योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-3

अहं कदाचिदाकाशकोशादवनिमागतः ।
भवत्पितामहार्थेन केनाप्युपनिमन्त्रितः ॥ ३ ॥

ahaṃ kadācidākāśakośādavanimāgataḥ ,
bhavatpitāmahārthena kenāpyupanimantritaḥ 3

3. aham kadācit ākāśakośāt avanim āgataḥ
bavatpitāmahārthena kena api upanīmantritaḥ

3. aham kadācit ākāśakośāt avanim āgataḥ
bavatpitāmahārthena kena api upanīmantritaḥ

3. Once, I came to earth from the ethereal sphere, having been invited by someone for the sake of your grandfather.

3. פעם אחת ירדתי ממרחבי השמים אל הארץ, לאחר הוזמנתי על ידי סבך עבור עניין כלשהו.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• आकाशकोशात् (ākāśakośāt) - from the sphere of space, from the ethereal realm

• अवनिम् (avanim) - to the earth, ground

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

• बवत्पितामहार्थेन (bavatpitāmahārthena) - for the sake of your grandfather

• केन (kena) - by whom, by some, by a certain one

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, (with interrogative) any/some

• उपनीमन्त्रितः (upanīmantritaḥ) - invited

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, self

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

आकाशकोशात् (ākāśakośāt) - from the sphere of space, from the ethereal realm

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśakośa

ākāśakośa - a sheath of space, ethereal sphere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+kośa)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, case, treasury, sphere
  noun (masculine)

अवनिम् (avanim) - to the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground

आगतः (āgataḥ) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

बवत्पितामहार्थेन (bavatpitāmahārthena) - for the sake of your grandfather

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bavatpitāmahārtha

bavatpitāmahārtha - for the purpose of your grandfather

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bavat+pitāmaha+artha)

• bavat – your, respectful 'you'
  pronoun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

केन (kena) - by whom, by some, by a certain one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed, (with interrogative) any/some

(indeclinable)

उपनीमन्त्रितः (upanīmantritaḥ) - invited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upanīmantrita

upanīmantrita - invited, summoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mantr (to advise, to consult) with prefixes upa (near) and ni (down, into).

Prefixes: upa+ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

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