योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-13

नित्यमेवावदातानां कर्तायं शुभकर्मणाम् ।
भगवत्याः सरस्वत्या वरेणायं विवर्धितः ॥ १३ ॥

nityamevāvadātānāṃ kartāyaṃ śubhakarmaṇām ,
bhagavatyāḥ sarasvatyā vareṇāyaṃ vivardhitaḥ 13

13. nityam eva avadātānām kartā ayam śubhakarmaṇām
bhagavatyāḥ sarasvatyāḥ vareṇa ayam vivardhitaḥ

13. ayam nityam eva avadātānām śubhakarmaṇām kartā (asti)
ayam bhagavatyāḥ sarasvatyāḥ vareṇa vivardhitaḥ (asti)

13. He always performs pure and auspicious actions (karma). He has been nurtured by a boon from the revered Goddess Sarasvati.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

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

• अवदातानाम् (avadātānām) - of the pure (of the pure, of the clean, of the white)

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer (doer, maker, agent)

• अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

• शुभकर्मणाम् (śubhakarmaṇām) - of good actions (karma) (of good actions, of auspicious deeds)

• भगवत्याः (bhagavatyāḥ) - of the revered Goddess (of the revered goddess, of the blessed one)

• सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati (of Sarasvati (the goddess of knowledge, arts, and speech))

• वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon (by a boon, by a wish, by an excellent thing)

• अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

• विवर्धितः (vivardhitaḥ) - nurtured, grown (increased, grown, nourished, brought up)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of nitya (constant)

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

(indeclinable)

अवदातानाम् (avadātānām) - of the pure (of the pure, of the clean, of the white)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of avadāta

avadāta - pure, clean, white, splendid, clear

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to cut, purify) with upasarga ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śubhakarmaṇām

कर्ता (kartā) - doer (doer, maker, agent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent, creator

Agent noun derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शुभकर्मणाम् (śubhakarmaṇām) - of good actions (karma) (of good actions, of auspicious deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śubhakarman

śubhakarmaṇām - good actions, auspicious deeds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+karman)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भगवत्याः (bhagavatyāḥ) - of the revered Goddess (of the revered goddess, of the blessed one)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhagavatī

bhagavatī - revered, blessed, divine, glorious (feminine form of bhagavat)

सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvati (of Sarasvati (the goddess of knowledge, arts, and speech))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning)

वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon (by a boon, by a wish, by an excellent thing)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, wish, choice, bridegroom; excellent, best

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अयम् (ayam) - he (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विवर्धितः (vivardhitaḥ) - nurtured, grown (increased, grown, nourished, brought up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivardhita

vivardhita - increased, grown, nourished, brought up, developed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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