योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-15

अगस्तिरुवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा नाम कारुण्य अग्निवेश्यसुतः कृती ।
प्राप्तकर्मा यथान्यायं काले काले ह्युपाहरत् ॥ १५ ॥

agastiruvāca ,
ityuktvā nāma kāruṇya agniveśyasutaḥ kṛtī ,
prāptakarmā yathānyāyaṃ kāle kāle hyupāharat 15

15. Agastyaḥ uvāca iti uktvā nāma Kāruṇya Agnivveśyasutaḥ
kṛtī prāptakarmā yathānyāyaṃ kāle kāle hi upāharat

15. Agastyaḥ uvāca.
Kāruṇya nāma Agnivveśyasutaḥ kṛtī iti uktvā prāptakarmā yathānyāyaṃ hi kāle kāle upāharat.

15. Agastya said: Having spoken thus, the accomplished son of Agniveśya, named Kārūṇya, indeed performed his prescribed actions (karma) appropriately and regularly.

Words meanings summery:

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - The sage Agastya (Agastya (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Said (Said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - Thus (Thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - Having spoken (Having said, having spoken)

• नाम (nāma) - By name (Name, by name, indeed)

• कारुण्य (kāruṇya) - The person named Kārūṇya (Kārūṇya (proper name))

• अग्निव्वेश्यसुतः (agnivveśyasutaḥ) - The son of the sage Agniveśya (Son of Agniveśya)

• कृती (kṛtī) - Accomplished (Accomplished, skilled, expert)

• प्राप्तकर्मा (prāptakarmā) - One who performed his prescribed duties (One whose actions/duties have been obtained/received)

• यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - Appropriately (According to justice, properly, appropriately)

• काले (kāle) - At times (part of 'at all times') (In time, at the right time, at times)

• काले (kāle) - At times (part of 'at all times') (In time, at the right time, at times)

• हि (hi) - Indeed (for emphasis) (Indeed, surely, for, because)

• उपाहरत् (upāharat) - Performed (his duties) (Performed, offered, presented)

Words meanings and morphology

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - The sage Agastya (Agastya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Agastya

Agastya - Name of a revered Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - Said (Said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit) form.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - Thus (Thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - Having spoken (Having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root vac (to speak), formed with suffix -ktvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

नाम (nāma) - By name (Name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also be used as an indeclinable particle meaning "by name" or "indeed". Here, it functions to introduce the name.

कारुण्य (kāruṇya) - The person named Kārūṇya (Kārūṇya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Kāruṇya

Kāruṇya - Name of a person, derived from karuṇā (compassion)

अग्निव्वेश्यसुतः (agnivveśyasutaḥ) - The son of the sage Agniveśya (Son of Agniveśya)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Agniveśya+suta)

• Agniveśya – Name of a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – Son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū

कृती (kṛtī) - Accomplished (Accomplished, skilled, expert)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtin

kṛtin - Accomplished, skilled, expert, successful

Derived from kṛ (to do/make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राप्तकर्मा (prāptakarmā) - One who performed his prescribed duties (One whose actions/duties have been obtained/received)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+karman)

• prāpta – Obtained, received, acquired, attained
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-āp (to obtain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• karman – Action, deed, duty, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The compound as a whole functions as an adjective describing Kārūṇya.

यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṁ) - Appropriately (According to justice, properly, appropriately)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā (as) and nyāya (justice, rule).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – As, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – Justice, rule, method, system
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

काले (kāle) - At times (part of 'at all times') (In time, at the right time, at times)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - Time, period, season

Note: Repetition 'kāle kāle' implies 'regularly' or 'at all times'.

काले (kāle) - At times (part of 'at all times') (In time, at the right time, at times)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - Time, period, season

Note: Repetition 'kāle kāle' implies 'regularly' or 'at all times'.

हि (hi) - Indeed (for emphasis) (Indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or causation.

Note: Often used for emphasis, can sometimes be omitted in natural English translation.

उपाहरत् (upāharat) - Performed (his duties) (Performed, offered, presented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upāhṛ

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root hṛ (to carry) with upasarga upa-ā. Imperfect (laṅ) tense.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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