योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-121, verse-6

अहो नु दूरमध्वानं प्राप्ता वयमयत्नतः ।
प्रभावाद्देवदेवस्य वह्नेर्दिव्यैः स्ववाहनैः ॥ ६ ॥

aho nu dūramadhvānaṃ prāptā vayamayatnataḥ ,
prabhāvāddevadevasya vahnerdivyaiḥ svavāhanaiḥ 6

6. aho nu dūram adhvānam prāptāḥ vayam ayatnataḥ
prabhāvāt devadevasya vahneḥ divyaiḥ svavāhanaiḥ

6. aho nu vayam ayatnataḥ dūram adhvānam prāptāḥ
devadevasya vahneḥ prabhāvāt divyaiḥ svavāhanaiḥ

6. Oh, indeed, we have effortlessly traveled a great distance, by the power of Agni, the god of gods, using divine vehicles.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, yet, then

• दूरम् (dūram) - a great distance (far, long, distant)

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - a long path or journey (path, road, journey, distance)

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, obtained

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly, without effort

• प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt) - by the power, by the influence, due to the might

• देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of Agni, who is the god of gods (of the god of gods, of the supreme deity)

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of Agni, of fire

• दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine, by heavenly

• स्ववाहनैः (svavāhanaiḥ) - by own vehicles

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Ah! Indeed!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, yet, then

(indeclinable)

दूरम् (dūram) - a great distance (far, long, distant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - distant, far, remote; distance, remoteness

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of reaching a distance.

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - a long path or journey (path, road, journey, distance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - road, path, way, journey, distance

Note: Object of the verb 'reached'.

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - reached, attained, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + āp (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly, without effort

(indeclinable)

from 'ayatna' with suffix -tas

प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt) - by the power, by the influence, due to the might

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, splendor

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause.

देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - of Agni, who is the god of gods (of the god of gods, of the supreme deity)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - god of gods, supreme deity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'Vahni'.

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of Agni, of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (the god of fire)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Connected with 'prabhāvāt'.

दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine, by heavenly

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Note: Qualifies 'svavāhanaiḥ'.

स्ववाहनैः (svavāhanaiḥ) - by own vehicles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svavāhana

svavāhana - own vehicle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vāhana)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance
  noun (neuter)
  From root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of travel.

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