योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-24

तदेतामर्थिता ब्रह्मन्सफलां कर्तुमर्हसि ।
महतामर्थिनो व्यर्था न कदाचन केचन ॥ २४ ॥

tadetāmarthitā brahmansaphalāṃ kartumarhasi ,
mahatāmarthino vyarthā na kadācana kecana 24

24. tat etām arthitām brahman saphalām kartum arhasi
mahatām arthinaḥ vyarthāḥ na kadācana kecana

24. brahman tat etām arthitām saphalām kartum arhasi
mahatām kecana arthinaḥ kadācana na vyarthāḥ

24. Therefore, O Brahmā, you should make this request successful. Indeed, for great souls, no supplicants are ever turned away empty-handed.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, so)

• एताम् (etām) - this (request) (this (feminine, accusative singular))

• अर्थिताम् (arthitām) - this request (request, petition, solicitation)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmā! (as a deity/sage) (O Brahmā!, O divine one!)

• सफलाम् (saphalām) - successful (fruitful, successful, efficacious)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (to do, to make)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to, you should (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

• महताम् (mahatām) - for great souls (of great persons, of noble ones)

• अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - supplicants (petitioners, supplicants, seekers)

• व्यर्थाः (vyarthāḥ) - unsuccessful, empty-handed (useless, unsuccessful, futile)

• न (na) - never (not, no)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (ever, at any time)

• केचन (kecana) - any (supplicants) (any, some, someone)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to signify 'therefore' or 'thus'.

एताम् (etām) - this (request) (this (feminine, accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'arthitām'.

अर्थिताम् (arthitām) - this request (request, petition, solicitation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arthitā

arthitā - request, petition, asking

Derived from 'artha' (desire/purpose) with suffix -tā.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmā! (as a deity/sage) (O Brahmā!, O divine one!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - sacred utterance, prayer, Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute (brahman)

सफलाम् (saphalām) - successful (fruitful, successful, efficacious)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective

Compound 'sa' (with) + 'phala' (fruit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, effect, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'arthitām'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (to do, to make)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root kṛ-.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to, you should (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative

Root: arh (class 1)

महताम् (mahatām) - for great souls (of great persons, of noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

Note: Here, used substantively as 'of great persons/souls'.

अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - supplicants (petitioners, supplicants, seekers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arthin

arthin - petitioner, supplicant, seeker, desirous

Derived from 'artha' (purpose/object) with suffix -in.

व्यर्थाः (vyarthāḥ) - unsuccessful, empty-handed (useless, unsuccessful, futile)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyartha

vyartha - useless, unsuccessful, futile, meaningless

Compound 'vi' (without) + 'artha' (purpose/meaning/success).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, success
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'arthinaḥ'.

न (na) - never (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

Combination of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (any).

केचन (kecana) - any (supplicants) (any, some, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, anyone

Formed from 'ka' (who/what) and 'cid' (an indefinite particle).

Note: Often means 'some' or 'any' in general; here it reinforces the universal negation 'never any'.