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5,75

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-75, verse-8

कुर्वन्दानवकार्याणि पातालतलपालकः ।
अनपायं निराक्रोशं प्रह्लादो ह्लादमागतः ॥ ८ ॥
kurvandānavakāryāṇi pātālatalapālakaḥ ,
anapāyaṃ nirākrośaṃ prahlādo hlādamāgataḥ 8
8. kurvan dānavakāryāṇi pātālatalapālakaḥ
anapāyam nirākrośam prahlādaḥ hlādam āgataḥ
8. prahlādaḥ pātālatalapālakaḥ dānavakāryāṇi
kurvan anapāyam nirākrośam hlādam āgataḥ
8. Although performing the duties of the demons and serving as the protector of the nether regions, Prahlāda remained unharmed and beyond reproach, having attained profound joy.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing
  • दानवकार्याणि (dānavakāryāṇi) - duties of demons, demonic actions
  • पातालतलपालकः (pātālatalapālakaḥ) - protector of the nether regions (Pātāla)
  • अनपायम् (anapāyam) - without harm, free from danger
  • निराक्रोशम् (nirākrośam) - without reproach, blameless
  • प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlāda (name of a devotee-demon)
  • ह्लादम् (hlādam) - joy, delight, pleasure
  • आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, arrived, reached

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ
kṛ - to do, make, perform
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Present Active Participle
दानवकार्याणि (dānavakāryāṇi) - duties of demons, demonic actions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dānavakārya
dānavakārya - duty of a demon, demonic action
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dānava+kārya)
  • dānava – demon, a descendant of Danu
    noun (masculine)
  • kārya – duty, action, what is to be done
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Derived from root kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
पातालतलपालकः (pātālatalapālakaḥ) - protector of the nether regions (Pātāla)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pātālatalapālaka
pātālatalapālaka - protector of the Pātāla region
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+tala+pālaka)
  • pātāla – the lowest of the seven nether worlds
    proper noun (neuter)
  • tala – surface, region, flat ground
    noun (neuter)
  • pālaka – protector, guardian, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    From root pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)
अनपायम् (anapāyam) - without harm, free from danger
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anapāya
anapāya - absence of harm or danger, safety, security
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+apāya)
  • an – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • apāya – harm, danger, loss, decline
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially here.
निराक्रोशम् (nirākrośam) - without reproach, blameless
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirākrośa
nirākrośa - free from reproach, blame, or curse
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nir+ākrośa)
  • nir – without, out of, cessation
    indeclinable
  • ākrośa – reproach, abuse, curse
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially here.
प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlāda (name of a devotee-demon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlāda
prahlāda - Prahlāda (a Puranic character, son of Hiranyakashipu, famous devotee of Vishnu)
ह्लादम् (hlādam) - joy, delight, pleasure
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hlāda
hlāda - joy, delight, happiness
आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, arrived, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)