योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-7

कियत्पर्यवसानेयं भवतो वनवासिता ।
सत्यं कार्यं च नोऽसत्यं वक्तुं जानन्ति तापसाः ॥ ७ ॥

kiyatparyavasāneyaṃ bhavato vanavāsitā ,
satyaṃ kāryaṃ ca no'satyaṃ vaktuṃ jānanti tāpasāḥ 7

7. kipatparyavasānā iyam bhavataḥ vanavāsitā | satyam
kāryam ca naḥ asatyam vaktum jānanti tāpasāḥ

7. bhavataḥ iyam kipatparyavasānā vanavāsitā tāpasāḥ
satyam kāryam ca naḥ asatyam vaktum jānanti

7. How long will this forest dwelling of yours last? Ascetics know how to speak the truth and what is proper, and not falsehood for us.

Words meanings summery:

• किपत्पर्यवसाना (kipatparyavasānā) - ending when

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your, of you (honorific)

• वनवासिता (vanavāsitā) - forest dwelling, residence in the forest

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - that which is proper to say (proper thing, duty, that which should be done)

• च (ca) - and

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, falsehood

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak

• जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

किपत्पर्यवसाना (kipatparyavasānā) - ending when

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kipatparyavasāna

kipatparyavasāna - having what as its termination, of what duration

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kipat+paryavasāna)

• kipat – how much, how many, of what extent/duration
  indeclinable
• paryavasāna – end, termination, conclusion
  noun (neuter)
  Prefixes: pari+ava
  Root: vas (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your, of you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific)

वनवासिता (vanavāsitā) - forest dwelling, residence in the forest

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vanavāsitā

vanavāsitā - forest dwelling, residence in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsitā)

• vana – forest
  noun (neuter)
• vāsitā – dwelling, residence
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root vas with -tā suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, existent

कार्यम् (kāryam) - that which is proper to say (proper thing, duty, that which should be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - duty, purpose, that which should be done, proper thing

gerundive

Future Passive Participle from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, falsehood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untruth, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satya – truth
  noun (neuter)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit