योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-16

ततस्तस्योपदिष्टेन कृत्वा ध्यानार्चनादिकम् ।
क्रमेण पदमाप्नोति तद्यत्परमपावनम् ॥ १६ ॥

tatastasyopadiṣṭena kṛtvā dhyānārcanādikam ,
krameṇa padamāpnoti tadyatparamapāvanam 16

16. tataḥ tasya upadiṣṭena kṛtvā dhyāna-arcana-ādikam
krameṇa padam āpnoti tat yat parama-pāvanam

16. tataḥ tasya upadiṣṭena dhyāna-arcana-ādikam
kṛtvā krameṇa yat tat parama-pāvanam padam āpnoti

16. Thereafter, having performed meditation (dhyāna), worship, and similar practices as instructed by him, one gradually attains that supremely sacred state.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereupon, from that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (referring to the guru or instruction giver) (his, of him, of that)

• उपदिष्टेन (upadiṣṭena) - by what was instructed (by him) (by what was instructed, by the instructed)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed)

• ध्यान-अर्चन-आदिकम् (dhyāna-arcana-ādikam) - meditation (dhyāna), worship, and similar practices (meditation, worship, and so on)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (gradually, in order, by degrees)

• पदम् (padam) - the state (state, position, abode, footstep)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - (one) attains (attains, obtains, reaches)

• तत् (tat) - that (state) (that, it)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

• परम-पावनम् (parama-pāvanam) - supremely sacred (supremely purifying, supremely sacred)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas

तस्य (tasya) - of him (referring to the guru or instruction giver) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उपदिष्टेन (upadiṣṭena) - by what was instructed (by him) (by what was instructed, by the instructed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - instructed, taught, advised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'diś' with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ध्यान-अर्चन-आदिकम् (dhyāna-arcana-ādikam) - meditation (dhyāna), worship, and similar practices (meditation, worship, and so on)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna-arcana-ādika

dhyāna-arcana-ādika - beginning with meditation and worship, meditation etc.

Compound type : dvandva + bahuvrīhi (dhyāna+arcana+ādika)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dhyāi'
  Root: dhyāi (class 1)
• arcana – worship, adoration
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'arc'
  Root: arc (class 1)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, etcetera
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ika from ādi

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (gradually, in order, by degrees)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, progress

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

पदम् (padam) - the state (state, position, abode, footstep)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, state, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āpnoti'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - (one) attains (attains, obtains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that (state) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

यत् (yat) - which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

परम-पावनम् (parama-pāvanam) - supremely sacred (supremely purifying, supremely sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama-pāvana

parama-pāvana - supremely pure, most purifying, extremely sacred

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+pāvana)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (neuter)
• pāvana – purifying, sacred, holy
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root 'pū' (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.