योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-39

यथा देशान्तरग्रामस्तद्गतस्यार्थकृद्भवेत् ।
सर्वे तथैव तद्भावं गतस्यार्थविनिश्चयात् ॥ ३९ ॥

yathā deśāntaragrāmastadgatasyārthakṛdbhavet ,
sarve tathaiva tadbhāvaṃ gatasyārthaviniścayāt 39

39. yathā deśāntaragrāmaḥ tadgatasya arthakṛt bhavet
sarve tathā eva tadbhāvam gatasya arthaviniścayāt

39. yathā deśāntaragrāmaḥ tadgatasya arthakṛt bhavet
tathā eva sarve tadbhāvam gatasya arthaviniścayāt

39. Just as a village in another country (or realm) proves useful (artha-kṛt) for someone who has gone there, similarly, all things are useful for one who has attained that state (tat-bhāva), because of the certain purpose (artha-viniścaya) they serve.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• देशान्तरग्रामः (deśāntaragrāmaḥ) - a village in another country/region

• तद्गतस्य (tadgatasya) - For one who has gone to that other country/realm. (for one who has gone to that, for one contained in that)

• अर्थकृत् (arthakṛt) - useful, purposeful, producing profit

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may be, should be

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• तद्भावम् (tadbhāvam) - that state, that nature, identity with that

• गतस्य (gatasya) - for one who has gone/attained

• अर्थविनिश्चयात् (arthaviniścayāt) - due to the ascertainment of purpose, from the certainty of meaning

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

देशान्तरग्रामः (deśāntaragrāmaḥ) - a village in another country/region

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśāntaragrāma

deśāntaragrāma - a village in another country/region

Compound of deśāntara (another country) and grāma (village).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśāntara+grāma)

• deśāntara – another country/region, different place
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of deśa (place) and antara (other, different).
• grāma – village, community, collection
  noun (masculine)

तद्गतस्य (tadgatasya) - For one who has gone to that other country/realm. (for one who has gone to that, for one contained in that)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tadgata

tadgata - gone to that, contained in that, relating to that

Compound of tad (that) and gata (gone).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+gata)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, passed, attained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

अर्थकृत् (arthakṛt) - useful, purposeful, producing profit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthakṛt

arthakṛt - producing advantage, useful, purposeful, effective

Compound of artha (purpose) and kṛt (making/doing).

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (artha+kṛt)

• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage
  noun (masculine)
• kṛt – doing, making, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  primary derivative (agent noun)
  Agent suffix -kvip from verb root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

तद्भावम् (tadbhāvam) - that state, that nature, identity with that

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tadbhāva

tadbhāva - that state, that nature, the state of being that, identity with that

Compound of tad (that) and bhāva (state/nature).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+bhāva)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, essence, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root √bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

गतस्य (gatasya) - for one who has gone/attained

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

अर्थविनिश्चयात् (arthaviniścayāt) - due to the ascertainment of purpose, from the certainty of meaning

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arthaviniścaya

arthaviniścaya - ascertainment of purpose, definite meaning, certainty of utility

Compound of artha (purpose/meaning) and viniścaya (ascertainment).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+viniścaya)

• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage
  noun (masculine)
• viniścaya – ascertainment, certainty, definite conclusion, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root √ci (to collect, observe) with prefixes vi- and ni-.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

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