योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-25

ततो नाशं स कालेन नीतः कूपोऽपि तस्य वै ।
कूपाकाशे गते शोकनिमग्नोऽसौ ततोऽभवत् ॥ २५ ॥

tato nāśaṃ sa kālena nītaḥ kūpo'pi tasya vai ,
kūpākāśe gate śokanimagno'sau tato'bhavat 25

25. tataḥ nāśam saḥ kālena nītaḥ kūpaḥ api tasya vai
kūpākāśe gate śoka-nimagnaḥ asau tataḥ abhavat

25. tataḥ kālena tasya kūpaḥ api nāśam nītaḥ vai
kūpākāśe gate asau tataḥ śoka-nimagnaḥ abhavat

25. Eventually, his well too was destroyed by time. When the space of the well (i.e., the well itself) disappeared, he became immersed in grief.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• सः (saḥ) - that (well) (he, that)

• कालेन (kālena) - by the passage of time (by time)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led to (destruction) (led, carried, brought, conveyed, attained, achieved, caused to undergo)

• कूपः (kūpaḥ) - well (well, hole, cavity)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the man who made the well) (his, its)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

• कूपाकाशे (kūpākāśe) - when the space within the well disappeared (i.e., the well itself) (in the space of the well)

• गते (gate) - when it (the space) was gone, disappeared (having gone, disappeared, having been obtained)

• शोक-निमग्नः (śoka-nimagnaḥ) - immersed in grief (immersed in grief, plunged in sorrow)

• असौ (asau) - he (the man) (that (person), he)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, consequently (then, thence, from that)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, happened, existed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb derived from tad

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

from root √naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that (well) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as a demonstrative adjective for the main subject of the sentence, here referring to 'kūpa'.

कालेन (kālena) - by the passage of time (by time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led to (destruction) (led, carried, brought, conveyed, attained, achieved, caused to undergo)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, attained, caused to undergo

Past Passive Participle

Ppp of √nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'kūpaḥ'.

कूपः (kūpaḥ) - well (well, hole, cavity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole, cavity

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the man who made the well) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive adjective for 'kūpaḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कूपाकाशे (kūpākāśe) - when the space within the well disappeared (i.e., the well itself) (in the space of the well)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpākāśa

kūpākāśa - the space within a well

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūpa+ākāśa)

• kūpa – well, pit, hole
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'gate'.

गते (gate) - when it (the space) was gone, disappeared (having gone, disappeared, having been obtained)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Ppp of √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction 'kūpākāśe gate'.

शोक-निमग्नः (śoka-nimagnaḥ) - immersed in grief (immersed in grief, plunged in sorrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka-nimagna

śoka-nimagna - immersed in grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+nimagna)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  from √śuc (to grieve)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• nimagna – immersed, plunged, sunk
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Ppp of √maj (to sink) with ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'asau'.

असौ (asau) - he (the man) (that (person), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, consequently (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb derived from tad

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, happened, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)