योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-18

पुत्रदारद्विजातिस्त्रीभृत्यबन्धुजनैः सह ।
शुभभोजनपानार्हमुत्तमश्लाघ्यसंगति ॥ १८ ॥

putradāradvijātistrībhṛtyabandhujanaiḥ saha ,
śubhabhojanapānārhamuttamaślāghyasaṃgati 18

18. putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-janaiḥ saha
śubha-bhojana-pāna-arham uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati

18. putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-janaiḥ saha
śubha-bhojana-pāna-arham uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati

18. (He is united) with sons, wife, twice-born (dvijāti) persons, women, servants, and relatives, (enjoying) auspicious food and drink, and maintaining excellent, praiseworthy company.

18. ראוי לסעוד סעודות מענגות יחד עם ילדים, רעיה, מורים, משרתים וקרובים, ומעניק חברה מעולה ומשובחת.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्र-दार-द्विजाति-स्त्री-भृत्य-बन्धु-जनैः (putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-janaiḥ) - with sons, wives, members of the brahminical class (dvijāti), women, servants, and relatives (with sons, wives, twice-born (persons), women, servants, and relatives)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

• शुभ-भोजन-पान-अर्हम् (śubha-bhojana-pāna-arham) - deserving of excellent food and drink (worthy of auspicious food and drink)

• उत्तम-श्लाघ्य-सङ्गति (uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati) - excellent and praiseworthy association (excellent, praiseworthy company/association)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्र-दार-द्विजाति-स्त्री-भृत्य-बन्धु-जनैः (putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-janaiḥ) - with sons, wives, members of the brahminical class (dvijāti), women, servants, and relatives (with sons, wives, twice-born (persons), women, servants, and relatives)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-jana

putra-dāra-dvijāti-strī-bhṛtya-bandhu-jana - sons, wives, twice-born, women, servants, and relatives

Compound type : dvandva (putra+dāra+dvijāti+strī+bhṛtya+bandhu-jana)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
• dvijāti – twice-born, a member of the three upper varṇas (Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), especially a Brāhmaṇa
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'dvi' (twice) + 'jāti' (birth)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• bandhu-jana – relatives, kinsmen
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a group of people in instrumental case, indicating accompaniment.

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

शुभ-भोजन-पान-अर्हम् (śubha-bhojana-pāna-arham) - deserving of excellent food and drink (worthy of auspicious food and drink)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śubha-bhojana-pāna-arha

śubha-bhojana-pāna-arha - worthy of auspicious food and drink

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha-bhojana-pāna+arha)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective
• bhojana – food, eating
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• pāna – drink, drinking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'company' (saṅgati) or an implied 'state'.

उत्तम-श्लाघ्य-सङ्गति (uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati) - excellent and praiseworthy association (excellent, praiseworthy company/association)

(noun)

feminine, singular of uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati

uttama-ślāghya-saṅgati - excellent and praiseworthy company/association

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+ślāghya-saṅgati)

• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of 'ut' (up/superior)
• ślāghya – praiseworthy, commendable
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root ślāgh (to praise)
  Root: ślāgh (class 1)
• saṅgati – company, association, union
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix sam + root gam (to go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the quality of the association or company.

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