योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-25

त्वमनन्ततपा विप्रो वयं नियतिपालकाः ।
तेन संपूज्यसे पूज्यः साधो नेतरयेच्छया ॥ २५ ॥

tvamanantatapā vipro vayaṃ niyatipālakāḥ ,
tena saṃpūjyase pūjyaḥ sādho netarayecchayā 25

25. tvam anantatapāḥ vipraḥ vayam niyati-pālakāḥ
tena sampūjyase pūjyaḥ sādho na itarayā icchayā

25. anantatapāḥ vipraḥ tvam vayam niyati-pālakāḥ
tena pūjyaḥ sādho na itarayā icchayā sampūjyase

25. You are a Brahmin (vipra) of endless austerities, and we are the guardians of natural law (niyati). Therefore, O venerable and righteous one, you are worshipped, not due to any other desire.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनन्ततपाः (anantatapāḥ) - one of endless austerities, having infinite penance

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin, inspired one, wise one

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• नियति-पालकाः (niyati-pālakāḥ) - guardians of destiny, protectors of natural law

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

• सम्पूज्यसे (sampūjyase) - you are worshipped

• पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship

• साधो (sādho) - O good one, O righteous one, O saint

• न (na) - not, no

• इतरया (itarayā) - by another

• इच्छया (icchayā) - by desire, by wish

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अनन्ततपाः (anantatapāḥ) - one of endless austerities, having infinite penance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anantatapas

anantatapas - one having endless austerities/penance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ananta+tapas)

• ananta – endless, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'anta' (end) with negative prefix 'an-'
  Prefix: an
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the vipra.

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin, inspired one, wise one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

Root: vip

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

नियति-पालकाः (niyati-pālakāḥ) - guardians of destiny, protectors of natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyati-pālaka

niyati-pālaka - guardian of destiny/natural law

Compound type : tatpurusha (niyati+pālaka)

• niyati – destiny, fate, natural law
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• pālaka – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'pāl'
  Root: pāl (class 10)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used here as an adverbial 'therefore'.

सम्पूज्यसे (sampūjyase) - you are worshipped

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sampūj

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - venerable, worthy of worship

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pūjya

pūjya - worthy of worship, venerable

Gerundive

From root 'pūj' with suffix '-ya'

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Used here as a vocative 'O venerable one'.

साधो (sādho) - O good one, O righteous one, O saint

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous person, sage

Root: sādh (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इतरया (itarayā) - by another

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, another

Note: Agrees with 'icchayā'.

इच्छया (icchayā) - by desire, by wish

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish

From root 'iṣ' (to wish) with suffix '-chā'

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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