योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-124

अज्ञातशिवतत्त्वानामाकाराद्यर्चनं कृतम् ।
योजनाध्वन्यशक्तस्य क्रोशाध्वा परिकल्प्यते ॥ १२४ ॥

ajñātaśivatattvānāmākārādyarcanaṃ kṛtam ,
yojanādhvanyaśaktasya krośādhvā parikalpyate 124

124. ajñāta-śiva-tattvānām ākāra-ādi-arcanam kṛtam
yojana-adhvani aśaktasya krośa-adhvā parikalpyate

124. ajñāta-śiva-tattvānām ākāra-ādi-arcanam kṛtam (asti)
yojana-adhvani aśaktasya krośa-adhvā parikalpyate

124. For those who do not understand the essential nature (tattva) of Śiva, the worship of forms and the like is undertaken. (It is) just as a shorter path of a krośa is prescribed for one who is unable to travel the distance of a yojana.

Words meanings summery:

• अज्ञात-शिव-तत्त्वानाम् (ajñāta-śiva-tattvānām) - for those who are ignorant of the true, essential principle (tattva) of Śiva (of those who do not know the nature of Śiva)

• आकार-आदि-अर्चनम् (ākāra-ādi-arcanam) - the worship directed towards idols and other physical representations (worship of forms etc., worship of concrete shapes and so on)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - is undertaken, is performed (done, made, performed)

• योजन-अध्वनि (yojana-adhvani) - for the long path of a yojana (a unit of distance, roughly 8-15 km) (on the path of a yojana, in the distance of a yojana)

• अशक्तस्य (aśaktasya) - for one who is incapable (of traveling the longer distance) (of one who is unable, of the weak)

• क्रोश-अध्वा (krośa-adhvā) - a shorter path of a krośa (a unit of distance, roughly 2-4 km) (the path of a krośa, the distance of a krośa)

• परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is prescribed, is made available as an alternative (is prescribed, is arranged, is imagined, is assumed)

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञात-शिव-तत्त्वानाम् (ajñāta-śiva-tattvānām) - for those who are ignorant of the true, essential principle (tattva) of Śiva (of those who do not know the nature of Śiva)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ajñāta-śiva-tattva

ajñāta-śiva-tattva - ignorant of the principle of Śiva

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jñāta+śiva+tattva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jñāta – known, understood
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• śiva – Śiva (the deity), auspiciousness
  proper noun (masculine)
• tattva – truth, reality, essential nature, principle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'persons'.

आकार-आदि-अर्चनम् (ākāra-ādi-arcanam) - the worship directed towards idols and other physical representations (worship of forms etc., worship of concrete shapes and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāra-ādi-arcana

ākāra-ādi-arcana - worship of forms and so on

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāra+ādi+arcana)

• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• arcana – worship, adoration, honoring
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From root arc (to praise, worship)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Subject of kṛtam.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - is undertaken, is performed (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed, good deed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective for arcanam.

योजन-अध्वनि (yojana-adhvani) - for the long path of a yojana (a unit of distance, roughly 8-15 km) (on the path of a yojana, in the distance of a yojana)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yojana-adhvan

yojana-adhvan - path of a yojana

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yojana+adhvan)

• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km), yoking, union
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• adhvan – path, road, journey, distance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the path itself.

अशक्तस्य (aśaktasya) - for one who is incapable (of traveling the longer distance) (of one who is unable, of the weak)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśakta

aśakta - unable, incapable, powerless

na + śakta (able, capable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śakta – able, capable, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to the person who is unable.

क्रोश-अध्वा (krośa-adhvā) - a shorter path of a krośa (a unit of distance, roughly 2-4 km) (the path of a krośa, the distance of a krośa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krośa-adhvan

krośa-adhvan - path of a krośa

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krośa+adhvan)

• krośa – a measure of distance (approx. 2-4 km), shout, call
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kruś (class 1)
• adhvan – path, road, journey, distance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of parikalpyate.

परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is prescribed, is made available as an alternative (is prescribed, is arranged, is imagined, is assumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parikalp

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

From root kḷp (to be ordered, to be fit) with prefix pari. Causative stem kalpayati in passive form kalpyate.

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)