योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-182, verse-16

ते ततः सदनं यातास्तेषामाश्रमवासिनः ।
सर्व एव गताः पश्चादेक एवास्मि नो गतः ॥ १६ ॥

te tataḥ sadanaṃ yātāsteṣāmāśramavāsinaḥ ,
sarva eva gatāḥ paścādeka evāsmi no gataḥ 16

16. te tataḥ sadanam yātāḥ teṣām āśramavāsinaḥ
sarve eva gatāḥ paścāt ekaḥ eva asmi na gataḥ

16. tataḥ te āśramavāsinaḥ sadanam yātāḥ sarve
eva paścāt gatāḥ ekaḥ eva asmi na gataḥ

16. Then, those residents of the hermitages (āśrama) went to their abodes. All of them departed afterwards, but I alone did not go.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (referring to the residents) (they, those)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• सदनम् (sadanam) - abodes (home, abode, seat)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - went, departed (gone, departed, reached)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - residents of the hermitages (āśrama) (residents of an hermitage)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, certainly)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - departed (gone, departed)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (afterwards, behind, later)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - I alone (one, alone, single)

• एव (eva) - alone, only (indeed, only, certainly)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone (gone, departed)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (referring to the residents) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad + tasil

Note: Adverb.

सदनम् (sadanam) - abodes (home, abode, seat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - home, abode, dwelling, seat

Derived from root sad (to sit, settle) + ana

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: The plural context for 'abodes' is inferred from 'they' and 'residents'.

याताः (yātāḥ) - went, departed (gone, departed, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, gone to, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā + kta

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `te` and `āśramavāsinaḥ`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies `āśramavāsinaḥ`.

आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - residents of the hermitages (āśrama) (residents of an hermitage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramavāsin

āśramavāsin - hermitage dweller, ascetic

Derived from āśrama + vāsin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+vāsin)

• āśrama – hermitage, retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) + ṇini/in
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of `yātāḥ`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the `āśramavāsinaḥ`. The Devanagari shows `सर्व` which is stem, but context implies `sarve`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Adverb.

गताः (gatāḥ) - departed (gone, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `sarve`.

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (afterwards, behind, later)

(indeclinable)

Derived from paśca + at

एकः (ekaḥ) - I alone (one, alone, single)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Subject of `asmi` and `na gataḥ`.

एव (eva) - alone, only (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes `ekaḥ`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

1st person singular present active

Root 'as', Parasmaipada, Present tense, indicative mood, 1st person, singular number

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is `aham` (I).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates `gataḥ`.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone (gone, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied `aham`.