योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-12

क्षीरार्णवतटीष्वस्य वनितासहचारिणः ।
क्षीणं कृतयुगादर्धं श्वेतद्वीपजनैः सह ॥ १२ ॥

kṣīrārṇavataṭīṣvasya vanitāsahacāriṇaḥ ,
kṣīṇaṃ kṛtayugādardhaṃ śvetadvīpajanaiḥ saha 12

12. kṣīrārṇavataṭīṣu asya vanitāsahacāriṇaḥ
kṣīṇam kṛtayugāt ardham śvetadvīpajanaiḥ saha

12. asya vanitāsahacāriṇaḥ kṛtayugāt ardham
kṣīrārṇavataṭīṣu śvetadvīpajanaiḥ saha kṣīṇam

12. Half of the Kṛtayuga (the golden age) was spent by him, accompanied by his wife, on the shores of the milk ocean, together with the inhabitants of Śvetadvīpa.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीरार्णवतटीषु (kṣīrārṇavataṭīṣu) - on the shores of the milk ocean

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• वनितासहचारिणः (vanitāsahacāriṇaḥ) - of one accompanied by his wife

• क्षीणम् (kṣīṇam) - spent, diminished, waned

• कृतयुगात् (kṛtayugāt) - from the Kṛtayuga

• अर्धम् (ardham) - half, a part

• श्वेतद्वीपजनैः (śvetadvīpajanaiḥ) - with the people of Śvetadvīpa

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीरार्णवतटीषु (kṣīrārṇavataṭīṣu) - on the shores of the milk ocean

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kṣīrārṇavataṭī

kṣīrārṇavataṭī - shore of the milk ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+arṇava+taṭī)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• taṭī – shore, bank, river bank
  noun (feminine)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

वनितासहचारिणः (vanitāsahacāriṇaḥ) - of one accompanied by his wife

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vanitāsahacārin

vanitāsahacārin - accompanied by a woman/wife, a companion of a woman/wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vanitā+sahacārin)

• vanitā – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• sahacārin – companion, accompanying
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From 'saha' (with) + root 'car' (to move) + suffix '-in'
  Prefix: saha
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'asya'.

क्षीणम् (kṣīṇam) - spent, diminished, waned

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - wasted, diminished, spent, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṣi (to waste away, perish, spend) + suffix -na

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ardham' (half).

कृतयुगात् (kṛtayugāt) - from the Kṛtayuga

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - Kṛtayuga (the first and golden age of the world), the golden age

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, perfect
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, epoch, yoke
  noun (neuter)

अर्धम् (ardham) - half, a part

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, side

Note: Object of 'kṣīṇam' (as a duration).

श्वेतद्वीपजनैः (śvetadvīpajanaiḥ) - with the people of Śvetadvīpa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvetadvīpajana

śvetadvīpajana - inhabitant of Śvetadvīpa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śveta+dvīpa+jana)

• śveta – white, bright, pure
  adjective
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, human being
  noun (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)