योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-9

अप्सरा उवाच ।
नमोऽस्तु ते महाभाग देवदूत त्वया मम ।
श्रावितादर्थविज्ञानात्परां निर्वृतिमागता ॥ ९ ॥

apsarā uvāca ,
namo'stu te mahābhāga devadūta tvayā mama ,
śrāvitādarthavijñānātparāṃ nirvṛtimāgatā 9

9. apsarā uvāca | namaḥ astu te mahābhāga devadūta tvayā
mama | śrāvitāt arthavijñānāt parām nirvṛtim āgatā ||

9. apsarā uvāca mahābhāga devadūta te namaḥ astu tvayā
mama śrāvitāt arthavijñānāt parām nirvṛtim āgatā

9. The Apsara said: "Salutations to you, O greatly fortunate one (mahābhāga), O divine messenger! Through the knowledge of meaning (arthavijñāna) imparted by you to me, I have attained supreme tranquility (nirvṛti)."

Words meanings summery:

• अप्सरा (apsarā) - The Apsara (Apsara (a celestial nymph))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke (said, spoke, declared)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutations, obeisance, homage)

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

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one (mahābhāga) (O greatly fortunate one, O noble one)

• देवदूत (devadūta) - O divine messenger (O divine messenger, O envoy of gods)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• मम (mama) - to me, for me (dative sense, from whom the knowledge was received) (my, of me)

• श्रावितात् (śrāvitāt) - from (the knowledge) caused to be heard (by you) (from what was caused to be heard, from that which was made to hear)

• अर्थविज्ञानात् (arthavijñānāt) - from the knowledge of meaning (arthavijñāna) (from the knowledge of meaning, from meaningful knowledge)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

• निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - supreme tranquility (nirvṛti) (tranquility, liberation (mokṣa), complete satisfaction, cessation)

• आगता (āgatā) - I have attained (attained, reached, come (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

अप्सरा (apsarā) - The Apsara (Apsara (a celestial nymph))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara (celestial nymph, skilled in dancing and music)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke (said, spoke, declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative (Lit)

Root 'vac' in perfect tense, third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Forms the narrative introduction.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutations, obeisance, homage)

(indeclinable)

Note: Followed by 'astu' and governs dative 'te'.

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

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root 'as' in imperative mood, third person singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with 'namaḥ' for a benediction.

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Indirect object of 'namaḥ astu'.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one (mahābhāga) (O greatly fortunate one, O noble one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly auspicious, noble, exalted

Compound of mahā (great) and bhāga (share, fortune)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the speaker.

देवदूत (devadūta) - O divine messenger (O divine messenger, O envoy of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - divine messenger, envoy of gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the speaker.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Agent for 'śrāvitāt' (from what was caused to be heard).

मम (mama) - to me, for me (dative sense, from whom the knowledge was received) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Dative sense in context with 'śrāvitāt'.

श्रावितात् (śrāvitāt) - from (the knowledge) caused to be heard (by you) (from what was caused to be heard, from that which was made to hear)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śrāvita

śrāvita - caused to be heard, narrated, made to listen

Causative Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear) in causative stem (śrāvaya) with suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'arthavijñānāt'.

अर्थविज्ञानात् (arthavijñānāt) - from the knowledge of meaning (arthavijñāna) (from the knowledge of meaning, from meaningful knowledge)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of arthavijñāna

arthavijñāna - knowledge of meaning, scientific knowledge, profound understanding

Compound of artha (meaning, purpose) and vijñāna (knowledge, discernment)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+vijñāna)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment, science
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Source from which 'nirvṛtim' is attained.

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Modifies 'nirvṛtim'.

निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - supreme tranquility (nirvṛti) (tranquility, liberation (mokṣa), complete satisfaction, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - tranquility, happiness, complete satisfaction, cessation, final liberation (mokṣa)

Derived from root vṛt (to be) with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āgatā'.

आगता (āgatā) - I have attained (attained, reached, come (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main predicative element, implying 'asmi' (I am).

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