योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-24

इति शोकशतं कृत्वा पुनस्तत्रैव दुर्मतिः ।
कूपं चक्रे खरक्षार्थं कूपाकाशपरोऽभवत् ॥ २४ ॥

iti śokaśataṃ kṛtvā punastatraiva durmatiḥ ,
kūpaṃ cakre kharakṣārthaṃ kūpākāśaparo'bhavat 24

24. iti śoka-śatam kṛtvā punaḥ tatra eva durmatiḥ kūpam
cakre khara-rakṣā-artham kūpa-ākāśa-paraḥ abhavat

24. iti śoka-śatam kṛtvā punaḥ tatra eva durmatiḥ
khara-rakṣā-artham kūpam cakre kūpa-ākāśa-paraḥ abhavat

24. Having thus performed a hundred laments (śoka), that foolish person (durmati) then, right there again, dug a well for the protection of his donkey, and became preoccupied with the space (ākāśa) within the well.

24. לאחר שזעק מאה קינות, חפר אותו כסיל באותו מקום ממש באר כדי להגן על החלל, והתמסר כולו לשמירה על החלל שבתוך הבאר.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• शोक-शतम् (śoka-śatam) - a hundred laments, a hundred sorrows

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded person, fool

• कूपम् (kūpam) - a well

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did

• खर-रक्षा-अर्थम् (khara-rakṣā-artham) - for the purpose of protecting a donkey

• कूप-आकाश-परः (kūpa-ākāśa-paraḥ) - intent on the well-space, devoted to the well-space, preoccupied with the well-space

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it was

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

शोक-शतम् (śoka-śatam) - a hundred laments, a hundred sorrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoka-śata

śoka-śata - a hundred sorrows, a hundred laments

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+śata)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Signifies repetition of action.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the place.

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded person, fool

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - foolish, evil-minded, ill-disposed; a fool

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+mati)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'cakre'.

कूपम् (kūpam) - a well

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, cave, hole

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice, ātmanepada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

खर-रक्षा-अर्थम् (khara-rakṣā-artham) - for the purpose of protecting a donkey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khara-rakṣā-artha

khara-rakṣā-artha - for the purpose of protecting a donkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khara+rakṣā+artha)

• khara – donkey, ass, sharp
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage to denote purpose.

कूप-आकाश-परः (kūpa-ākāśa-paraḥ) - intent on the well-space, devoted to the well-space, preoccupied with the well-space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpa-ākāśa-para

kūpa-ākāśa-para - intent on the well-space, devoted to the well-space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūpa+ākāśa+para)

• kūpa – well, hole
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'durmatiḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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