योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-27

तदुत्थाय क्रमप्राप्तां कायोऽयं प्रकृतां क्रियाम् ।
करोत्वस्पन्दिताङ्गस्तु किमयं साधु शुष्यति ॥ २७ ॥

tadutthāya kramaprāptāṃ kāyo'yaṃ prakṛtāṃ kriyām ,
karotvaspanditāṅgastu kimayaṃ sādhu śuṣyati 27

27. tat utthāya krama-prāptām kāyaḥ ayam prakṛtām kriyām
karotu aspandita-angaḥ tu kim ayam sādhu śuṣyati

27. tat utthāya ayam aspandita-angaḥ kāyaḥ krama-prāptām
prakṛtām kriyām karotu tu kim ayam sādhu śuṣyati

27. Therefore, having arisen, let this body perform the action that comes in due course and is natural [to its intrinsic nature (prakṛti)]. But why does this body merely wither away with unmoving limbs?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen, having stood up

• क्रम-प्राप्ताम् (krama-prāptām) - that which has arrived in due course/order

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• प्रकृताम् (prakṛtām) - natural, prescribed by intrinsic nature (prakṛti)

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, activity

• करोतु (karotu) - let it do, may it perform

• अस्पन्दित-अन्गः (aspandita-angaḥ) - with unmoving limbs, having still body parts

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• किम् (kim) - why?, what?

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• साधु (sādhu) - here, implies 'just' or 'simply' (merely, properly, well)

• शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - dries up, withers away

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, then

(indeclinable)

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

from root sthā with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

क्रम-प्राप्ताम् (krama-prāptām) - that which has arrived in due course/order

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krama-prāpta

krama-prāpta - obtained in due course, gained by succession

Tatpuruṣa compound: prāpta by krama

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (krama+prāpta)

• krama – order, sequence, due course, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)
• prāpta – obtained, reached, gained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root āp with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, heap

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रकृताम् (prakṛtām) - natural, prescribed by intrinsic nature (prakṛti)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛta

prakṛta - natural, original, normal, prescribed, done

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, rite, performance

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

करोतु (karotu) - let it do, may it perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Imperative Mood

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्पन्दित-अन्गः (aspandita-angaḥ) - with unmoving limbs, having still body parts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aspandita-anga

aspandita-anga - having unmoving limbs

Bahuvrihi compound: one whose limbs (aṅga) are unmoving (aspandita)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (aspandita+anga)

• aspandita – unmoving, still, not trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation 'a' + Past Passive Participle from root spand
  Prefix: a
  Root: spand (class 1)
• anga – limb, body part
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - why?, what?

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

साधु (sādhu) - here, implies 'just' or 'simply' (merely, properly, well)

(indeclinable)

शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - dries up, withers away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śuṣ

Present Indicative

Root: śuṣ (class 4)