योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-12

प्रार्थयांचक्रिरेऽथाजं दैत्येन्द्रेभपतेर्वधे ।
न क्षमन्ते महान्तोपि पौनःपुन्येन दुष्क्रियाम् ॥ १२ ॥

prārthayāṃcakrire'thājaṃ daityendrebhapatervadhe ,
na kṣamante mahāntopi paunaḥpunyena duṣkriyām 12

12. prārthayāṃcakrire atha ajam daityendrebbhapateḥ vadhe
na kṣamante mahāntaḥ api paunaḥpunyena duṣkriyām

12. atha te ajam daityendrebbhapateḥ vadhe prārthayāṃcakrire.
mahāntaḥ api paunaḥpunyena duṣkriyām na kṣamante.

12. Then, they prayed to the unborn (Aja, Brahma) for the slaying of the lord of the demon-elephants. Indeed, even great beings do not tolerate repeated wicked deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रार्थयांचक्रिरे (prārthayāṁcakrire) - they prayed, they requested

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• अजम् (ajam) - to the unborn, to Brahma, to Aja

• दैत्येन्द्रेब्भपतेः (daityendrebbhapateḥ) - of the lord of demon-elephants, of the chief of the demon-elephants

• वधे (vadhe) - in the slaying, for the slaying

• न (na) - not, no

• क्षमन्ते (kṣamante) - they tolerate, they endure, they forgive

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, great beings, noble persons

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - by repetition, repeatedly

• दुष्क्रियाम् (duṣkriyām) - evil deed, misdeed, wicked act

Words meanings and morphology

प्रार्थयांचक्रिरे (prārthayāṁcakrire) - they prayed, they requested

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of prārthayāṃcakrire

Perfect, Periphrastic Perfect

Formed from desiderative stem `prārthaya` (from `arth` with `pra`) + auxiliary root `kṛ` in perfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Periphrastic perfect with `kṛ`.

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

अजम् (ajam) - to the unborn, to Brahma, to Aja

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, goat, Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Kāma

From 'a' (negation) + root 'jan' (to be born)

Prefix: a

Root: jan (class 4)

दैत्येन्द्रेब्भपतेः (daityendrebbhapateḥ) - of the lord of demon-elephants, of the chief of the demon-elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daityendrebbhapati

daityendrebbhapati - lord of demon-elephants, chief of demon-elephants

Tatpurusha compound: daitya (demon) + indra (chief) + ibha (elephant) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+indra+ibha+pati)

• daitya – demon, son of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)
• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

वधे (vadhe) - in the slaying, for the slaying

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaying, killing, striking, murder

From root `han` (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in the sense of 'for the purpose of slaying'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्षमन्ते (kṣamante) - they tolerate, they endure, they forgive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of kṣam

Present tense

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: The verb `kṣam` (to tolerate) is often used in the middle voice (ātmanepada).

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, great beings, noble persons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble, exalted

Note: Used substantively as 'great beings.'

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - by repetition, repeatedly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of paunaḥpunya

paunaḥpunya - repetition, recurrence, frequency

From `punaḥpunaḥ` (again and again) + suffix `ṣyaN` (Pāṇini 5.1.123).

Note: Adverbial use.

दुष्क्रियाम् (duṣkriyām) - evil deed, misdeed, wicked act

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duṣkriyā

duṣkriyā - evil deed, wicked act, misdeed

Compound of `dus` (bad) + `kriyā` (action).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kriyā)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• kriyā – action, deed, ritual
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of `kṣamante`.