योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-20

हे शापाः पापतां त्यक्त्वा कार्यस्यान्तो विचार्यताम् ।
यत्कार्यं कलहस्यान्ते तदेवादौ विचार्यताम् ॥ २० ॥

he śāpāḥ pāpatāṃ tyaktvā kāryasyānto vicāryatām ,
yatkāryaṃ kalahasyānte tadevādau vicāryatām 20

20. he śāpāḥ pāpatām tyaktvā kāryasya antaḥ vicāryatām
yat kāryaṃ kalahasya ante tat eva ādau vicāryatām

20. he śāpāḥ,
pāpatām tyaktvā kāryasya antaḥ vicāryatām; yat kāryaṃ kalahasya ante,
tat eva ādau vicāryatām

20. "O curses, abandoning your sinfulness, let the ultimate purpose of this affair be deliberated. Whatever action is to be performed at the conclusion of this quarrel, that very action should be deliberated at its outset."

Words meanings summery:

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

• शापाः (śāpāḥ) - O curses!

• पापताम् (pāpatām) - sinfulness, the state of being sinful

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the work, of the matter, of the business

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion, limit

• विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered, let it be deliberated

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, what is to be done

• कलहस्य (kalahasya) - of the quarrel, of the dispute

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, at first

• विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered, let it be deliberated

Words meanings and morphology

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

शापाः (śāpāḥ) - O curses!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, anathema

Derived from root 'śap' (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

पापताम् (pāpatām) - sinfulness, the state of being sinful

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāpatā

pāpatā - sinfulness, wickedness, depravity; the state of being evil

Formed from 'pāpa' (sin, evil) with suffix '-tā' (state, quality)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the work, of the matter, of the business

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done; action, work, business, purpose, matter

gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ya'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion, limit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion, ultimate purpose

विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered, let it be deliberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of vicār

Root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'vi', in causal form 'cāray', here passive imperative

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Implies a command or strong suggestion 'let it be considered'.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, action, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done; action, work, business, purpose, matter

gerundive

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-ya'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कलहस्य (kalahasya) - of the quarrel, of the dispute

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kalaha

kalaha - quarrel, dispute, contention, strife

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion, ultimate purpose

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; first, foremost

विचार्यताम् (vicāryatām) - let it be considered, let it be deliberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of vicār

Root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'vi', in causal form 'cāray', here passive imperative

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Implies a command or strong suggestion 'let it be considered'.