योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-28

कुम्भाकाशप्रलापान्ते खरक्षार्थं चकार सः ।
कुण्डं तथैव तेनासौ कुण्डाकाशपरोऽभवत् ॥ २८ ॥

kumbhākāśapralāpānte kharakṣārthaṃ cakāra saḥ ,
kuṇḍaṃ tathaiva tenāsau kuṇḍākāśaparo'bhavat 28

28. kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-ante khara-rakṣā-artham cakāra saḥ
kuṇḍam tathā eva tena asau kuṇḍākāśa-paraḥ abhavat

28. kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-ante saḥ khara-rakṣā-artham kuṇḍam
cakāra tathā eva tena asau kuṇḍākāśa-paraḥ abhavat

28. After his lamentation for the pot-space ceased, he made a basin for the purpose of protecting his donkey. And just as before, he became absorbed in the space of that basin.

28. בתום קינתו על חלל הכד, כרה בור כדי להגן על החלל, ושוב התמסר כולו לשמירה על החלל שבבור.

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भाकाश-प्रलाप-अन्ते (kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-ante) - after his lamentation for the pot-space ceased (at the end of the lamentation for the pot-space)

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

• चकार (cakāra) - he made (he made, he did)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the man) (he, that)

• कुण्डम् (kuṇḍam) - a basin (for water) (a basin, pond, pit)

• तथा (tathā) - just so, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - just, indeed (emphasizing 'tathā') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the man) (by him, by that)

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

• कुण्डाकाश-परः (kuṇḍākāśa-paraḥ) - absorbed in the space of the basin (intent on the pond-space, identifying with the pond-space)

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

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भाकाश-प्रलाप-अन्ते (kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-ante) - after his lamentation for the pot-space ceased (at the end of the lamentation for the pot-space)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-anta

kumbhākāśa-pralāpa-anta - the end of lamentation for the pot-space

Compound of kumbhākāśa and pralāpa, then that compound with anta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumbhākāśa+pralāpa+anta)

• kumbhākāśa – the space within a pot
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kumbha and ākāśa
• pralāpa – lamentation, incoherent talk, meaningless chatter
  noun (masculine)
  from √lap (to speak) with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lap (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

Compound: khara (donkey) + rakṣā (protection) + artha (purpose/sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khara+rakṣā+artha)

• khara – donkey, ass; sharp, harsh
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣā – protection, guard, preservation
  noun (feminine)
  from √rakṣ (to protect)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative of purpose.

चकार (cakāra) - he made (he made, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active of √kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - he (the man) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'cakāra'.

कुण्डम् (kuṇḍam) - a basin (for water) (a basin, pond, pit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - basin, pond, pit, bowl

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

तथा (tathā) - just so, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, indeed (emphasizing 'tathā') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the man) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent in implicit passive construction or means, connecting to 'abhavat'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

कुण्डाकाश-परः (kuṇḍākāśa-paraḥ) - absorbed in the space of the basin (intent on the pond-space, identifying with the pond-space)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍākāśa-para

kuṇḍākāśa-para - intent on the pond-space, having the pond-space as the highest object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍākāśa+para)

• kuṇḍākāśa – the space within a pond/basin
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of kuṇḍa and ākāśa
• para – supreme, ultimate, other, subsequent, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'asau'.

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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