योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-28

जायात्वेन समं कालं लब्धं ध्यानफलं च तैः ।
साध्व्यसाध्वी गृहे भर्तुः संस्थिता तपसा परा ॥ २८ ॥

jāyātvena samaṃ kālaṃ labdhaṃ dhyānaphalaṃ ca taiḥ ,
sādhvyasādhvī gṛhe bhartuḥ saṃsthitā tapasā parā 28

28. jāyātvena samam kālam labdham dhyāna-phalam ca taiḥ
sādhvī asādhvī gṛhe bhartuḥ saṃsthitā tapasā parā

28. taiḥ ca samam kālam jāyātvena dhyāna-phalam labdham.
sādhvī asādhvī bhartuḥ gṛhe saṃsthitā,
tapasā parā.

28. And by them (the meditators), the fruit of meditation (dhyāna) was obtained, and simultaneously (she attained) wifehood. Whether virtuous or unvirtuous, she remained in her husband's house, supreme through her austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• जायात्वेन (jāyātvena) - by wifehood, in the state of being a wife

• समम् (samam) - simultaneously, at the same time (adverb)

• कालम् (kālam) - time (accusative singular), or adverbially "at that time"

• लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained

• ध्यान-फलम् (dhyāna-phalam) - the fruit of meditation (dhyāna)

• च (ca) - and

• तैः (taiḥ) - by the meditators (by them)

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous, chaste (woman)

• असाध्वी (asādhvī) - unvirtuous, unchaste (woman)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - remained, stayed, established (fem. nom. sg.)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas)

• परा (parā) - supreme, excellent (supreme, excellent, another)

Words meanings and morphology

जायात्वेन (jāyātvena) - by wifehood, in the state of being a wife

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jāyātva

jāyātva - state of being a wife, wifehood

Derived from jāyā (wife) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

समम् (samam) - simultaneously, at the same time (adverb)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

कालम् (kālam) - time (accusative singular), or adverbially "at that time"

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

Note: Adverbial accusative.

लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, gained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root labh (to obtain) with suffix -ta

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhyāna-phalam.

ध्यान-फलम् (dhyāna-phalam) - the fruit of meditation (dhyāna)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+phala)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyai (to meditate)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तैः (taiḥ) - by the meditators (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous, chaste (woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste wife

असाध्वी (asādhvī) - unvirtuous, unchaste (woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asādhvī

asādhvī - unvirtuous woman, unchaste wife

Negative prefix a- + sādhvī

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhvī)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sādhvī – virtuous woman
  noun (feminine)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - remained, stayed, established (fem. nom. sg.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, abiding, standing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied woman.

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

परा (parā) - supreme, excellent (supreme, excellent, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, excellent, highest

Note: Agrees with the implied woman.

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