योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-140, verse-52

पुरो मे तिष्ठतां तेषां मत्संरक्षणकर्मणाम् ।
मुहूर्तमात्रं च गतः कालश्चान्ते निवासिनाम् ॥ ५२ ॥

puro me tiṣṭhatāṃ teṣāṃ matsaṃrakṣaṇakarmaṇām ,
muhūrtamātraṃ ca gataḥ kālaścānte nivāsinām 52

52. puras me tiṣṭhatām teṣām mat-saṃrakṣaṇa-karmaṇām |
muhūrta-mātram ca gataḥ kālaḥ ca ante nivāsinām ||

52. teṣām mat-saṃrakṣaṇa-karmaṇām puras me tiṣṭhatām ca ante nivāsinām (ca),
muhūrta-mātram kālaḥ gataḥ.

52. For those whose task is my protection, standing before me, and for those who dwell at the end (of life), only a moment's time has passed.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरस् (puras) - in front, before, eastward

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my, of me

• तिष्ठताम् (tiṣṭhatām) - of those standing, of those remaining

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• मत्-संरक्षण-कर्मणाम् (mat-saṁrakṣaṇa-karmaṇām) - of those whose actions are for my protection, of those whose duty is my protection

• मुहूर्त-मात्रम् (muhūrta-mātram) - only a moment, merely a short time

• च (ca) - and, also

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, passed, departed

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally, near

• निवासिनाम् (nivāsinām) - of residents, of those dwelling, of inhabitants

Words meanings and morphology

पुरस् (puras) - in front, before, eastward

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my, of me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

तिष्ठताम् (tiṣṭhatām) - of those standing, of those remaining

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

From √sthā (to stand) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

मत्-संरक्षण-कर्मणाम् (mat-saṁrakṣaṇa-karmaṇām) - of those whose actions are for my protection, of those whose duty is my protection

(noun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of mat-saṃrakṣaṇa-karman

mat-saṁrakṣaṇa-karman - one whose action/duty is my protection

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mat+saṃrakṣaṇa+karman)

• mat – me, my
  pronoun
• saṃrakṣaṇa – protection, preservation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From sam-√rakṣ (to protect) + Lyuṭ (ana)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, work, duty, religious rite (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुहूर्त-मात्रम् (muhūrta-mātram) - only a moment, merely a short time

(adjective)

neuter, singular of muhūrta-mātra

muhūrta-mātra - only a moment, merely a short time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muhūrta+mātra)

• muhūrta – moment, instant, a division of time (48 minutes)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, of the measure of
  adjective/indeclinable

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, passed, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: gam (class 1)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally, near

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, proximity

निवासिनाम् (nivāsinām) - of residents, of those dwelling, of inhabitants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine/feminine, plural of nivāsin

nivāsin - dwelling, residing, inhabiting; an inhabitant, resident

Agent noun/adjective

From ni-√vas (to dwell) + ṇini (agent suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

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