योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-10

करिष्यामीति संश्रुत्य तत्ते राजन्नकुर्वतः ।
इष्टापूर्तं हरेद्धर्मं तस्माद्रामं विसर्जय ॥ १० ॥

kariṣyāmīti saṃśrutya tatte rājannakurvataḥ ,
iṣṭāpūrtaṃ hareddharmaṃ tasmādrāmaṃ visarjaya 10

10. kariṣyāmi iti saṃśrutya tat te rājan akurvataḥ
iṣṭāpūrtam haret dharmam tasmāt rāmam visarjaya

10. O King, if you do not fulfill what you promised to do, then your merit (dharma) from sacrifices and charitable acts will be forfeited. Therefore, send Rāma (with me).

Words meanings summery:

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (quotes a preceding statement)

• संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised (having promised, having heard well)

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - to you, who does not do (of one who does not do, to one who does not do)

• इष्टापूर्तम् (iṣṭāpūrtam) - merit from sacrifices and charitable acts

• हरेत् (haret) - would be forfeited (would take away, should take away, would lose)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - merit (dharma) (merit, righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• विसर्जय (visarjaya) - send (Rāma) (send forth, dismiss, release)

Words meanings and morphology

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (quotes a preceding statement)

(indeclinable)

संश्रुत्य (saṁśrutya) - having promised (having promised, having heard well)

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

From root śru with prefix saṃ

Prefix: saṃ

Root: śru (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

अकुर्वतः (akurvataḥ) - to you, who does not do (of one who does not do, to one who does not do)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not acting

Negative Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do) with negative prefix a-

Prefix: a

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इष्टापूर्तम् (iṣṭāpūrtam) - merit from sacrifices and charitable acts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭāpūrta

iṣṭāpūrta - merit from sacrifices and charitable acts (iṣṭa: sacrifices, pūrta: charitable works)

Compound type : dvandva (iṣṭa+pūrta)

• iṣṭa – sacrificed, worshipped; sacrifice, worship
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship) + -ta
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• pūrta – filled, accomplished; charitable act, good work (like digging wells, building temples)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill) + -ta
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

हरेत् (haret) - would be forfeited (would take away, should take away, would lose)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root: hṛ (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - merit (dharma) (merit, righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, merit

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative form used adverbially

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

विसर्जय (visarjaya) - send (Rāma) (send forth, dismiss, release)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of visarj

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular, Causal form of sṛj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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