योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-182, verse-38

देहपातश्च मे भर्तुर्यदा स्यादात्ममन्दिरे ।
तदेतदस्त्विति वरो दीयतामम्बिके मम ॥ ३८ ॥

dehapātaśca me bharturyadā syādātmamandire ,
tadetadastviti varo dīyatāmambike mama 38

38. dehāpātaḥ ca me bhartuḥ yadā syāt ātma-mandire
tat etat astu iti varaḥ dīyatām ambike mama

38. ambike yadā me bhartuḥ dehāpātaḥ syāt ca mama
ātma-mandire syāt tat etat astu iti varaḥ mama dīyatām

38. O Ambikā, when my husband's demise occurs, may my own passing also take place within my own being (ātman). Grant me this boon: 'Let it be so'.

Words meanings summery:

• देहापातः (dehāpātaḥ) - demise (of the husband, implied also for the speaker) (falling of the body, death, demise)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of a husband, of a maintainer, of a lord)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may occur, may happen (may be, let it be, it should be, it would be)

• आत्म-मन्दिरे (ātma-mandire) - within my own being (ātman) (in the temple of the self, in one's own body, in one's own abode)

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore, then)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previous statement) (this)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be so (let it be, so be it)

• इति (iti) - thus, saying (marks the end of a quote or thought) (thus, so, saying)

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be granted (let it be given, may it be granted)

• अम्बिके (ambike) - O Ambikā (name of a goddess) (O mother, O Ambikā)

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

देहापातः (dehāpātaḥ) - demise (of the husband, implied also for the speaker) (falling of the body, death, demise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehāpāta

dehāpāta - falling of the body, death, demise

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+pāta)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
• pāta – falling, descent, fall, demise
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of asmad

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband (of a husband, of a maintainer, of a lord)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, maintainer

Agent noun from root √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may occur, may happen (may be, let it be, it should be, it would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of as

potential mood

3rd person singular, potential mood, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

आत्म-मन्दिरे (ātma-mandire) - within my own being (ātman) (in the temple of the self, in one's own body, in one's own abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātma-mandira

ātma-mandira - temple of the self, one's own body, one's own abode

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+mandira)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• mandira – house, dwelling, temple, abode
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previous statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the content of the preceding clause.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be so (let it be, so be it)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative mood

3rd person singular, imperative mood, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, saying (marks the end of a quote or thought) (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing; choice, chosen; best, excellent

From root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be granted (let it be given, may it be granted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

imperative mood, passive voice

3rd person singular, imperative mood, passive voice, ātmanepada

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The passive form `dīyatām` is from root `dā`.

अम्बिके (ambike) - O Ambikā (name of a goddess) (O mother, O Ambikā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of ambikā

ambikā - mother, a goddess (often Pārvatī or Durgā)

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: While `mama` is often genitive 'my', here it is used with `dīyatām` 'be granted to me', indicating dative.

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