योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-31

बलाध्यक्ष उवाच ।
देव त्रयोऽपि दिक्पाला बलेन बहुना सह ।
त्वदाज्ञयेव निर्जेतुं यमं यमपुरं गताः ॥ ३१ ॥

balādhyakṣa uvāca ,
deva trayo'pi dikpālā balena bahunā saha ,
tvadājñayeva nirjetuṃ yamaṃ yamapuraṃ gatāḥ 31

31. balādhyakṣaḥ uvāca deva trayaḥ api dikpālāḥ balena bahunā
saha tvadājñayā iva nirjetum yamam yamapuram gatāḥ

31. balādhyakṣaḥ uvāca deva trayaḥ api dikpālāḥ bahunā balena
saha tvadājñayā iva yamam nirjetum yamapuram gatāḥ

31. The Commander (balādhyakṣaḥ) said: "O Lord, even the three guardians of the directions (dikpālāḥ), along with a large army, have gone to Yama's city (yamapuram) to conquer Yama, as if by your command."

Words meanings summery:

• बलाध्यक्षः (balādhyakṣaḥ) - The Commander (commander of the army, head of the military)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• देव (deva) - O Lord (addressing a king or supreme being) (O god, O lord, O divine one)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• दिक्पालाः (dikpālāḥ) - the guardians of the directions (guardians of the directions)

• बलेन (balena) - with force, with an army

• बहुना (bahunā) - with much, with many

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

• त्वदाज्ञया (tvadājñayā) - by your command

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• निर्जेतुम् (nirjetum) - to conquer, to defeat

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the god of death)

• यमपुरम् (yamapuram) - Yama's city (Yama's city, the city of death)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, reached

Words meanings and morphology

बलाध्यक्षः (balādhyakṣaḥ) - The Commander (commander of the army, head of the military)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balādhyakṣa

balādhyakṣa - commander of forces, superintendent of the army

Compound of bala (force, army) and adhyakṣa (superintendent, chief).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bala+adhyakṣa)

• bala – force, strength, army
  noun (neuter)
• adhyakṣa – superintendent, overseer, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix adhi- and akṣa (eye, to see), meaning 'one who oversees'.
  Prefix: adhi

Note: Subject of 'said'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Formed from root vac in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

देव (deva) - O Lord (addressing a king or supreme being) (O god, O lord, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, lord, king

Root: div (class 4)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

दिक्पालाः (dikpālāḥ) - the guardians of the directions (guardians of the directions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dikpāla

dikpāla - guardian of a quarter of the world

Compound of diś (direction) and pāla (protector, guardian).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (diś+pāla)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of `gatāḥ`.

बलेन (balena) - with force, with an army

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, army, power

Note: Used with `saha` meaning 'along with'.

बहुना (bahunā) - with much, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular form.

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

Requires instrumental case for the accompanying noun.

त्वदाज्ञया (tvadājñayā) - by your command

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tvadājñā

tvadājñā - your command, your order

Compound of tvad (your) and ājñā (command). Sandhi is internal.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tvad+ājñā)

• tvad – your, relating to you
  pronoun
  From pronominal stem `tva` (you). Forms part of compounds.
• ājñā – command, order, authority
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix ā- and root jñā (to know).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

निर्जेतुम् (nirjetum) - to conquer, to defeat

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with prefix nir- and root ji, with -tum ending.

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, god of death and justice

Note: Object of `nirjetum`.

यमपुरम् (yamapuram) - Yama's city (Yama's city, the city of death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamapura

yamapura - city of Yama, abode of the dead

Compound of Yama and pura (city).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yama+pura)

• yama – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Destination of `gatāḥ`.

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go). Nominative plural masculine form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied 'are'.