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.

25. אך כעבור זמן נחרבה גם הבאר שלו, וכשהחלל שבבאר אבד כביכול, הוא שוב שקע ביגון עמוק.

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)

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