योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-42

ततो दुष्कृतिनश्चौरान्वध्याञ्छतसहस्रशः ।
मण्डलेभ्यः समानीय ददे तुभ्यं सुभोजनम् ॥ ४२ ॥

tato duṣkṛtinaścaurānvadhyāñchatasahasraśaḥ ,
maṇḍalebhyaḥ samānīya dade tubhyaṃ subhojanam 42

42. tataḥ duṣkṛtinaḥ caurān vadhyān śata-sahasraśaḥ
maṇḍalebhyaḥ samānīya dade tubhyam su-bhojanam

42. tataḥ maṇḍalebhyaḥ duṣkṛtinaḥ vadhyān caurān
śata-sahasraśaḥ samānīya tubhyam su-bhojanam dade

42. "Then, having gathered wicked thieves and criminals, hundreds of thousands of them, from various regions, I shall give them to you as a splendid meal."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• दुष्कृतिनः (duṣkṛtinaḥ) - wicked persons, evil-doers

• चौरान् (caurān) - thieves

• वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, criminals

• शत-सहस्रशः (śata-sahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in countless numbers

• मण्डलेभ्यः (maṇḍalebhyaḥ) - from the regions/districts

• समानीय (samānīya) - having gathered, having brought together

• ददे (dade) - In this context, it's a promise, so "I will give" is appropriate. (I will give, I give, I have given)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you, for you

• सु-भोजनम् (su-bhojanam) - excellent food, a good meal

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतिनः (duṣkṛtinaḥ) - wicked persons, evil-doers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of duṣkṛtin

duṣkṛtin - evil-doer, sinner, wicked person

From duṣkṛta (evil deed) + -in suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛtin)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• kṛtin – doer, maker; meritorious
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + -in.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'caurān' and 'vadhyān'.

चौरान् (caurān) - thieves

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caura

caura - thief, robber

Root: cur (class 10)

Note: Object of 'samānīya' and 'dade' implicitly.

वध्यान् (vadhyān) - those to be killed, criminals

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, deserving of death, criminal

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) + -ya suffix.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'caurān'.

शत-सहस्रशः (śata-sahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in countless numbers

(indeclinable)

Compound of śata (hundred) and sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas indicating distribution.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates quantity.

मण्डलेभ्यः (maṇḍalebhyaḥ) - from the regions/districts

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, region, district

Note: Refers to the source from which the criminals are collected.

समानीय (samānīya) - having gathered, having brought together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'nī' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb 'dade'.

ददे (dade) - In this context, it's a promise, so "I will give" is appropriate. (I will give, I give, I have given)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 1st person singular. In older Sanskrit, perfect tense could also imply a future or general statement. Here, it functions as a promise.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The perfect tense can sometimes express a general truth, a promise, or even a future event in certain contexts.

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Recipient of the giving.

सु-भोजनम् (su-bhojanam) - excellent food, a good meal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of su-bhojana

su-bhojana - good food, excellent meal

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'bhojana' (food).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+bhojana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhuj' (to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Direct object of 'dade'.