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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-56

दुराकृतिं दुरारम्भमाससाद भयप्रदम् ।
पितरं पीवराकारमवीचिमिव यातना ॥ ५६ ॥
durākṛtiṃ durārambhamāsasāda bhayapradam ,
pitaraṃ pīvarākāramavīcimiva yātanā 56
56. durākṛtim durārambham āsasāda bhayapradam
pitaram pīvarākāram avīcim iva yātanā
56. yātanā avīcim iva durākṛtim durārambham
bhayapradam pīvarākāram pitaram āsasāda
56. Torment (yātanā), like the Avīci (avīci) hell, approached the father, who had an ominous appearance, was prone to evil deeds, was terrifying, and possessed a massive physique.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुराकृतिम् (durākṛtim) - having an ominous appearance (ill-formed, ugly, having a bad appearance)
  • दुरारम्भम् (durārambham) - prone to evil deeds (undertaking evil, having bad beginnings)
  • आससाद (āsasāda) - she approached, attained
  • भयप्रदम् (bhayapradam) - fear-giving, terrifying
  • पितरम् (pitaram) - father
  • पीवराकारम् (pīvarākāram) - corpulent, massive-bodied
  • अवीचिम् (avīcim) - the Avīci hell (a specific hell (Avīci))
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • यातना (yātanā) - torment, suffering, pain

Words meanings and morphology

दुराकृतिम् (durākṛtim) - having an ominous appearance (ill-formed, ugly, having a bad appearance)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durākṛti
durākṛti - ill-formed, ugly, bad form, deformed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ākṛti)
  • dur – bad, difficult, evil
    indeclinable
  • ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'pitaram'.
दुरारम्भम् (durārambham) - prone to evil deeds (undertaking evil, having bad beginnings)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durārambha
durārambha - one whose undertakings are evil, having a bad beginning, difficult to begin
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ārambha)
  • dur – bad, difficult, evil
    indeclinable
  • ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: rabh (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'pitaram'.
आससाद (āsasāda) - she approached, attained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ā-sad
Perfect Tense
Third person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
Note: Verb of the sentence, subject is 'yātanā'.
भयप्रदम् (bhayapradam) - fear-giving, terrifying
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhayaprada
bhayaprada - fear-giving, terrifying, formidable
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+prada)
  • bhaya – fear, terror, apprehension
    noun (neuter)
  • prada – giving, granting, bestowing
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'pra-dā' (to give).
    Prefix: pra
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Modifies 'pitaram'.
पितरम् (pitaram) - father
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Object of 'āsasāda'.
पीवराकारम् (pīvarākāram) - corpulent, massive-bodied
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pīvarākāra
pīvarākāra - having a corpulent or massive body, stout, bulky
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pīvara+ākāra)
  • pīvara – fat, bulky, plump, stout
    adjective (masculine)
  • ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'pitaram'.
अवीचिम् (avīcim) - the Avīci hell (a specific hell (Avīci))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avīci
avīci - waveless, calm, one of the hells (Avīci)
Literally 'waveless', referring to a hell where there is no intermission of suffering.
Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
यातना (yātanā) - torment, suffering, pain
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yātanā
yātanā - torment, torture, pain, suffering, punishment
From root 'yat' (to strive, to inflict).
Root: yat (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'āsasāda'.