योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-91

तपः प्रचरतो राम मम कालोऽत्यवर्तत ।
अथैकदा कदाचित्तु बहुलस्याष्टमे दिने ॥ ९१ ॥

tapaḥ pracarato rāma mama kālo'tyavartata ,
athaikadā kadācittu bahulasyāṣṭame dine 91

91. tapaḥ pracarataḥ rāma mama kālaḥ atyavartata
atha ekadā kadācit tu bahulasya aṣṭame dine

91. rāma mama kālaḥ atyavartata tapaḥ pracarataḥ
atha ekadā tu kadācit aṣṭame dine bahulasya

91. O Rama, as I was engaged in the practice of austerity (tapas), time passed for me. Then, on a certain occasion, it was the eighth day of the dark fortnight...

Words meanings summery:

• तपः (tapaḥ) - (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual discipline)

• प्रचरतः (pracarataḥ) - while I was engaged in the practice (of one who practices, while practicing)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (the listener) (Rama (name of a deity/prince))

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, period)

• अत्यवर्तत (atyavartata) - passed (for me) (passed by, elapsed, revolved)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• एकदा (ekadā) - once (once, one time, at one time)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - on a certain occasion (once, at some time, perhaps)

• तु (tu) - indeed (connects the thought) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• बहुलस्य (bahulasya) - of the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) (of the dark fortnight, of the plentiful)

• अष्टमे (aṣṭame) - on the eighth (day) (on the eighth)

• दिने (dine) - on the day (on the day, in the day)

Words meanings and morphology

तपः (tapaḥ) - (tapas) (austerity, penance, spiritual discipline)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline (tapas), heat, religious fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pracarataḥ'.

प्रचरतः (pracarataḥ) - while I was engaged in the practice (of one who practices, while practicing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pracarat

pracarat - practicing, acting, moving forward

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject "me" (from 'mama').

राम (rāma) - O Rama (the listener) (Rama (name of a deity/prince))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, dark-colored

Root: ram (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used as a possessive pronoun.

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, death

Note: Subject of 'atyavartata'.

अत्यवर्तत (atyavartata) - passed (for me) (passed by, elapsed, revolved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ativṛt

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ati'. Ātmanepada.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The 'a' prefix indicates imperfect tense.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a transition.

एकदा (ekadā) - once (once, one time, at one time)

(indeclinable)

From 'eka' + 'dā' suffix.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - on a certain occasion (once, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

From 'kadā' + 'cit'.

तु (tu) - indeed (connects the thought) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

बहुलस्य (bahulasya) - of the dark fortnight (krishna paksha) (of the dark fortnight, of the plentiful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bahula

bahula - abundant, much, manifold; dark fortnight (in lunar calendar)

Note: Qualifies 'aṣṭame dine'.

अष्टमे (aṣṭame) - on the eighth (day) (on the eighth)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama

aṣṭama - eighth

From 'aṣṭan'.

Note: Modifies 'dine'.

दिने (dine) - on the day (on the day, in the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: Time indicator.

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