योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-17

तस्माद्रसातलं गत्वा यथावत्स्थापयाम्यहम् ।
स्वे क्रमे दानवाधीशमृतुः पुनरिव द्रुमम् ॥ १७ ॥

tasmādrasātalaṃ gatvā yathāvatsthāpayāmyaham ,
sve krame dānavādhīśamṛtuḥ punariva drumam 17

17. tasmāt rasātalam gatvā yathāvat sthāpayāmi aham
sve krame dānavādhīśam ṛtuḥ punaḥ iva drumam

17. tasmāt aham rasātalam gatvā dānavādhīśam sve krame yathāvat sthāpayāmi,
ṛtuḥ drumam punaḥ iva.

17. Therefore, I myself will go to Rasatala and properly establish the lord of the demons in his proper position, just as a season revitalizes a tree once more.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, hence)

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to Rasatala (a netherworld) (to Rasatala (one of the seven lower worlds, netherworld))

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, having reached)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, duly, according to rule, as it should be)

• स्थापयामि (sthāpayāmi) - I shall establish (I establish, I place, I set up)

• अहम् (aham) - I myself (I)

• स्वे (sve) - in his (the demon lord's) own (in one's own, in his own)

• क्रमे (krame) - in the proper position (in the course, in the order, in the proper place, in the step)

• दानवाधीशम् (dānavādhīśam) - the lord of the demons (the lord of the demons, the chief of the Dānavas)

• ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - a season (season, fixed time)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, anew, furthermore)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

• द्रुमम् (drumam) - a tree (tree)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, hence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Ablative singular of 'tad'.

Note: Used adverbially.

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to Rasatala (a netherworld) (to Rasatala (one of the seven lower worlds, netherworld))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - Rasatala (the lowest of the seven underworlds), a subterranean region

Compound of 'rasā' (earth, fluid) and 'tala' (surface, bottom).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasā+tala)

• rasā – earth, moisture, fluid, juice
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom, base, lower region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'gam' + suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The agent is 'aham'.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly (properly, duly, according to rule, as it should be)

(indeclinable)

From 'yathā' (as) + suffix 'vat' (like).

Note: Modifies 'sthāpayāmi'.

स्थापयामि (sthāpayāmi) - I shall establish (I establish, I place, I set up)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Tense, First Person Singular, Causative

Causative stem 'sthāpaya' from root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I myself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Explicit subject of 'sthāpayāmi'.

स्वे (sve) - in his (the demon lord's) own (in one's own, in his own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Refers to 'dānavādhīśam'.

क्रमे (krame) - in the proper position (in the course, in the order, in the proper place, in the step)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, course, order, sequence, method, proper place

From root 'kram' (to step, go).

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the demon lord's rightful place or state.

दानवाधीशम् (dānavādhīśam) - the lord of the demons (the lord of the demons, the chief of the Dānavas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānavādhīśa

dānavādhīśa - lord/chief of the Dānavas (demons)

From 'dānava' + 'adhīśa' (lord, master).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+adhīśa)

• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Danu.
• adhīśa – lord, master, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  From 'adhi' (over, superior) + root 'īś' (to rule, possess).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of 'sthāpayāmi'.

ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - a season (season, fixed time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, fixed time, period

From root 'ṛ' (to go, move, arise).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile ('revitalizes').

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

An adverb.

Note: Modifies the implied action of the season.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

द्रुमम् (drumam) - a tree (tree)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, forest

Root 'dru' (to run, move), or onomatopoeic.

Note: Object of the implied verb in the simile (e.g., 'poṣayati' meaning 'nourishes').