योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-23

तस्मादिमौ मयैवाद्य भोक्तव्यौ भोज्यतां गतौ ।
अभव्य एव निर्दोषं प्राप्तमर्थमुपेक्षते ॥ २३ ॥

tasmādimau mayaivādya bhoktavyau bhojyatāṃ gatau ,
abhavya eva nirdoṣaṃ prāptamarthamupekṣate 23

23. tasmāt imau mayā eva adya bhoktavyau bhojyatām gatau
| abhavyaḥ eva nirdoṣam prāptam artham upekṣate ||

23. tasmāt imau bhojyatām gatau mayā eva adya bhoktavyau
abhavyaḥ eva nirdoṣam prāptam artham upekṣate

23. Therefore, since these two (referring to the foolish, soulless beings) have become fit for consumption, they shall indeed be eaten by me today. Truly, only an unworthy person would disregard a blameless and readily available opportunity.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• भोक्तव्यौ (bhoktavyau) - should be eaten, are to be eaten/enjoyed

• भोज्यताम् (bhojyatām) - edibility, fitness for eating (accusative singular)

• गतौ (gatau) - having gone, having attained, having become

• अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - unfortunate, ill-fated, unworthy, impossible

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• निर्दोषम् (nirdoṣam) - faultless, blameless

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, acquired, reached

• अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, advantage, wealth, thing

• उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - neglects, disregards, ignores

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Also accusative dual.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

भोक्तव्यौ (bhoktavyau) - should be eaten, are to be eaten/enjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhoktavya

bhoktavya - to be eaten, to be enjoyed

Gerundive (future passive participle)

from √bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicative use, implies 'they are to be eaten'.

भोज्यताम् (bhojyatām) - edibility, fitness for eating (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhojyatā

bhojyatā - edibility, fitness for being eaten

from bhojya + -tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of gatau (having attained).

गतौ (gatau) - having gone, having attained, having become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used actively here in conjunction with an accusative.

अभव्यः (abhavyaḥ) - unfortunate, ill-fated, unworthy, impossible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhavya

abhavya - not destined to be, unfortunate, unworthy, impossible

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'bhavya'

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhavya)

• a – not, negation
  indeclinable
• bhavya – to be, worthy, auspicious, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  from √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'an unworthy person'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

निर्दोषम् (nirdoṣam) - faultless, blameless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirdoṣa

nirdoṣa - faultless, blameless, without defect

compound of 'nis' (without) and 'doṣa' (fault)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+doṣa)

• nis – out, without, away
  indeclinable
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Masculine accusative singular, modifying artham.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, acquired, reached

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached

Past Passive Participle

from √āp with pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अर्थम् (artham) - object, purpose, advantage, wealth, thing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - neglects, disregards, ignores

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upekṣ

Present middle indicative

from √īkṣ with upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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