योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-153, verse-8

अथ रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां स प्रभाते महामुनिः ।
तथा संपूजितो येन तत्रैव रतिमाप्तवान् ॥ ८ ॥

atha rātryāṃ vyatītāyāṃ sa prabhāte mahāmuniḥ ,
tathā saṃpūjito yena tatraiva ratimāptavān 8

8. atha rātryām vyatītāyām sa prabhāte mahāmuniḥ
tathā sampūjitaḥ yena tatra eva ratim āptavān

8. atha rātryām vyatītāyām sa mahāmuniḥ prabhāte
yena tathā sampūjitaḥ tatra eva ratim āptavān

8. Then, after the night had passed, that great sage, having been duly honored by him in the morning, found contentment right there.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, moreover)

• रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - when the night (in the night, at night)

• व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - had passed (having passed, elapsed, gone by)

• स (sa) - that (great sage) (he, that)

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning (in the morning, at dawn)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - that great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

• तथा (tathā) - duly, in such a way (thus, in that manner, so, duly)

• सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - honored (worshipped, honored, revered)

• येन (yena) - by him (the narrator) (by whom, by which)

• तत्र (tatra) - right there (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (only, just, indeed, very)

• रतिम् (ratim) - contentment, satisfaction (pleasure, delight, joy, contentment)

• आप्तवान् (āptavān) - found, attained (obtained, attained, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a new topic or sequence of events.

रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - when the night (in the night, at night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātrī

rātrī - night

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - had passed (having passed, elapsed, gone by)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vyatīta

vyatīta - passed, elapsed, gone by

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with upasargas vi and ati.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rātryām'.

स (sa) - that (great sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the great sage.

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning (in the morning, at dawn)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Denotes time.

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - that great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तथा (tathā) - duly, in such a way (thus, in that manner, so, duly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'sampūjitaḥ'.

सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - honored (worshipped, honored, revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampūjita

sampūjita - worshipped, honored, revered

Past Passive Participle

From root pūj with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāmuniḥ'.

येन (yena) - by him (the narrator) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the 'I' (speaker) of the previous verse, who honored the sage.

तत्र (tatra) - right there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Specifies location.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tatra'.

रतिम् (ratim) - contentment, satisfaction (pleasure, delight, joy, contentment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, joy, attachment, love, contentment

From root ram (to enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āptavān'.

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - found, attained (obtained, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āptavat

āptavat - obtained, attained

Past Active Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with suffix -tavat.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāmuniḥ'.

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