योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-11

तस्मादेतस्य विप्रस्य मारणीयस्य यत्नतः ।
कर्माण्यन्विष्य तेषां त्वं साहाय्येनैनमत्स्यसि ॥ ११ ॥

tasmādetasya viprasya māraṇīyasya yatnataḥ ,
karmāṇyanviṣya teṣāṃ tvaṃ sāhāyyenainamatsyasi 11

11. tasmāt etasya viprasya māraṇīyasya yatnataḥ
karmāṇi anviṣya teṣām tvam sāhāyyena enam atsyasi

11. tasmāt tvam māraṇīyasya etasya viprasya karmāṇi
yatnataḥ anviṣya teṣām sāhāyyena enam atsyasi

11. Therefore, having diligently investigated the past deeds (karma) of this Brahmin who is destined to die, you will destroy him with the help of those very deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

• एतस्य (etasya) - of this

• विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of the Brahmin, of the wise man

• मारणीयस्य (māraṇīyasya) - of him who is to be killed, of him who deserves death

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, carefully, by effort

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds (karma)

• अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having searched for, having investigated

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those deeds (karma) (of them, of those)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• साहाय्येन (sāhāyyena) - with the help, by means of assistance

• एनम् (enam) - that Brahmin (him)

• अत्स्यसि (atsyasi) - you will kill/destroy (you will eat, you will consume, you will destroy/kill)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used as an indeclinable

एतस्य (etasya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

विप्रस्य (viprasya) - of the Brahmin, of the wise man

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, wise man, inspired

मारणीयस्य (māraṇīyasya) - of him who is to be killed, of him who deserves death

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of māraṇīya

māraṇīya - to be killed, deserving death

Gerundive

from causative root √mṛ (to die) + anīya suffix

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with viprasya.

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently, carefully, by effort

(indeclinable)

from yatan (effort) + tas suffix

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having searched for, having investigated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from root √iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu, and -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those deeds (karma) (of them, of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'karmāṇi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

साहाय्येन (sāhāyyena) - with the help, by means of assistance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāhāyya

sāhāyya - help, assistance, aid

from sahāya (helper)

एनम् (enam) - that Brahmin (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, him, her

Note: Refers to the 'vipra'.

अत्स्यसि (atsyasi) - you will kill/destroy (you will eat, you will consume, you will destroy/kill)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ad

Root: ad (class 2)

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