योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-8

गते तस्मिन्भगवति कृतान्ते भवितव्यताम् ।
विचार्य भार्गवोऽभेद्यां नियतेर्नियतां गतिम् ॥ ८ ॥

gate tasminbhagavati kṛtānte bhavitavyatām ,
vicārya bhārgavo'bhedyāṃ niyaterniyatāṃ gatim 8

8. gate tasmin bhagavati kṛtānte bhavitavyatām
vicārya bhārgavaḥ abhedyām niyateḥ niyatām gatim

8. tasmin bhagavati kṛtānte gate,
bhārgavaḥ bhavitavyatām niyateḥ abhedyām niyatām gatim vicārya.

8. When that venerable one had departed, having fulfilled his destiny (kṛtānta), Bhārgava, having considered what must be (bhavitavyatā) and the unbreakable, fixed course of destiny (niyati)...

Words meanings summery:

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that venerable one (referring to the sage) (in that, in him)

• भगवति (bhagavati) - in the departed sage, who is highly revered (in the venerable one, in the blessed one, in the lord)

• कृतान्ते (kṛtānte) - referring to the destiny or fated departure of the sage (at the end of action, in fate, in death)

• भवितव्यताम् (bhavitavyatām) - what is to be, destiny, inevitability

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Śukra (Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu, an epithet for Śukra))

• अभेद्याम् (abhedyām) - unbreakable, unassailable, indivisible

• नियतेः (niyateḥ) - of destiny, of fate

• नियताम् (niyatām) - fixed, determined, regulated

• गतिम् (gatim) - course, path, movement, destiny

Words meanings and morphology

गते (gate) - having gone, departed

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `gam`.

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that venerable one (referring to the sage) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भगवति (bhagavati) - in the departed sage, who is highly revered (in the venerable one, in the blessed one, in the lord)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, lord

Possessive suffix `matup`

From `bhaga` (fortune, excellence) + `vat` suffix.

कृतान्ते (kṛtānte) - referring to the destiny or fated departure of the sage (at the end of action, in fate, in death)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - end of action, destiny, fate, Yama

Compound of `kṛta` (done) and `anta` (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+anta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kṛ`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

भवितव्यताम् (bhavitavyatām) - what is to be, destiny, inevitability

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhavitavyatā

bhavitavyatā - what is to be, destiny, inevitability, future state

Noun formed from `bhavitavya` (future passive participle of `bhū`) + `tā` (suffix).

Root: bhū (class 1)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, having deliberated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `car` with prefix `vi` and intensified form.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Śukra (Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu, an epithet for Śukra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, son of Bhṛgu (e.g., Śukra)

Derived from `Bhṛgu` with `aṇ` suffix.

अभेद्याम् (abhedyām) - unbreakable, unassailable, indivisible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhedya

abhedya - not to be broken, indivisible, impenetrable, unassailable

Gerundive (future passive participle) with negation

From `bhid` (to break) + `ya` suffix + `a` (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhedya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• bhedya – to be broken, divisible
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root `bhid`.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

नियतेः (niyateḥ) - of destiny, of fate

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, restraint

From `ni` + `yam` (to restrain).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

नियताम् (niyatām) - fixed, determined, regulated

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyata

niyata - fixed, determined, restrained, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `yam` with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - course, path, movement, destiny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, course, path, state, destiny

From root `gam`.

Root: gam (class 1)

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