योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-5

इति संचिन्त्य तं हन्तुमगच्छत्तत्पुरं तदा ।
त्यजन्त्युद्यममुद्युक्ता न स्वकर्माणि केचन ॥ ५ ॥

iti saṃcintya taṃ hantumagacchattatpuraṃ tadā ,
tyajantyudyamamudyuktā na svakarmāṇi kecana 5

5. iti saṃcintya tam hantum agacchat tat puram tadā
tyajanti udyamam udyuktāḥ na sva karmāṇi ke cana

5. iti saṃcintya,
tadā (mṛtyuḥ) tam hantum tat puram agacchat.
hi,
udyuktāḥ ke cana sva karmāṇi udyamam na tyajanti.

5. Having thus pondered, Death then went to that city to kill him. For no diligent person abandons their own duties (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having deeply thought, having contemplated, having considered

• तम् (tam) - that brahmin (him, that)

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, in order to kill

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, went

• तत् (tat) - that (person's) city (that, his)

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they give up

• उद्यमम् (udyamam) - effort, exertion, undertaking

• उद्युक्ताः (udyuktāḥ) - diligent persons, those who are active in their duties (diligent, active, ready, engaged)

• न (na) - not, no

• स्व (sva) - one's own

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - one's own actions or duties (karma) (actions, deeds, duties (karma))

• के (ke) - any, some (as part of ke cana) (who, what)

• चन (cana) - any (as part of ke cana) (any, even)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having deeply thought, having contemplated, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root cint (to think) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

तम् (tam) - that brahmin (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, in order to kill

(indeclinable)

Root: han (class 2)

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a-' is the augment for past tense.

तत् (tat) - that (person's) city (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - they abandon, they give up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

उद्यमम् (udyamam) - effort, exertion, undertaking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyama

udyama - effort, exertion, enterprise, undertaking

From root yam (to restrain, strive) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

उद्युक्ताः (udyuktāḥ) - diligent persons, those who are active in their duties (diligent, active, ready, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udyukta

udyukta - ready, active, diligent, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्व (sva) - one's own

(pronoun)

of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Used as a reflexive possessive adjective.

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - one's own actions or duties (karma) (actions, deeds, duties (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karma

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

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

के (ke) - any, some (as part of ke cana) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used here with 'cana' to form an indefinite pronoun 'anyone'.

चन (cana) - any (as part of ke cana) (any, even)

(indeclinable)

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