योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-5

द्रष्टुं प्रवृत्ता मामग्रे वास्तव्याः सर्व एव ते ।
झटित्येव पुरं प्राप्तमिन्द्रजालद्रुमं यथा ॥ ५ ॥

draṣṭuṃ pravṛttā māmagre vāstavyāḥ sarva eva te ,
jhaṭityeva puraṃ prāptamindrajāladrumaṃ yathā 5

5. draṣṭum pravṛttāḥ mām agre vāstavyāḥ sarve eva te
jhaṭiti eva puram prāptam indrajāladrumam yathā

5. agre sarve eva te vāstavyāḥ mām draṣṭum pravṛttāḥ
yathā indrajāladrumam puram jhaṭiti eva prāptam

5. All those residents immediately came forward to see me in front. It was as if a city had appeared instantly, like a magical tree (indrajāla-druma).

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - proceeded (started, commenced, proceeded)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अग्रे (agre) - in front (in front, before, first)

• वास्तव्याः (vāstavyāḥ) - residents, inhabitants

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

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

• ते (te) - those (they, those)

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - immediately (instantly, quickly, at once)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, even

• पुरम् (puram) - city (city, fortress, town)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - appeared (reached, obtained, appeared)

• इन्द्रजालद्रुमम् (indrajāladrumam) - a magical tree (a magical tree, an illusionary tree)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive of purpose

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - proceeded (started, commenced, proceeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, commenced, started, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-vṛt (to turn forward, begin)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Functions as a verb in construction with the infinitive.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of draṣṭum.

अग्रे (agre) - in front (in front, before, first)

(indeclinable)

locative singular of agra used adverbially

Note: Adverbial use.

वास्तव्याः (vāstavyāḥ) - residents, inhabitants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāstavya

vāstavya - resident, inhabitant, dwelling

Gerundive

from vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of pravṛttāḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies vāstavyāḥ and te.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - those (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the subjects, the inhabitants.

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - immediately (instantly, quickly, at once)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरम् (puram) - city (city, fortress, town)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, fortress, town

Note: Subject of the simile.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - appeared (reached, obtained, appeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, gained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-āp (to reach, obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies puram. Used to imply appearance or arrival.

इन्द्रजालद्रुमम् (indrajāladrumam) - a magical tree (a magical tree, an illusionary tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indrajāladruma

indrajāladruma - magical tree, illusionary tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indrajāla+druma)

• indrajāla – magic, illusion, trick
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with yathā.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

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