योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-5

रक्षार्थं तस्य यज्ञस्य द्रष्टुमैच्छत्स पार्थिवम् ।
नहि शक्नोत्यविघ्नेन समाप्तुं स मुनिः क्रतुम् ॥ ५ ॥

rakṣārthaṃ tasya yajñasya draṣṭumaicchatsa pārthivam ,
nahi śaknotyavighnena samāptuṃ sa muniḥ kratum 5

5. rakṣārtham tasya yajñasya draṣṭum aicchat saḥ pārthivam
| na hi śaknoti avighnena samāptum saḥ muniḥ kratum ||

5. saḥ muniḥ tasya yajñasya rakṣārtham pārthivam draṣṭum
aicchat nahi saḥ muniḥ avighnena kratum samāptum śaknoti

5. For the protection of that Vedic ritual (yajña), he desired to see the king. Indeed, that sage was unable to complete the Vedic ritual (kratu) without obstacles.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - desired, wished

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king, one belonging to the earth

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, because

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• अविघ्नेन (avighnena) - without obstacle, without impediment

• समाप्तुम् (samāptum) - to complete, to finish

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• क्रतुम् (kratum) - the Vedic ritual

Words meanings and morphology

रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the purpose of protection, for protection

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣā+artha)

• rakṣā – protection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

Root: yaj (class 1)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - desired, wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the king, one belonging to the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, a king, a prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because

(indeclinable)

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

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

Root: śak (class 5)

अविघ्नेन (avighnena) - without obstacle, without impediment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avighna

avighna - without obstacle, unhindered

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vighna)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• vighna – obstacle, impediment
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vighna

समाप्तुम् (samāptum) - to complete, to finish

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root āp with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

क्रतुम् (kratum) - the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence

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