योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-48

तस्या वरार्थं यत्नं त्वं कुरु कर्तव्यकोविद ।
चिरेण संभृतं लोकमलं दग्धुं हि तत्तपः ॥ ४८ ॥

tasyā varārthaṃ yatnaṃ tvaṃ kuru kartavyakovida ,
cireṇa saṃbhṛtaṃ lokamalaṃ dagdhuṃ hi tattapaḥ 48

48. tasyā varārtham yatnam tvam kuru kartavyakovida
cireṇa saṃbhṛtam lokam alam dagdhum hi tat tapaḥ

48. kartavyakovida tvam tasyā varārtham yatnam kuru
hi tat tapaḥ cireṇa saṃbhṛtam lokam dagdhum alam

48. O expert in duty, you should make an effort for her boon; for that asceticism (tapas) has been accumulated over a long time and is capable of burning down the world.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्या (tasyā) - for her (referring to Sūcī) (for her, of her)

• वरार्थम् (varārtham) - for the purpose of obtaining a boon (for the sake of a boon, for a boon)

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort (effort, exertion)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Śakra) (you)

• कुरु (kuru) - make, perform (an effort) (do, make, perform)

• कर्तव्यकोविद (kartavyakovida) - O expert in what should be done (addressed to Śakra) (O expert in duty)

• चिरेण (cireṇa) - for a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

• संभृतम् (saṁbhṛtam) - accumulated (referring to tapas) (collected, accumulated, brought together)

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, universe, people)

• अलम् (alam) - capable (of burning) (enough, sufficient, capable, able to)

• दग्धुम् (dagdhum) - to burn (the world) (to burn, to consume)

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

• तत् (tat) - that (asceticism) (that)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism (tapas))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्या (tasyā) - for her (referring to Sūcī) (for her, of her)

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'for her' fits the context of 'for her boon' better.

वरार्थम् (varārtham) - for the purpose of obtaining a boon (for the sake of a boon, for a boon)

(indeclinable)

Compound 'vara' (boon) + 'artha' (purpose, sake), used as an indeclinable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+artha)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort (effort, exertion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

from √yat (to strive)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kuru'

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Śakra) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कुरु (kuru) - make, perform (an effort) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्तव्यकोविद (kartavyakovida) - O expert in what should be done (addressed to Śakra) (O expert in duty)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kartavyakovida

kartavyakovida - expert in duty, knowing what should be done

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kartavya+kovida)

• kartavya – to be done, fit to be done, duty
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do) + -tavya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kovida – knowing, skilled, experienced
  adjective (masculine)

चिरेण (cireṇa) - for a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of cira

cira - long (of time), old

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'after a long time'

संभृतम् (saṁbhṛtam) - accumulated (referring to tapas) (collected, accumulated, brought together)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃbhṛta

saṁbhṛta - collected, accumulated, brought together

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√bhṛ (to bear, collect)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, universe, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, folk

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of the infinitive 'dagdhum'

अलम् (alam) - capable (of burning) (enough, sufficient, capable, able to)

(indeclinable)

दग्धुम् (dagdhum) - to burn (the world) (to burn, to consume)

(infinitive)

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (asceticism) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ'

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism (tapas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth; religious austerity, asceticism

from √tap (to heat, suffer)

Root: tap (class 1)

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