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.

16. לאחר מכן, באמצעות תרגול מדיטציה, התבוננות והערכה לפי ההנחיות, מגיעים בהדרגה אל הדרגה הנעלה והמטוהרת ביותר.

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'.

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