योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-55

पापं करोतु सुमहद्बहुलं पुण्यमेव च ।
अद्य वा मृतिमायातु कल्पान्तनिचयेन वा ॥ ५५ ॥

pāpaṃ karotu sumahadbahulaṃ puṇyameva ca ,
adya vā mṛtimāyātu kalpāntanicayena vā 55

55. pāpam karotu sumahat bahulam puṇyam eva ca
adya vā mṛtim āyātu kalpāntanicayena vā

55. sumahat bahulam pāpam vā puṇyam eva ca (saḥ) karotu,
adya vā kalpāntanicayena vā mṛtim āyātu.

55. Whether he commits a very great and abundant sin or even accumulates much merit, let him meet his death today or after a multitude of eons.

Words meanings summery:

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong action

• करोतु (karotu) - let him do, let him make, let him commit

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large, immense

• बहुलम् (bahulam) - abundant, numerous, much

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• च (ca) - and, also

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death, demise

• आयातु (āyātu) - let him meet (death) (let him come, let him attain)

• कल्पान्तनिचयेन (kalpāntanicayena) - after a multitude of eons (by a collection of eons, by the end of kalpas)

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong action

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad deed, misfortune

करोतु (karotu) - let him do, let him make, let him commit

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense, excellent

Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'pāpam' and 'puṇyam'.

बहुलम् (bahulam) - abundant, numerous, much

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahula

bahula - abundant, much, numerous, extensive

Note: Qualifies 'pāpam' and 'puṇyam'.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, good deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, righteousness, good deed, sacred

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

मृतिम् (mṛtim) - death, demise

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛti

mṛti - death, dying, demise, decease

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

आयातु (āyātu) - let him meet (death) (let him come, let him attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of ā-yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

कल्पान्तनिचयेन (kalpāntanicayena) - after a multitude of eons (by a collection of eons, by the end of kalpas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kalpāntanicaya

kalpāntanicaya - a collection/multitude of kalpas (eons), the end of kalpas

Compound of 'kalpa', 'anta', and 'nicaya'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+anta+nicaya)

• kalpa – a cosmic eon, a long period of time (4.32 billion years)
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• nicaya – collection, heap, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ci' with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)