योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-12

प्राप्तं वैवस्वतपुरमादिदेश ततो यमः ।
अस्य कर्माण्यशुभ्राणि नैव सन्ति कदाचन ॥ १२ ॥

prāptaṃ vaivasvatapuramādideśa tato yamaḥ ,
asya karmāṇyaśubhrāṇi naiva santi kadācana 12

12. prāptam vaivasvatapuram ādidēśa tataḥ yamaḥ
asya karmāṇi aśubhrāṇi na eva santi kadācana

12. tataḥ yamaḥ vaivasvatapuram prāptam ādidēśa
asya aśubhrāṇi karmāṇi kadācana na eva santi

12. Upon reaching the city of Vivasvat (Yama), Yama then commanded, 'This one's actions (karma) are never impure.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached (the city) (obtained, reached, attained, arrived)

• वैवस्वतपुरम् (vaivasvatapuram) - city of Yama (who is the son of Vivasvat) (city of Vivasvat)

• आदिदेश (ādidēśa) - commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

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

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death), a twin)

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this, of this one)

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

• अशुभ्राणि (aśubhrāṇi) - impure (impure, not bright, not white)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

• सन्ति (santi) - are (are, exist)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with 'na') (at any time, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having reached (the city) (obtained, reached, attained, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived, acquired, gained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as an adjective in an absolute locative-like construction (implied subject).

वैवस्वतपुरम् (vaivasvatapuram) - city of Yama (who is the son of Vivasvat) (city of Vivasvat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaivasvatapura

vaivasvatapura - city of Vivasvat; Yama's city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaivasvata+pura)

• vaivasvata – relating to Vivasvat; son of Vivasvat; Yama
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Vivasvat (sun god) with a patronymic suffix, indicating 'son of Vivasvat'
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)

आदिदेश (ādidēśa) - commanded (commanded, ordered, instructed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ādidēśa

Perfect Active

Root diś with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

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

(indeclinable)

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death), a twin)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the lord of death); restraint, control

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this, of this one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karman

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अशुभ्राणि (aśubhrāṇi) - impure (impure, not bright, not white)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aśubhra

aśubhra - not white, not bright, impure, dark

Negative prefix a- + śubhra (bright, white, pure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+śubhra)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• śubhra – bright, white, pure, splendid
  adjective

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are (are, exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (when used with 'na') (at any time, ever)

(indeclinable)

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