योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-116

सर्वपापक्षयकरं सर्वकल्याणवर्धनम् ।
देवार्चनविधानं तत्कीदृशं भवति प्रभो ॥ ११६ ॥

sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ sarvakalyāṇavardhanam ,
devārcanavidhānaṃ tatkīdṛśaṃ bhavati prabho 116

116. sarva pāpa kṣayakaram sarva kalyāṇa vardhanam
deva arcana vidhānam tat kīdṛśam bhavati prabho

116. prabho tat deva arcana vidhānam sarva pāpa
kṣayakaram sarva kalyāṇa vardhanam kīdṛśam bhavati

116. O Lord (prabhu), what is the nature of that ritual of deity worship (devārcana vidhāna) that destroys all sins and enhances all auspiciousness?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व पाप क्षयकरम् (sarva pāpa kṣayakaram) - causing the destruction of all sins

• सर्व कल्याण वर्धनम् (sarva kalyāṇa vardhanam) - increasing all welfare/auspiciousness

• देव अर्चन विधानम् (deva arcana vidhānam) - the ritual of deity worship, the method of god worship

• तत् (tat) - that

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature, how

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व पाप क्षयकरम् (sarva pāpa kṣayakaram) - causing the destruction of all sins

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvapāpakṣayakara

sarvapāpakṣayakara - destroying all sins, removing all evils

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+pāpa+kṣayakara)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṣayakara – causing destruction, destructive
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/karaka
  Derived from root KṢI (क्षि) 'to destroy' with suffix -kara (कर) 'making, causing'.
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vidhānam'.

सर्व कल्याण वर्धनम् (sarva kalyāṇa vardhanam) - increasing all welfare/auspiciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvakalyāṇavardhana

sarvakalyāṇavardhana - increasing all auspiciousness, promoting all welfare

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kalyāṇa+vardhana)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• kalyāṇa – auspiciousness, welfare, good fortune
  noun (neuter)
• vardhana – increasing, growing, promoting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/karaka
  Derived from root VṚDH (वृध्) 'to grow, increase' with suffix -ana (अन).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vidhānam'.

देव अर्चन विधानम् (deva arcana vidhānam) - the ritual of deity worship, the method of god worship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of devārcanavidhāna

devārcanavidhāna - ritual of god worship, method of worshipping deities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+arcana+vidhāna)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• arcana – worship, adoration
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root ARC (अर्च्) 'to worship'.
  Root: arc (class 1)
• vidhāna – rule, injunction, ritual, method
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root DHĀ (धा) with prefix VI (वि).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'deva-arcana-vidhānam'.

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how

Note: Predicate adjective.

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

3rd person singular Present Indicative, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, supreme

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