योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-12

ततः स मृत्युर्बभ्राम तत्कर्मान्वेषणादृतः ।
मण्डलानि दिगन्तांश्च सरांसि सरितो दिशः ॥ १२ ॥

tataḥ sa mṛtyurbabhrāma tatkarmānveṣaṇādṛtaḥ ,
maṇḍalāni digantāṃśca sarāṃsi sarito diśaḥ 12

12. tataḥ saḥ mṛtyuḥ babhrāma tat-karma-anveṣaṇa-ādṛtaḥ
maṇḍalāni digantān ca sarāṃsi saritaḥ diśaḥ

12. tataḥ saḥ mṛtyuḥ tat-karma-anveṣaṇa-ādṛtaḥ
maṇḍalāni digantān ca sarāṃsi saritaḥ diśaḥ babhrāma

12. Then that Death (mṛtyu), resolute in the search for his (the Brahmin's) deeds (karma), wandered through regions, horizons, lakes, rivers, and directions.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• सः (saḥ) - he (Death) (he, that)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified), death (mṛtyu)

• बभ्राम (babhrāma) - he wandered, roamed

• तत्-कर्म-अन्वेषण-आदृतः (tat-karma-anveṣaṇa-ādṛtaḥ) - eager for the search of the Brahmin's actions (karma) (eager for the search of his actions/deeds)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - regions, circles, territories

• दिगन्तान् (digantān) - horizons, ends of the directions

• च (ca) - and

• सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes, ponds

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' with 'tas' suffix

सः (saḥ) - he (Death) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified), death (mṛtyu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death (mṛtyu)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

बभ्राम (babhrāma) - he wandered, roamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhram

Root: bhram (class 4)

तत्-कर्म-अन्वेषण-आदृतः (tat-karma-anveṣaṇa-ādṛtaḥ) - eager for the search of the Brahmin's actions (karma) (eager for the search of his actions/deeds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatkarmānveṣaṇādṛta

tatkarmānveṣaṇādṛta - respected for the search of those deeds, eager for the search of those deeds

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tad+karman+anveṣaṇa+ādṛta)

• tad – that, his
  pronoun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anveṣaṇa – investigation, search, seeking
  noun (neuter)
  from √iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu, and -ana suffix (action noun)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• ādṛta – honored, respected, resolute, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √dṛ (to honor, regard) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dṛ (class 5)

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - regions, circles, territories

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disk, region, territory

दिगन्तान् (digantān) - horizons, ends of the directions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of diganta

diganta - horizon, end of a quarter/direction

Compound type : Tatpurusha (diś+anta)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes, ponds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

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