योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-203, verse-38

यथाप्राप्तं क्रियां तेषु कृतवत्स्वथ दैवसीम् ।
क्रमेणाकाशपथिको भास्करोऽस्तमुपाययौ ॥ ३८ ॥

yathāprāptaṃ kriyāṃ teṣu kṛtavatsvatha daivasīm ,
krameṇākāśapathiko bhāskaro'stamupāyayau 38

38. yathāprāptaṃ kriyām teṣu kṛtavatsu atha daivasīm
kramena ākāśa-pathikaḥ bhāskaraḥ astam upāyayau

38. teṣu yathāprāptaṃ daivasīm kriyām kṛtavatsu atha
kramena ākāśa-pathikaḥ bhāskaraḥ astam upāyayau

38. After they had performed their appropriate daily duties, then, gradually, the sun, the traveler of the sky, went towards its setting.

38. כאשר סיימו את טקסי היום כראוי, השמש, הולך אורח בשמיים, שקע לאטו באופק.

Words meanings summery:

• यथाप्राप्तं (yathāprāptaṁ) - as obtained, as appropriate, as due

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, ritual, duty

• तेषु (teṣu) - when they (locative absolute construction) (among them, in them)

• कृतवत्सु (kṛtavatsu) - when they had done/performed

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• दैवसीम् (daivasīm) - daytime, divine

• क्रमेन (kramena) - gradually, in order

• आकाश-पथिकः (ākāśa-pathikaḥ) - traveler of the sky

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

• अस्तम् (astam) - to setting, disappearance

• उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, went towards

Words meanings and morphology

यथाप्राप्तं (yathāprāptaṁ) - as obtained, as appropriate, as due

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāpta)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, ritual, duty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेषु (teṣu) - when they (locative absolute construction) (among them, in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृतवत्सु (kṛtavatsu) - when they had done/performed

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done/performed

Past Active Participle

Suffix 'vat' added to the root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'teṣu'

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

दैवसीम् (daivasīm) - daytime, divine

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daivasī

daivasī - relating to day, daytime; divine, heavenly

क्रमेन (kramena) - gradually, in order

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence

Root: kram (class 1)

आकाश-पथिकः (ākāśa-pathikaḥ) - traveler of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśa-pathika

ākāśa-pathika - one who travels in the sky, sky-farer

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+pathika)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• pathika – traveler, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun (lit. 'light-maker')

अस्तम् (astam) - to setting, disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun/moon), disappearance

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Often used with 'gam' or 'yā' verbs to mean 'to set'.

उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upā-i

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: i (class 2)

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