योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-26

सुबहून्येष जन्मानि यथाभिमतयेच्छया ।
यदा संपूजितस्तेन प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥ २६ ॥

subahūnyeṣa janmāni yathābhimatayecchayā ,
yadā saṃpūjitastena prasādamadhigacchati 26

26. subahūni eṣaḥ janmāni yathābhimatayā icchayā
yadā sampūjitaḥ tena prasādam adhigacchati

26. yadā tena subahūni janmāni yathābhimatayā
icchayā sampūjitaḥ eṣaḥ prasādam adhigacchati

26. When (the deity) has been properly worshipped by the devotee through many lives (janmāni), with a desired intention (icchā), then this (devotee) attains grace (prasāda).

Words meanings summery:

• सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many (very many, numerous)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this devotee (this one, he)

• जन्मानि (janmāni) - lives (births, lives, existences)

• यथाभिमतया (yathābhimatayā) - with a desired intention (according to desire, as wished)

• इच्छया (icchayā) - with (his) desire/intention (by desire, with will, voluntarily)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - properly worshipped (the deity) (properly worshipped, well honored)

• तेन (tena) - by that (devotee) (by him, by that)

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - grace (prasāda) (grace, favor, serenity, clarity)

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - he attains (he obtains, he attains, he understands)

Words meanings and morphology

सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many (very many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of subahu

subahu - very much, very many

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'bahu' (many)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'janmāni' as accusative of duration.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this devotee (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the devotee or worshipper.

जन्मानि (janmāni) - lives (births, lives, existences)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of janman

janman - birth, existence, life

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Original word to include in brackets: janmāni. Used in the accusative of duration, meaning 'for many lives'.

यथाभिमतया (yathābhimatayā) - with a desired intention (according to desire, as wished)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yathābhimati

yathābhimati - accordance with desire

Compound type : avyayībhāva-tatpuruṣa (yathā+abhimati)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• abhimati – desire, intent, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root man (to think) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies the act of worship.

इच्छया (icchayā) - with (his) desire/intention (by desire, with will, voluntarily)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will (icchā)

Derived from root iṣ (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Original word to include in brackets: icchā. Used in conjunction with 'yathābhimatayā'.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

सम्पूजितः (sampūjitaḥ) - properly worshipped (the deity) (properly worshipped, well honored)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampūjita

sampūjita - worshipped, honored, revered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pūj (to worship) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Refers to the deity being worshipped (implied masculine singular).

तेन (tena) - by that (devotee) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the devotee, acting as the agent of worship.

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - grace (prasāda) (grace, favor, serenity, clarity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, serenity, clear perception (prasāda)

Derived from root sad (to sit, to settle) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Original word to include in brackets: prasāda

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - he attains (he obtains, he attains, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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