योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-183, verse-21

पितामहपुरीं गत्वा कलहान्ते विनिर्णयः ।
कर्तव्योऽस्माभिरेतत्किमादौ नेह विधीयते ॥ २१ ॥

pitāmahapurīṃ gatvā kalahānte vinirṇayaḥ ,
kartavyo'smābhiretatkimādau neha vidhīyate 21

21. pitāmaha-purīm gatvā kalaha-ante vini-nirṇayaḥ
kartavyaḥ asmābhiḥ etat kim ādau na iha vidhīyate

21. asmābhiḥ pitāmaha-purīm gatvā kalaha-ante vini-nirṇayaḥ
kartavyaḥ; kim etat ādau iha na vidhīyate?

21. A final decision (vinirṇaya) must be made by us at the conclusion of the quarrel, after going to the city of Brahmā. Why is this not accomplished here at the very beginning?

Words meanings summery:

• पितामह-पुरीम् (pitāmaha-purīm) - to the city of Brahmā (the grandfather)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• कलह-अन्ते (kalaha-ante) - at the end of the quarrel, after the dispute

• विनि-निर्णयः (vini-nirṇayaḥ) - a definite decision, a final resolution, ascertainment

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, proper to be done, should be performed

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• एतत् (etat) - this very decision/action (this)

• किम् (kim) - why?

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

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - it is enacted, it is performed, it is done

Words meanings and morphology

पितामह-पुरीम् (pitāmaha-purīm) - to the city of Brahmā (the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pitāmaha-purī

pitāmaha-purī - city of Brahmā; capital of Brahmā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+purī)

• pitāmaha – grandfather; a name for Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
• purī – city, town, capital
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'gatvā'.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: gam (class 1)

कलह-अन्ते (kalaha-ante) - at the end of the quarrel, after the dispute

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalaha-anta

kalaha-anta - the end of a quarrel/dispute

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kalaha+anta)

• kalaha – quarrel, dispute
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

विनि-निर्णयः (vini-nirṇayaḥ) - a definite decision, a final resolution, ascertainment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinirṇaya

vinirṇaya - definite decision, final resolution, ascertainment, conclusion

Derived from root 'ṇī' (to lead, guide) with prefixes 'vi' and 'nir'

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: ṇī (class 1)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, proper to be done, should be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, proper to be done, obligatory

gerundive

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vinirṇayaḥ'.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kartavyaḥ'.

एतत् (etat) - this very decision/action (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here (proximate demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'vidhīyate'.

किम् (kim) - why?

(indeclinable)

आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; first, foremost

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - it is enacted, it is performed, it is done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vidhā

Root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefix 'vi', in passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)