योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-10

महर्षिभिस्ततस्तैस्तैः क्षीणे कृतयुगे पुरा ।
क्रमात्क्रियाक्रमे शुद्धे पृथिव्या तनुतां गते ॥ १० ॥

maharṣibhistatastaistaiḥ kṣīṇe kṛtayuge purā ,
kramātkriyākrame śuddhe pṛthivyā tanutāṃ gate 10

10. mahārṣibhiḥ tataḥ taiḥ taiḥ kṣīṇe kṛtayuge purā
kramāt kriyākrame śuddhe pṛthivyā tanutāṃ gate

10. purā kṛtayuge kṣīṇe pṛthivyā śuddhe kriyākrame
kramāt tanutāṃ gate tataḥ taiḥ taiḥ mahārṣibhiḥ

10. Formerly, in ancient times, when the Kṛta Yuga had waned and the pure path of action (karma) on Earth had gradually diminished, then by those great sages...

Words meanings summery:

• महार्षिभिः (mahārṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (sages) (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (various ones) (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when waned/declined (when declined, diminished, exhausted)

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga (in the Kṛta Yuga, in the golden age)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually (gradually, in due course, successively)

• क्रियाक्रमे (kriyākrame) - in the pure path of action (karma) (in the order of actions, in the ritualistic procedure)

• शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in the pure (path) (in the pure, in the clean)

• पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - on Earth (on Earth, of the Earth)

• तनुतां (tanutāṁ) - diminishment (diminishment, sparsity, slenderness)

• गते (gate) - having attained diminishment, having become sparse (having gone, having attained, having become)

Words meanings and morphology

महार्षिभिः (mahārṣibhiḥ) - by the great sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahārṣi

mahārṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: This 'tataḥ' can function as an adverb marking a temporal sequence or as a preposition indicating origin. Here it functions as an adverb.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (sages) (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'mahārṣibhiḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (various ones) (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: The repetition 'taiḥ taiḥ' can intensify or mean 'by those various ones'.

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when waned/declined (when declined, diminished, exhausted)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - wasted, diminished, exhausted, waned, decayed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṣi- 'to waste away, to decay'

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Locative absolute with 'kṛtayuge'.

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga (in the Kṛta Yuga, in the golden age)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - the Kṛta Yuga, the golden age (first of the four yugas)

Compound of kṛta (done, made, perfect) and yuga (age, era).

Compound type : tatpurusha or karmadhāraya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, perfect
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ- 'to do, to make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Locative absolute with 'kṣīṇe'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually (gradually, in due course, successively)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, course, sequence

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

क्रियाक्रमे (kriyākrame) - in the pure path of action (karma) (in the order of actions, in the ritualistic procedure)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kriyākrama

kriyākrama - sequence of actions, order of rites, ritualistic procedure

Compound of kriyā (action) and krama (order)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+krama)

• kriyā – action, deed, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  From root kṛ- 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• krama – order, sequence, step, path
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram- 'to step'
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute with 'śuddhe' and 'gate'.

शुद्धे (śuddhe) - in the pure (path) (in the pure, in the clean)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, faultless, righteous

Past Passive Participle

From root śudh- 'to be pure'

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Locative absolute with 'kriyākrame' and 'gate'.

पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - on Earth (on Earth, of the Earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, ground, soil

Note: Locative case, meaning 'on Earth'.

तनुतां (tanutāṁ) - diminishment (diminishment, sparsity, slenderness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanutā

tanutā - slenderness, thinness, rarity, diminishment, sparsity

Derived from 'tanu' (thin, subtle) with suffix 'tā' (feminine abstract noun suffix).

Note: Object of 'gate'.

गते (gate) - having attained diminishment, having become sparse (having gone, having attained, having become)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam- 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute with 'kriyākrame' and 'śuddhe'.