योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-56

नियोज्य दंपती कान्तौ तयोर्विविशतुः स्वयम् ।
स हुत्वा तिललाजानि पावकाय शिखिध्वजः ॥ ५६ ॥

niyojya daṃpatī kāntau tayorviviśatuḥ svayam ,
sa hutvā tilalājāni pāvakāya śikhidhvajaḥ 56

56. niyojya dampatī kāntau tayoḥ viviśatuḥ svayam
saḥ hutvā tilalājāni pāvakāya śikhidhvajaḥ

56. saḥ śikhidhvajaḥ kāntau dampatī niyojya pāvakāya
tilalājāni hutvā tayoḥ svayam viviśatuḥ

56. Having arranged the beautiful couple, he, Skanda (śikhidhvaja), offered sesame and parched rice to the fire. The two of them (the couple) then sat down themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• नियोज्य (niyojya) - having directed, having arranged, having employed

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the husband and wife, the couple

• कान्तौ (kāntau) - the beautiful ones, the beloved ones

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to the couple (of those two, those two (emphatic))

• विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they both entered, they both sat down

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by themselves

• सः (saḥ) - Skanda, the groom (he)

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (as oblation), having sacrificed

• तिललाजानि (tilalājāni) - sesame and parched rice as ritual offerings (sesame and parched rice)

• पावकाय (pāvakāya) - to the fire, for the purifier

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - he whose banner is the peacock, Skanda

Words meanings and morphology

नियोज्य (niyojya) - having directed, having arranged, having employed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root yuj + ni (upasarga) + lyap (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Its action's agent is saḥ śikhidhvajaḥ.

दम्पती (dampatī) - the husband and wife, the couple

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - husband and wife (as a pair), married couple

From dam (house) + pati (master), or considered a compound of damp and pati.

Compound type : Dvandva (dam+pati)

• dam – house, home
  noun (neuter)
  Often seen in compounds.
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as object of niyojya and subject of viviśatuḥ.

कान्तौ (kāntau) - the beautiful ones, the beloved ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kānta

kānta - desired, beloved, beautiful, pleasing

Past Passive Participle

From root kam (to desire) + kta (ta) suffix.

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies dampatī.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to the couple (of those two, those two (emphatic))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the couple, emphasizing their dual nature.

विविशतुः (viviśatuḥ) - they both entered, they both sat down

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect tense, third person dual

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: viś (class 6)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by themselves

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva (self).

सः (saḥ) - Skanda, the groom (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Masculine nominative singular of tad.

Note: Subject of hutvā and niyojya.

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (as oblation), having sacrificed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root hu + ktvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Its action's agent is saḥ śikhidhvajaḥ.

तिललाजानि (tilalājāni) - sesame and parched rice as ritual offerings (sesame and parched rice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tilalāja

tilalāja - sesame and parched rice (as an offering)

Compound type : Dvandva (tila+lāja)

• tila – sesame seed
  noun (masculine)
• lāja – parched grain, especially rice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of hutvā.

पावकाय (pāvakāya) - to the fire, for the purifier

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure, clear

From root pū (to purify) + aka suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Recipient of the offering.

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - he whose banner is the peacock, Skanda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - having a peacock as a banner/emblem, name of Skanda (Kārtikeya)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – having a tuft/crest, peacock, flame
  noun (masculine)
  From śikhā (crest/tuft) + in suffix.
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Skanda.