāsinaḥ) - playfully engaging, sporting companions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of līlāvilāsin

līlāvilāsin - delighting in sport, playfully engaging, sportive

Noun (līlā) + Agent noun/adjective (vilāsin)

Tatpuruṣa compound: līlā (play, sport) + vilāsin (sporting, amusing).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (līlā+vilāsin)

• līlā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
• vilāsin – sportive, playful, wanton, enjoying
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from vi-√las (to sport, shine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying suhṛdaḥ and vedāḥ.

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