योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-24

संनिधानं मया तत्र कर्तव्यं पितुरग्रतः ।
यथास्थिता हि नियतिर्न संत्याज्या कदाचन ॥ २४ ॥

saṃnidhānaṃ mayā tatra kartavyaṃ pituragrataḥ ,
yathāsthitā hi niyatirna saṃtyājyā kadācana 24

24. saṃnidhānam mayā tatra kartavyam pituḥ agrataḥ
yathāsthitā hi niyatiḥ na saṃtyājyā kadācana

24. mayā tatra pituḥ agrataḥ saṃnidhānam kartavyam
hi yathāsthitā niyatiḥ kadācana na saṃtyājyā

24. My presence must be ensured there, before my father. For, indeed, an established natural law (niyati) should never be abandoned.

Words meanings summery:

• संनिधानम् (saṁnidhānam) - presence, attendance, proximity

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, in the presence of

• यथास्थिता (yathāsthitā) - as it is, as established, in the proper state

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because (particle)

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law, fixed order, destiny, fate (niyati)

• न (na) - not

• संत्याज्या (saṁtyājyā) - to be completely abandoned, ought to be given up

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (used with na to mean 'never')

Words meanings and morphology

संनिधानम् (saṁnidhānam) - presence, attendance, proximity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃnidhāna

saṁnidhāna - presence, attendance, proximity, nearness

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, ought to be done, duty

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Also ablative.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front of, in the presence of

(indeclinable)

यथास्थिता (yathāsthitā) - as it is, as established, in the proper state

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yathāsthita

yathāsthita - as it stands, as established, in the proper state

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, established, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with niyatiḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because (particle)

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - natural law, fixed order, destiny, fate (niyati)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, natural law, destiny, fate, regulation (niyati)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संत्याज्या (saṁtyājyā) - to be completely abandoned, ought to be given up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtyājya

saṁtyājya - to be completely abandoned, ought to be given up

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle/Gerundive from root √tyaj with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with niyatiḥ.

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (used with na to mean 'never')

(indeclinable)