योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-4

अद्यापि तत्र ये वध्यास्ते तदर्थं महीभुजा ।
नीयन्ते मित्रसन्माने के हि नाध्यवसायिनः ॥ ४ ॥

adyāpi tatra ye vadhyāste tadarthaṃ mahībhujā ,
nīyante mitrasanmāne ke hi nādhyavasāyinaḥ 4

4. adya api tatra ye vadhyāḥ te tat-artham mahībhujā
nīyante mitra-sanmāne ke hi na adhyavasāyinaḥ

4. adya api tatra ye vadhyāḥ,
te mahībhujā tat-artham mitra-sanmāne nīyante.
hi ke na adhyavasāyinaḥ?

4. Even today, those creatures there that are still designated for sacrifice are brought by the king for her sake, as a gesture of honoring a friend. Indeed, who would not be resolute in such an endeavor?

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today

• अपि (api) - even, also, still

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ये (ye) - those who

• वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - killable, to be killed/sacrificed

• ते (te) - they

• तत्-अर्थम् (tat-artham) - for her sake, for that purpose

• महीभुजा (mahībhujā) - by the king

• नीयन्ते (nīyante) - are led, are brought

• मित्र-सन्माने (mitra-sanmāne) - in the honoring of a friend, for the respect of a friend

• के (ke) - who? (plural)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• न (na) - not

• अध्यवसायिनः (adhyavasāyinaḥ) - resolute, determined, zealous

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, still

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - killable, to be killed/sacrificed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, fit for killing, killable, intended for sacrifice

Gerundive

Derived from the root √vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: √vadh (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

तत्-अर्थम् (tat-artham) - for her sake, for that purpose

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tadartha

tadartha - for that purpose, for her sake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+artha)

• tad – that, her (referring to the Rākṣasī)
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

महीभुजा (mahībhujā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahībhuj

mahībhuj - king, ruler (lit. earth-enjoyer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+bhuj)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• bhuj – enjoyer, ruler, one who possesses
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from the root √bhuj (to enjoy, rule)
  Root: √bhuj (class 7)

नीयन्ते (nīyante) - are led, are brought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of nīyate

Passive voice, 3rd person plural

Root: √nī (class 1)

मित्र-सन्माने (mitra-sanmāne) - in the honoring of a friend, for the respect of a friend

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mitrasanmāna

mitrasanmāna - honoring or respect for a friend

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+sanmāna)

• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (neuter)
• sanmāna – honor, respect, reverence
  noun (masculine)

के (ke) - who? (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अध्यवसायिनः (adhyavasāyinaḥ) - resolute, determined, zealous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyavasāyin

adhyavasāyin - resolute, persevering, determined, zealous, diligent

agent noun/adjective from verbal root

Derived from the root √sā (to bind, finish) with prefixes adhi-ava- and suffix -in

Prefixes: adhi+ava

Root: √sā (class 4)

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